Tomas Dapkus
Politics

Journalist’s ties attract attention of Lithuanian parlt probe – media

The Seimas of Lithuania’s Committee on National Security and Defense, currently carrying out a probe into interest groups’ influence on politicians, is also interested in journalist Tomas Dapkus working for a TV channel owned by MG Baltic, the Lietuvos Rytas daily writes. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis and Agnė Širinskienė
Politics

Lithuanian ruling party to look if president’s emails are authentic

The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) will look at whether recently published emails between President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader suspected in a political corruption case, are authentic, with the answers expected to come from the Seimas servers. […]

Agnė Širinskienė
Politics

Seimas panel could look at Masiulis’ email exchange with president – chair

The chairwoman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (CLA) says that President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s comments on her email exchanges with Eligijus Masiulis leave many unanswered questions about the contents of these letters. […]

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects Lost Shtetl museum render
Society

Ground-breaking ceremony for “The Lost Shtetl,” a unique museum and memorial complex in Lithuania designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects

On Friday 4th May the ground-breaking ceremony will take place in Šeduva, Lithuania, for The Lost Shtetl Museum and Memorial designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. The ceremony will mark the official start of on-site preparations for the construction of the 3000m2 museum, which will stand to remember and teach about life in what was a predominantly Jewish area – before local populations were decimated by the Holocaust, according to a press release from Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. […]

Agnė Širinskienė
Politics

President’s behavior “unacceptable”, Seimas committee chair says

The Lietuvos Rytas daily’s report reveals Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s unacceptable behavior of coordinating the appointment of prosecutor general, MP Agnė Širinskienė of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) says. […]