MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the Labor Party
Politics

Uspaskich returning to Labor Party

MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the Labor Party, has announced plans of returning to the party and sent a membership application to the party’s Kėdainiai branch, the Labor Party‘s information center said. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

President downplays frictions in ruling bloc

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has pledged to sign legal amendments on reforms of the forestry sector, giving a critical opinion of the process of their adoption. […]

Work in a forest
Politics

Seimas okays forestry sector restructuring initiated by Farmers

After the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union promised to the opposition conservatives to bring back the value-added tax (VAT) discount, the parliament on Tuesday approved the restructuring scheme of the country’s forestry sector that has triggered heated debates in the society. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Government coalition unchanged after Farmers, Conservatives agree on forest reform

The leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) says that the makeup of the government coalition remains unchanged after the senior coalition partner on Tuesday signed a deal with the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats under which the opposition party will back the government’s planned state forest management reform in exchange for a reduced VAT rate on district heating and hot water services. […]

Šaltinis
Politics

MPs turn to experts over name-spelling

Expert conclusions will be requested in connection to the legal amendments that would allow the original spelling of first and last names in ID documents of Lithuanian citizens. […]