Ramūnas Karbauskis, Tomas Tomilinas ir Gintautas Paluckas
Politics

Farmers’ leader says relations with SocDems are good

The leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) says that his party’s relations with its ruling coalition partner, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), are good, adding that the position of LSDP Chairman Gintautas Paluckas, who has said that the Social Democrats may consider pulling out of the coalition, differs from that of the party’s parliamentarians. […]

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Politics

Bill on whistleblower protection drafted in Lithuania

A bill has been drafted in the Lithuanian parliament to protect a person reporting an irregularity in an organization. […]

Julius Sabatauskas, Gintautas Paluckas, Algirdas Butkevičius, Irena Šiaulienė, Algirdas Sysas
Politics

Social Democrats’ leaders to discuss situation in Government coalition

Members of the presidium of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) plan to meet in Vilnius on Thursday to discuss the situation in the ruling coalition. […]

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. […]