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Society

Study reveals Lithuanians’ ambivalence towards corruption

Professor Aistė Diržytė, head of the Psychological Well-Being Research Laboratory, was somewhat surprised by her own research results on corruption. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president delivers State of the Nation address: The world is not a peaceful place

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia‘s aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age population. Grybauskaitė also stressed the need to work more on addressing social issues, particularly in childcare institutions. […]

Economy

28 percent of managers in Lithuania justify bribery

Managers of Lithuanian companies are optimistic about anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) measures applied by companies. However, almost half of them say that corruption is widespread. […]

Gregory Feifer
Uncategorized

Journalist Gregory Feifer: corruption is what provides stability for Russia’s regime

Lithuanian readers have been recently presented with a book by American journalist Gregory Feifer, Russians: The People behind the Power. In it, Feifer reflects on modern Russia and the people that continue to puzzle outsiders. […]

No Picture
Uncategorized

Putin’s middle class is fleeing to Latvia

Vitaly Mansky, a Russian documentary filmmaker, knows exactly when he decided to establish a bolthole outside the Russian Federation. It was the spring of 2014, and Mansky was in Spain for a film festival, watching news in his hotel room. An anchor at one of the Kremlin-controlled news stations reported that Russia’s parliament had allowed President Vladimir Putin to use the army to protect his compatriots in other countries. In other words, they had legalized the annexation of Crimea and provided support for pro-Russian combatants in Eastern Ukraine. […]

Politics

Lithuania makes progress in corruption prevention, according to GRECO report

In a report published on 11 February, the Council of Europe Anti-Corruption Group (GRECO) acknowledges the comprehensive legal and institutional framework developed by Lithuania to prevent and fight corruption among members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. It also stresses that the authorities now need to shift their focus to ensuring that the legal norms are well understood and properly enforced, GRECO said. […]

Politics

Lithuanian president proposes bill to prevent exploitation of EU funds by public servants

Amendments to the Law on Public Service have been submitted to the Seimas (parliament) on the initiative of President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The amendments seek to prevent public servants from signing additional work contracts with their own employers, to prevent them from cashing-in on public service and to ensure transparent use of state funds. […]