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US Fortune lists Lithuania’s president among top 50 world leaders
US business magazine Fortune has included Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė into the annual list of 50 world leaders. […]
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Over 10 top officials replaced during Govt’s 100 days in office
Gintautas Kevišas on Thursday rejected calls from Lithuania’s leaders to step down as director of the National Opera and Ballet Theater (LNOBT). Here is a look at some top management replacements at state-owned companies and public bodies following last October’s parliamentary elections. […]
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Ministries have until September to draft legislation on sex change
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave two ministries until September to draft legislation that would make it possible to legally change one’s sex in the country. […]
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Ex-MP Masiulis wants his arrested money back
Eligijus Masiulis, Lithuania’s former MP faced with political corruption charges, has turned to court for recovery of the cash discovered during a search in his home and latter arrested. […]
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Seimas panel wants to question Lithuania’s ex-security chiefs in Bastys’ probe
The Lithuanian parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee, appointed to analyze the national security threats posed by MP Mindaugas Bastys‘ links, wants to interview incumbent and former chiefs of the State Security Department. […]
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Pūkas, Bastys discrediting Seimas – President
Lithuania’s MP Kęstutis Pūkas probed on sexual harassment suspicions and MP Mindaugas Bastys who is suspected of ties with Russian energy figures both discredit the country’s parliament, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
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President: what matters are reforms, not stability of Government
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that it is not important for her whether or not the ruling coalition is stable and expects that the opposition will support the government’s key reforms. […]
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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. […]
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SocDems say Farmers have to say if they need them in coalition
The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) on Monday expressed surprise at Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ remarks that the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) has to rely on the opposition to pass the government’s reforms through the Seimas, saying that it is the LFGU that has to say if they need the Social Democrats as a ruling coalition partner. […]
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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. […]
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SocDems’ decision on future in ruling bloc should come a.s.a.p. – PM
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has to rely on the opposition in decision-making in the parliament, and if the coalition partners, the Social Democrats, no longer see the sense of being in the ruling bloc, they should let us know as soon as possible, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis of LFGU. […]
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PM’s popularity continues growing
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis delegated by the ruling Farmers and Greens Union remains the most appreciated public figure in Lithuania, favored by more respondents than a month ago, shows a survey published by Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
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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. […]
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Bill registered at Seimas tell media to publish positive news
Three members of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union have initiated legal amendments to put the media under the obligation of ensuring that at least half of its content contains positive information. […]
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Prosecutors launch probe into sexual harassment claims against MP Pūkas
The Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Kęstutis Pūkas, a member of the Seimas. […]
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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. […]
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Seimas sets up panel for Bastys impeachment
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday set up an ad hoc commission for impeachment against MP Mindaugas Bastys. […]
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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. […]
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Adamkus, Grybauskaitė, Skvernelis are most popular politicians
Former President Valdas Adamkus is the most favored politician in Lithuania, followed closely by incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]
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Ruling Farmers remains Lithuania’s most popular party
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) continues to top popularity rankings, with 29 percent of respondents saying they would vote for it if general elections were held next Sunday, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]