Culture Committee

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Warning over news media: situation compared to state of war

Currently the Seimas is discussing two legislative projects, which would fundamentally change news media work. Representative of the Lithuanian Journalist…

6 years ago
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Seimas rejects LRT investigation conclusions: unprecedented vote in Seimas

On Thursday, the final vote on the LRT investigation commission’s conclusions was held in Seimas. As Remigijus Žemaitaitis, who chaired…

6 years ago
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Final vote on LRT conclusions in Seimas

On Thursday, the Seimas should be holding its final vote on the LRT investigation commission’s conclusions. They propose to change…

6 years ago
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Seimas acknowledged Adolfas Ramanauskas Vanagas, partisan commander, as Head of State of Lithuania

On the occasion of the Centenary of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania and the 100th anniversary of the…

6 years ago
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Attacks happened before as well: times when the LRT was headed by two directors and the budget was drastically cut

The ruling Farmer Greens, who are aiming to change the LRT's management and council member appointment procedures, are by far…

6 years ago
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Seimas rejects LRT probe conclusions, sends them to different committee

Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday rejected the conclusions of an ad hoc investigation commission on the public broadcaster LRT after 56…

6 years ago
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R. Urbonaitė. Politics marked N-18

You want transparency, but criticise the publication of the Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) members' discussion recording. Double standards. Hold…

6 years ago
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Seimas accepts Vaitekūnas’ resignation as head of radio and TV watchdog

The Seimas accepted on Thursday the resignation of Edmundas Vaitekūnas as chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK).…

6 years ago
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Vaitekūnas resigns as head of Lithuania’s radio and TV watchdog

Edmundas Vaitekūnas is stepping down as chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK), saying that his English is…

6 years ago
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R. Valatka. Presidential elections: who or how?

Less than eleven months remain to the presidential elections. Lithuanian news media has begun the game of "Who will be…

6 years ago
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Seimas committee decides to create new media support model

The Lithuanian parliament's Committee on Culture decided on Wednesday to take the initiative to create a new media support model…

6 years ago
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Karbauskis explains why a parliamentary investigation of the LRT is needed

Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) chairperson Ramūnas Karbauskis released depersonalised documents from the LRT council on the national broadcaster's…

7 years ago
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LFGU leader unhappy with LRT responses

Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), says he is not satisfied with the…

7 years ago
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Opinions over LRT responses split in Seimas

The head of the ruling "Farmers", Ramūnas Karbauskis says that he is not satisfied with the answers presented by the…

7 years ago
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Lithuania’s ruling LFGU initiating impeachment of MP Juozapaitis

The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has initiated impeachment against conservative MP Vytautas Juozapaitis over activities incompatible with an…

7 years ago
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Culture Committee asks society to help Seimas buy grand piano

The Lithuanian parliament's Culture Committee has sent an open letter to the society, asking for help in buying a new…

8 years ago
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New Seimas Speaker – I suggest we “close” this question

Next year’s budget is turning into a task for the new cabinet, which has yet to form and the new…

8 years ago
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Karbauskis to take up culture reform himself

One of the key priorities for “Peasant” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis and his team is culture. This is why he is…

8 years ago