Politics
Lithuanian financial ministers to be investigated for malfeasance
Artūras Zuokas, the leader of the opposition in the Vilnius city council, has called for an investigation into malfeasance by ministers of finance in Lithuania. […]
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Former Vilnius mayor Zuokas dodges face-off with former interior minister
Former Vilnius mayor Artūras Zuokas decided not to stand in Karoliniškės single-member constituency and moved to Senamiestis constituency after former interior minister Saulius Skvernelis announced he would be running for a Seimas seat in the […]
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Former mayor calls for more CCTV cameras in Vilnius
The former Vilnius mayor and city council member Artūras Zuokas has claimed that Vilnius needs a new video surveillance camera system with over 100 cameras across the city. Vilnius is probably the only EU capital […]
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Former Vilnius mayor to run for parliament on ‘happiness platform’
Artūras Zuokas and his Lithuanian Freedom Union are returning to national politics by promising voters happiness. “You know, I have been studying happiness economy lately and it has two steps. One – economic prosperity, and […]
Society
What unusual job has the former mayor of Vilnius taken up?
The former mayor of Vilnius Artūras Zuokas loves a challenge and has now taken up a new and surprising profession for a former politician. […]
Economy
Irregularities uncovered in Vilnius public procurement contracts
Some public procurement contracts signed in 2014 between Vilnius Municipality, then under the direction of former Mayor Artūras Zuokas, and private companies were illegal and should be annulled, said the Public Procurement Office. […]
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Former Vilnius mayor suggests joining forces with Liberal Movement
Former Vilnius mayor Artūras Zuokas, leader of the Lithuanian Freedom Union, says his party is planning to approach the Liberal Movement about joining forces in the general elections this October. […]
Culture
Cast and crew watch BBC’s War and Peace screening in Vilnius
The first screening of the BBC’s War & Peace in Vilnius this Saturday saw some of the heavy hitters of the Lithuanian film and culture industry mingle with the British BBC crew. With the BBC having shot this major production in Lithuania and the implementation of new tax incentives, the country’s film industry is seeing a surge. […]
Economy
President says that Lithuania does not necessarily need flagship airline
Lithuania does not necessarily need a flagship airline, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said in comments about the recent collapse of Air Lituanica, an airline founded by the city of Vilnius. […]
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New mayor promises transparency revolution in Vilnius finances – with possible repercussions for his predecessor
In an interview with The Lithuania Tribune, the new Vilnius Mayor, Remigijus Šimašius, revealed his administration’s Open Data Policy could have legal consequences for the city’s previous government headed by Artūras Zuokas. […]
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Mayor Zuokas says he will run for president in 2019
Outgoing Vilnius Mayor Artūras Zuokas, of the Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) (LLS), says that his defeat in Vilnius mayoral election will only push him to venture into national politics. Zuokas says that we will run for presidency in 2019. […]
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Hard times ahead for soon-to-be ex-mayor of Vilnius
As preliminary mayoral election results in Vilnius indicate victory for liberal Remigijus Šimašius, professor Tomas Janeliūnas of the International Relations and Political Science Institute of Vilnius University says that the political future for outgoing Mayor Artūras Zuokas will essentially depend on his visibility in the opposition of Vilnius City Council. […]
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Vilnius mayor-elect Šimašius pledges more transparency
Vilnius mayor-elect Remigijus Šimašius has promised more transparency in the Lithuanian capital’s municipality, making no secret of his concern about its financial situation. […]
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Liberal Šimašius claims victory in Vilnius mayor election
Remigijus Šimašius, the Liberal Movement‘s candidate for Vilnius mayor, has announced he defeated incumbent mayor of the Lithuanian capital, Artūras Zuokas, in Sunday’s run-off election. […]
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President Grybauskaitė slams Central Electoral Commission
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has sharply criticised the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) after facts surfaced about election violations in Trakai municipality and mass re-registration of place of residence elsewhere. According to the president, these facts attest to the lack of quality in the commissions work. […]
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Parties weigh strategies and options before mayoral run-offs in Vilnius
After local elections in Lithuania last Sunday, the new Vilnius City Municipality Council will include 38 male and 12 female councillors. The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and the Russian Alliance Block of Valdemar Tomaševski delegated four women, the Liberal Movement, three, the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), two, and the remaining parties that were voted in will have one woman representative each. […]
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Liberal MP to face the incumbent in Vilnius mayor run-offs
Liberal MP Remigijus Šimašius and incumbent Mayor Artūras Zuokas will face one another in the run-off election for Vilnius mayor, the Central Electoral Commission said on Monday. […]
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Betting companies predict election victory for incumbent Vilnius Mayor Zuokas
Some betting companies in Lithuania allow placing bets on the results of the upcoming mayoral elections in Vilnius. At the moment, incumbent Artūras Zuokas is thought to have the best chances of winning, while Julius Panka from the Lithuanian Nationalist Union has the slimmest chances. […]