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Lithuania should have 121 MPs – Seimas speaker
Lithuania should have 121 parliamentarians, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
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PM, opposition leader meet at govt, discuss emigration
Following disagreements among some of the members of the ruling political group of the Farmers and Greens Union and the government, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday met with Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the opposition conservatives. […]
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The opinions of Skvernelis and Karbauskis have separated dramatically
The Prime Ministers Saulius Skvernelis and the leaders of Farmers and Greens Ramūnas Karbauskis opinions has yet again differed radically. For example the Prime Minister does not think that the national agreement regarding putting a […]
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Proposed agreement on emigration not directed against govt – Karbauskis
The Lithuanian Farmers and Green Union’s initiative for an agreement between political parties and public organizations on stemming migration is not directed against the government, the ruling party’s leader said on Tuesday. […]
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Karbauskis plays down as ’emotions’ PM’s hints about split in Farmers’ Seimas group
Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Green Union (LFGU), has played down as “emotions” Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ hints about a possible split in the ruling party’s political group in the parliament, saying that not a single member of the group currently wants to leave it. […]
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Ambassador to Germany to be appointed as PM’s foreign policy adviser
Lithuania’s Ambassador to Germany Deividas Matulionis will be appointed as foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Rosatom seeks EU favors on Astravyets, Gazprom retains influence in Lithuania
Russia’s nuclear energy corporation Rosatom seeks to form a positive image of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus by way of drawing the European Commission to its side. Furthermore, the Russian Gazprom concern continues its efforts, via mediators, to preserve the influence on the Lithuanian gas market, the Lithuanian State Security Department said. […]
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Security officers considered subjecting MP Bastys to polygraph test
Lithuania’s embattled lawmaker Mindaugas Bastys says that the State Security Department’s decision not to grant him a top security clearance was subjective and that his contacts with people representing the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom‘s interests were not regular. […]
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MEP Uspaskich questioned as special witness in Alstom trial
Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich was on Friday questioned by the Special Investigation Service (STT) as special witness. According to information available to BNS, he was questioned in the probe of large-scale bribery and corruption involving French engineering group Alstom that conducted projects estimated at millions of euros in Lithuania. […]
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President advises parties to discuss reforms in ruling bloc
Before quarrels on reforms in public, the ruling majority should discuss them within the coalition, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after the ruling coalition’s conflict over restructuring of the higher education sector. […]
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PM says ‘situation serious’, but ruling Farmers isn’t splitting up
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis describes disagreements between the government and lawmakers on the planned higher education reform as a serious situation, but says that the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) is not facing a split. […]
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Seimas to discuss bid of 90% of TV content to be provided in EU languages
Lithuania’s parliament has opened discussions in the requirement submitted by the opposition conservatives, suggesting that at least 90 percent of rebroadcast television content should be dubbed or subtitled in languages of the European Union (EU), however, voted down the amendment to earmark half of television air to European production. […]
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Farmers want public groups, parties to sign agreement to curb emigration
The largest parliamentary Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union will seek that the agreement to curb emigration is signed by both political parties and public organizations and associated structures. […]
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Panel probing MP Bastys’ work halts operations until committee’s conclusions
The impeachment commission for Lithuanian MP Mindaugas Bastys is suspending its operations until the investigation into the possible national security threats is completed by the parliamentary National Security and Defense Committee operating as an ad hoc commission. […]
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Lithuania can still fulfill its refugee commitment, but not at any cost – PM
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania can still fulfill its commitment to accept over 1,100 refugees by the end of this year, but adds that this will not be done “at any cost”. […]
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Prison Department’s director resigns
Živilė Mikėnaitė, the Lithuanian Prison Department‘s director who earlier this year was temporarily suspended her from duties amid a probe, has stepped down. […]
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Seimas panel head describes intelligence file on MP Bastys as ‘serious’
The Lithuanian State security Department (VSD) has provided a vast amount of “really serious” information on MP Mindaugas Bastys‘ ties with Russian citizens and controversial business people, the head of the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence said on Friday. […]
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Seimas may consider constitutional amendments amid pressure over Paksas
Amid growing pressure from European bodies on Lithuania to allow its impeached President Rolandas Paksas to run for parliament, the Seimas’ Committee on Legal Affairs is planning to submit certain constitutional amendments to the parliament for consideration, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Friday. […]
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MEP Guoga blacklisted by Russia
Antanas Guoga, Lithuanian member of the European Parliament, has been included into the list of persons unwanted in Russia. […]