Rolandas Paksas
Politics

Chief prosecutor informs EP committee about Paksas probe

Lithuanian Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis in early May provided the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs with information about an investigation in which the parliament is asked to lift the legal immunity of MEP Rolandas Paksas, a former Lithuanian president who was impeached in 2004. […]

Alcohol in Norfa shopping centre
Politics

PM doubts if complete ban on alcohol advertising is possible

If Lithuania introduces a complete ban on alcohol advertising, it will hardly be able to enforce it on foreign-registered Internet sites, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]

Zenonas Vaigauskas
Politics

Fewer attempts reported in Lithuania to bribe voters – election watchdog chief

One pre-trial investigation into suspected bribery of voters was opened during the mayoral elections in the Šakiai and Jonava districts and MP election in the Panevėžys-Anykščiai constituency this past weekend, however, evidence shows that the incident should not revise the election results, says Zenonas Vaigauskas, chairman of the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission. […]

Deividas Matulionis
Politics

Matulionis takes post as Prime Minister’s foreign policy adviser

Deividas Matulionis, Lithuania’s former ambassador to Germany, on Friday took post as foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]