Algirdas Butkevičius, Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Government coalition continues work, SocDems to back state forests reform

The government coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) continues its work and will seek to make their cooperation smoother, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said after a meeting of the two parties’ coordinating council on Monday evening. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Conservatives call coalition ‘dysfunctional’, say open to talks on cooperation

Lithuania’s current government coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is not functioning properly, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats said on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis can expect the opposition’s support to pass key reforms through the parliament. […]

Viktoras Pranskietis, Saulius Skvernelis ir Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Farmers see decline in ratings but remains most popular party

The confidence of Lithuania’s residents in the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has been declining for a few consecutive months, however, the party remains at the top of the popularity list, shows the latest Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]

Alstom
Politics

Ex-CEOs of Lithuanian Energy, Elektrėnai plant among suspects in Alstom bribery case

In cooperation with the UK law-enforcement, the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) is conducting a large-scale corruption and bribery investigation involving, among other things, a 200-million-euro project carried out by France’s engineering group Alstom at the Lithuanian Power Plant in Elektrėnai and 43 million euros worth of reconstruction of the Kaunas hydro power plant, STT spokeswoman Renata Saulytė has confirmed. […]

Candles
Politics

Mayor of south town of Marijampolė dies

Vidmantas Brazys, the Social Democratic mayor of Marijampolė, has died after a severe illness, Irena Lunskienė, the southern Lithuanian town’s deputy mayor, confirmed to BNS on Friday morning. […]

Kęstutis Pūkas
Politics

Ethics watchdog to move for impeachment of MP Pūkas

The Seimas Commission for Ethics and Procedures has decided to propose that the Lithuanian parliament initiate impeachment proceedings against MP Kęstutis Pūkas of the Order and Justice party amid suspicions that he might have breached the oath and violated the Constitution. […]