With the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK) investigation into suspect political and business links nearing its conclusion, the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis has spoken up on how the […]
1. Democracies, both new and old, have been facing numerous challenges in the 21st century. Growing populist and authoritarian tendencies, on the one hand, and the abundance of oligarchical symptoms in young democracies, on the […]
The European Commission‘s decision not to fine Russian gas giant Gazprom over its activity in Central and Eastern Europe would be strange, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis claims he has heard that the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee investigation over business and politicians’ links could also feature a former member of his […]
With the investigation of illegal relations between politicians and business nearing its conclusion in the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK), the atmosphere is turning red hot – opposition and majority investigators have spoken […]
Lithuania’s opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) adopted a resolution during its Saturday convention on the party’s strategic position in responding to arising challenges. […]
As Lithuania prepares for new negotiations on the funding of the Ignalina nuclear power plant‘s decommissioning, the country’s former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he faced a serious risk of losing funding for the project before assuming his position, the delfi.lt news website reports. […]
According to Žygimantas Pavilionis, Member of the Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community, preparations for the referendum on dual citizenship have to begin today or tomorrow at […]
The conflict with President Dalia Grybauskaitė may cost Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis his bid for the post of head of state, Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science docent dr. Kęstutis Girnius says. […]
The war of words between President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis will not end any time soon. It will continue until the president’s term ends, even if not as intensively as now. The […]
Vygaudas Ušackas, who is seeking to become the Conservative candidate in the looming presidential elections, has applied a new tactic – praising President Dalia Grybauskaitė. Meanwhile his rival Žygimantas Pavilionis continues seeking to show that […]
The scandals, which seem to come every day, linked to both the “Farmers” and the Conservatives, have failed to cause significant harm to either party’s ratings. Meanwhile the new Social Democrat Labour Party of Gediminas […]
Amendments have been registered at the Lithuanian parliament to allow the Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU) to continue its operations in Vilnius regardless of the negative expert conclusions. […]
Tensions remain high in the Seimas this week, with the opposition settling its accounts and dependencies with the majority. This time there was an effort to prove positions via ad hoc investigative commissions, according to […]
With calls in Seimas to review whether during Andrius Kubilius‘ term as prime minister in 2009-2012, borrowing from commercial banks did not cause widespread damage to the state, MP Ingrida Šimonytė retorts that this question […]
While Lithuania continues to make improvements to its investment climate, policy solutions are still needed to make it more attractive to foreign companies willing to invest and create jobs in the country. A discussion hosted at the Lithuanian parliament brought together Lithuanian policymakers, Nordic investors and business associations to talk about FDI, taxes and what it would take for Lithuania to move closer to its Northern European neighbours. […]
Despite the post-electoral euphoria calming down, the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) retains high ratings – their voters are resistant to the scandals appearing in the public sphere. Political scientists muse that the LVŽS […]
Vladimir Putin has become Russian president once again. This comes as no surprise to anyone because there were no real elections in Russia, just a vote, LRT.lt writes. Can new details be gleaned from this […]
The Conservatives will be backing only one candidate for the post of president and if those opposing such a move appear, they will have to raise their candidacies individual with no party support, LRT.lt writes. […]
Several weeks ago, conservative Tadas Langaitis, who is associated with the party’s young generation, announced he had lost hope in working constructively and is thus leaving Seimas. There were talks, however, that T. Langaitis simply […]
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