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Ruling LPGU changes English-language name from ‘peasants’ to ‘farmers’
The ruling Lithuanian Peasants and Greens Union is changing the English-language version of its name, replacing “peasants” with the more modern “farmers”. […]
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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. […]
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Seimas bans all violence against children, including corporal punishments
Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday adopted amendments to the Framework Law on Children’s Rights Protection on the fast track, which bans all types of violence against children, including corporal punishments. […]
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Lithuania has to step up state companies management, corruption control efforts – OECD official
Lithuania is well placed to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as soon as in 2018 if it makes sufficient progress in reforming the management of state-owned enterprises and controlling corruption, OECD Deputy Secretary General Douglas Frantz said in Vilnius on Monday. […]
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Vilnius mayor accuses Natl Land Service of inactivity
Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has accused the Lithuanian National Land Service of stalling land return in the capital city and land parcel formation processes, suggesting that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis should restructure the state agency. […]
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Landsbergis surprised at outcome of 1st round of voting for party leader
MP Gabrielius Landsbergis who has been re-elected as the leader of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the country’s largest opposition force, says he did not expect the significant victory, pledging to unite the conservative community and make it more open to the public. […]
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Landsbergis re-elected to head Lithuanian conservatives
MP Gabrielius Landsbergis will continue heading the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the country’s largest opposition force. […]
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OSCE recommends that Lithuania allow dual nationals to run for Seimas
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recommends that Lithuania should allow people with dual citizenship to run for a seat in the parliament. […]
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Top prison system officials suspended from duties amid probe
Edvardas Kviatkauskas, head of the Kaunas Remand Prison, and Živilė Mikėnaitė, a former head of the prison and now director of the of the Prison Department, have been suspended from duties, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday. […]
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Prosecutors hail president’s amendments, lawyers find them too abstract
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday put forward amendments that would enable prosecution of financial offenders who have fled the country. […]
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Lithuania invited to join OECD working group on bribery
Lithuania has been formally invited to become a full-fledged member of the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
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Government to look into border protection at Medininkai meeting
Lithuania’s government is holding an exit meeting in Medininkai, a city on the border with Belarus, on Wednesday to look into protection of the state border. […]
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Scandal took toll on ‘Peasants’, Karbauskis’ ratings
The scandal surrounding car lease and relationship with MP Greta Kildišienė has affected the rating of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) and its leader Ramūnas Karbauskis, says sociologist Vladas Gaidys. […]
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Sabatauskas, Palionis join race for leadership of SocDems
Lithuanian MPs Julius Sabatauskas and Andrius Palionis on Friday announced plans of running for leadership of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. […]
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National paying agency probed over old projects – AgrMin
Searches conducted by Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) at the National Paying Agency (NPA) were part of a probe into projects administered by Saulius Silickas, a former head of the agency in charge of allocating EU and national agricultural aid funds, Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas said on Friday. […]
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Seimas to hold extraordinary session to pass law on children’s rights protection
The Seimas will next month hold an extraordinary session to pass a framework law on children’s rights protection, Rima Baškienė, the deputy speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, confirmed to BNS. […]
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Financial crimes body conducts searches at National Paying Agency
Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) has conducted searches at the National Paying Agency (NPA), which is in charge of allocating EU funds. […]
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MP Matelis leaves ruling party’s group in Seimas
MP Bronius Matelis has decided to leave the political group of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) in the Seimas. […]
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Discussion about mandatory job placements for graduates makes sense – edumin
Lithuanian Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskienė believes that there is a good reason to discuss a proposal to solve the problem of a shortage of professionals in the regions by making it mandatory for students who study free of charge to work in a certain location for a certain period of time after graduation. […]