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Urbšys on Karbauskis’ comments: Tomas Dapkus would simply inform me if something was wrong

Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis claims he has heard that the Seimas National Security and Defence…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Jankevičius appointed as Lithuania’s justice minister

Elvinas Jankevičius, currently an advisor to the Lithuanian prime minster, is set to become the country's next justice minister. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

President to meet with candidate for justmin Jankevičius

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is meeting Elvinas Jankevičius, a candidate for justice minister, at midday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

PM calls president’s decision to reject justmin candidate “surprise”

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s decision to reject Giedrius Danėlius, an attorney, for the position of justice minister is surprising, Prime…

7 years ago
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Did Skvernelis act wisely? Tensions growing between Grybauskaitė and the ruling coalition

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' decision to propose lawyer Giedrius Danėlius as minister of justice is being described as the majority's…

7 years ago
  • Politics

President – Government lacks capacities for implementation of child laws

The Lithuanian government lacks capacities for implementation of laws that have been adopted in the field children's rights, says spokeswoman…

7 years ago
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President signs bill on large deals by Orlen Lietuva, Achema, Telia Lietuva

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed into law a bill that opens the way for authorities to vet large deals…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Pope Francis to visit Lithuania next year

Pope Francis plans to visit Lithuania in the autumn of 2018, the president's office confirmed to BNS on Wednesday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Economy

President sees medicines prices reduction as test of confidence for new healthm

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė thinks that problems regarding government-subsidized medicines have been "maliciously ignored" until now and that this issue…

8 years ago
  • Defence

President: defence spending shouldn’t be tied to specific figures

Lithuania should not tie itself to specific financing figures as its defence spending will depend on geopolitical challenges and available…

8 years ago
  • Society

Civil Code amendments threaten free speech

The adopted amendments to the Lithuanian Civil Code constitute a threat to free speech, says civil law expert Valentinas Mikelėnas,…

8 years ago
  • Politics

SocDems name Pagojus as candidate for justice minister

Julius Pagojus, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party's candidate for the post of justice minister in the incoming coalition government, was…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian Supreme Court clears presidential spokeswoman of leaking state secret

Lithuania's Supreme Court on Thursday cleared presidential spokeswoman Daiva Ulbinaitė on the charges of leaking classified information. [...]

9 years ago
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Indexing pensions and labour flexibility should be reform focus, president says

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is somewhat sceptical about the so-called new social model, a package of reforms to the labour…

9 years ago
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Prosecutor wants Supreme Court to interview Lithuanian President in spokeswoman’s case

A State prosecutor filed an appeal against the acquittal of presidential spokeswoman Daiva Ulbinaitė on charges of leaking a state…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president will not run for UN Secretary General

The Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will not run for UN Secretary General despite being named by several international NGOs as…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian president hopes to appoint new prosecutor general in 2015

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė expects to appoint a new prosecutor general by the end of this year, the president's spokeswoman…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian president calls to review use of service weapon regulations after suspect killing

In the wake of a border guard operation that led to death of an 18-year-old suspect, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Prosecutors appeal against acquittal of Lithuanian president’s spokeswoman

Lithuania's Prosecutor General's Office on Friday lodged an appeal with the country's Supreme Court against the acquittal of presidential spokeswoman…

9 years ago
  • Society

Court upholds acquittal of Lithuanian presidential spokeswoman in state secret leaking case

A Vilnius court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of presidential spokeswoman Daiva Ulbinaitė who had been charged of leaking a…

10 years ago