Corruption

  • Politics

Loan or repayment ‘most frequent defence in corruption trials’ – investigator on Masiulis’ case

A loan or repayment of loans is the most frequent defence in corruption crimes, says Saulius Urbanavičius, the head of…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Prosecutors drop tax evasion investigation against VP Group

Prosecutors have announced that they are discontinuing an investigation into alleged tax evasion by shareholders of VP Group, one of…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Influence peddling suspicions brought against former MP Gapšys

Prosecutors have brought formal suspicions of influence peddling and large-scale bribery against Vytautas Gapšys, the Lithuanian Labour Party's deputy chairman…

8 years ago
  • Politics

MP Gražulis summoned for questioning, refuses to give evidence

Petras Gražulis, a member of the Lithuanian parliament whose office has recently been searched in an influence peddling investigation, was…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Suspicions against Lithuania’s chief veterinary office ‘will burden agency’s work’

Suspicions of power abuse brought by the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) against the country's chief veterinary officer Jonas Milius…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s special services bring fraud suspicions against chief veterinary officer

Lithuania's Special Investigation Service on Thursday brought suspicions of abuse of powers against the country's chief veterinary officer Jonas Milius.To…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

What’s at stake for MP Vytautas Gapšys?

The high-profile corruption case, which has already seen suspicions brought against MG Baltic vice-president Raimonas Kurlianskis and former leader of…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Prosecutor General wants MP Gapšys’ immunity suspended for corruption investigation

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis has asked the Seimas (parliament) to strip Vytautas Gapšys, a Labour Party MP, of immunity.To…

9 years ago
  • Politics

€25,000 bribe suspicions make Labour MP ‘smile’

Lithuanian Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys dismissed government investigators' suspicions that he had taken a €25,000 bribe from MG Baltic…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Opinion: Corruption scandals show Trumpism is rampant in Lithuania’s parties

Judging by the reactions of parties' chairmen and their members to the cronyism and corruption scandals rocking Lithuania's political parties,…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Investigators raid home of Liberal Movement leader alleging €100k payment

The Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) said on Thursday that it is investigating suspicions that a business group has offered…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Linkevičius outlines Lithuania’s path to OECD membership in wake of Latvian acceptance

The fight against corruption and the overhaul of state-owned companies are the key challenges that Lithuania will face on its…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Prosecutors appeal ruling in Lithuanian Labour Party’s case

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has appealed a ruling in the Labour Party's fraudulent bookkeeping case to the Supreme Court…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

What is the true extent of lobbying in Lithuania’s parliament?

Official figures show that Lithuanian lawmakers have been approached by a small number of lobbyists over the last year but…

9 years ago
  • Society

More than half of Lithuanians believe businesses are corrupt

A survey has shown that more than half of Lithuanian residents believe that the country's business environment lacks transparency. [...]

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Medical students and government to cooperate on corruption prevention plan for health service

Medical students, government and NGO representatives are to work out a corruption prevention plan for health services in Lithuania.The Lithuanian…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ukraine’s new prime minister receives Lithuanian foreign minister’s support

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius believes that the goals of Ukraine's new Prime Minister, Volodymyr Groysman, are correct…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s democracy held back by corruption, says Freedom House

Though the level of democracy in Lithuania is higher than in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, it still lags behind…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Furmanavičius resigns from National Land Service amidst corruption suspicions

Former interior minister Gintaras Jonas Furmanavičius has been dismissed from the post of adviser to director of the Lithuanian National…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Panama Papers reveal offshore wealth of Ukrainian president

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is among national leaders with offshore wealth, a report by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project…

9 years ago