Second tour at the Seimas elections
Politics

Peasants & Greens in EUR 1 mln debt after Seimas elections

The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) has a campaign debt of almost a million euros after the October parliamentary elections, in which the party scored a resounding victory, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reported on Friday, based on data from the Central Electoral Commission. […]

Trump and Mattis
Opinion

Two signals from Donald Trump to the Baltics that Russia won’t like

After Donald Trump was elected President of the United States there were numerous concerns that the new master of the White House will be inclined toward pro-Russian policy – financial links to Moscow and the Kremlin’s praise to the President Elect were concerning. However D. Trump’s statement and decisions show that Russia celebrated too early and could be greatly disappointed. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Outgoing PM regrets his Govt failed to carry out health, education reforms

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that what he regrets most is that his Cabinet failed to implement healthcare and education reforms. […]

Opinion

Ten surprises promised by the Skvernelis’ government

The new Saulius Skvernelis government presented their official plan for the coming four years. The government programme is comprised of 132 pages which narrate the main Peasant and Greens – Social Democrat coalition tasks. News […]

Stasys Dailydka
Politics

Lithuanian Railway chief views resignation as best decision in life

Stasys Dailydka who resigned from the post of CEO of Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG) last week says it was the best decision he had made in life. […]