Visvaldas Matijošaitis is celebrating his victory in Kaunas after the first round, however in the other big cities, a fierce struggle over the post of mayor is only beginning. […]
Something special should be said on a morning such as this. Indeed, elections, which are the most important for most, were just held. Firstly, important because mayors and municipal council members are the closest to the people of all the branches of government. And second, these elections will change the owners of many offices, Rimvydas Valatka said on Žinių radijas. […]
That the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union is backed by the shareholders of various companies is a circumvention of the law, which not only the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) should take interest in, but also security institutions, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Seimas group member Gintarė Skaistė told LRT Radio, lrt.lt writes. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis sees no issue: “We live in a country under the rule of law. None of the companies have been sentenced or have been compromised. The party itself will decide, what donations to accept or not accept, whether you want it or not.” […]
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has appealed to the Special Investigation Service (STT) with a request to evaluate whether financial support from Klaipėda business to Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) candidate to Klaipėda mayor, Arvydas Vaitkus is not a case of open political corruption, a statement sent to lrt.lrt reads. […]
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Party could back the presidential bid of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis if he chose to run for president, however the party is also considering the candidacies of Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius and former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, LSDDP member Juozas Bernatonis told lrt.lt. A. Butkevičius himself assures he is only considering participating in the European Parliament elections. […]
If Lithuania refuses to cooperate with Minsk, then Minsk will cooperate with Latvia, Belarussian President Aleksandr Lukashenko says. In other words, due to Lithuanian initiatives against Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, Belarussian freight could be diverted […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he sees no threats as to China‘s investments in Lithuania, adding that all potential investors are evaluated in a responsible way. […]
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis doubts that Chinese investment into the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda might affect the country’s internal politics. He says he has not seen the alleged report from the State Security Department over threats posed by Chinese investment. […]
Former CEO of Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda Eugenijus Gentvilas doubts that the port will succeed in its bid to get him compensate alleged damage the port incurred during his management. The lawmaker is convinced that his case is “hopeless” and believes it’s a sign of the upcoming elections. […]
Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda has filed a lawsuit against its former CEO and incumbent chairman of the Liberal Movement Eugenijus Gentvilas. This is how much damage the port suffered after its failure to pay to the builders of its embankments in time. […]
Lithuania expects to see a breakthrough in investments from China in the next couple of years, with the port of Klaipėda as the central axis, whereas Chinese call on the Baltic country to more actively promote itself as an attractive investment destination. […]
Lithuania’s Klaipėda port does not fear possible competition after opening of a new cruise terminal in the Russian Kaliningrad port in 2020. […]
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