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R. Karbauskis wants changes in his party: R. Baškienė and A. Nekrošius to no longer be his deputies
With the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) congress nearing, “Farmer” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis has spoken to party members, proposing to halve the number of LVŽS deputies. The party chairman would like to not longer have Seimas first Vice Speaker Rima Baškienė and Seimas Vice Speaker Arvydas Nekrošius as his deputies, LRT’s Laba Diena, Lietuva reports, according to lrt.lt. […]
Foreign affairs
At A. Guoga’s initiative, 27 MEPs urge Amazon Inc. to halt sales of Soviet symbols
At the initiative of MEP Antanas Guoga, 27 MEPs have called on the CEO of Amazon Inc. Jeff Bezos in an open letter, urging to cease sale of goods featuring Soviet symbols on the Amazon online shopping platform. The appeal was signed by MEPs from Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia, Latvia, the UK, Slovakia, Estonia, Finland, Portugal, Hungary and Spain, who represent the main political groups. […]
Energy
Vilnius to host discussion on funding Ignalina NPP’s decommission
Representatives of the European Parliament and European Commission are coming to Vilnius this week to see the progress of decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and discuss its funding beyond 2021. […]
Politics
Gražulis takes office as Lithuania’s deputy interior minister
Arūnas Gražulis on Monday took office as Lithuania’s deputy interior minister. […]
Energy
Ignalina N-plant to brief MEPs on progress of shutdown projects
Top executives of Lithuania’s decommissioned Ignalina nuclear power plant (NPP) expect to persuade members of the European Parliament (EP) on substantial progress made in the utility’s shutdown projects to ensure further funding from the European Union (EU). […]
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Belarus bans MEPs from Astravyets N-plant site
Belarusian officials have decided to refuse entry to a handful of members of the European Parliament (EP) who wanted to look at the construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius said. […]
CORPORATE
Karbauskis gathering 2 coalitions: a formal and a value-based one
The Peasant and Greens Union is continuing negotiations with the Social Democrat Party. On October 31 the representatives of both parties met in Seimas where they discussed their next steps. Representing the Social Democrats were […]
Politics
Peasants & Greens decide on Skvernelis as candidate for next PM
Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union, says that the party has decided on Saulius Skvernelis, the leader of its election campaign, as the party’s candidate to become the country’s next prime minister, the LRT TV news service reported. […]
CORPORATE
Ropė on becoming Prime Minister
The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) took a landslide victory in the recent Seimas election, earning 56 mandates in total and is now eyeing not only the PM seat, but also the seat of […]
CORPORATE
Experts predict an early Seimas election
So far Ramūnas Karbauskis has been speaking of a broad coalition, with the Conservatives (TS-LKD) sitting on his right and the Social Democrats (LSDP) on his left. However neither of the two veteran parties want […]
CORPORATE
ELECTIONS over – who will govern?
With the Seimas election having concluded, it is time to sum up the results. The overall victory goes to the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) which has earned 54 Seimas seats. Add another two independents, who now associate with the party roll – 56. This is the largest single-party victory based on mandate numbers since the 1996 victory of the Homeland Union of 68 mandates. […]
Politics
Peasants & Greens’ leader sees Skvernelis or Ropė as next PM
Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union, sees Saulius Skvernelis, the leader of the party’s election list, or Bronis Ropė, a member of the European Parliament, as the party’s candidate to become the next prime minister. […]
Politics
A hint of overconfidence? Peasant and Greens Union have already picked their candidates for prime minister
The Peasant and Greens Union have already decided on their two candidates for the prime minister’s position: former Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis and MEP Bronis Ropė. […]
Sports
Investigation of FIBA’s attack on Eurocup requested by Lithuanian MEP
European Parliament member and former president of Lithuania’s A and B basketball leagues Bronis Ropė has appealed to the European Commission regarding potentially unfair commercial practices by the international basketball federation (FIBA). […]
CORPORATE
Veolia claim against Lithuania offers case in point for EU trade liberalisation sceptics
Although the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) is less debated in Lithuania than in many larger member states of the European Union, recent charges by a large investor, Veolia, against Lithuania illustrate the fears that many, especially European green movements, have had about the agreement all along. […]
Politics
Blinkevičiūtė most popular MEP with Lithuanian voters
Lithuanian Social Democrat MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė has been named the politician who best represents voters’ interests in the European Parliament, according to a recent survey. […]
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