Lithuania's Constitution
Politics

Top court rules impeachment possible for crimes committed before taking office

Impeachment proceedings may be opened against persons holding certain posts for crimes committed before taking office, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday. […]

Viktor Uspakich
Politics

Someone wants to use Labour Party for mutual struggles – Uspaskich

Someone wants to u se the Lithuanian Labour Party of mutual struggles, says the party’s honorary chairman Viktor Uspaskich who has been sentenced for bookkeeping fraud. […]

Saulius Skvernelis ir Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

PM, conservative leader hold unannounced meeting at Government

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the leader of the opposition conservatives, Gabrielius Landsbergis, held an unannounced meeting at the government on Wednesday morning. […]

Viktoras Pranckietis
Politics

Lithuania didn’t demand choice of another location for Astravyets N-plant – Seimas speaker

Lithuania did not contribute to the choice of a different location for the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is being built in Belarus close to the Lithuanian border, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis, adding that the only thing the country can do now to stop the project is to restrict access of the plant’s electricity to the Lithuanian market. […]

Žydų (Jews) street in Vilnius
Politics

Court overrules demand to remove foreign-language street signs in Vilnius

A Vilnius court has overruled the plea from the government’s representative to list street signs in foreign language in Vilnius as illegal. […]