Romas Sadauskas-Kvietkevičius
Opinion

Opinion: Tomaševski’s path from Polish identity to Putin‘s “Russian World”

You cannot even imagine how painful it is for a real dzūkas [south-east Lithuanian] to see reports about people in Žemaitija [west Lithuania] picking mushrooms by hundreds and asking what to do with such wealth, while our pine forests, growing on the mainland sand dunes, are dry and bare from the summer heat. Only on the day of St. Bartholomew were we blessed with some all-day rain; after that rain it will be finally possible to go mushroom hunting. […]

Valdemar Tomaševski
Politics

LLRA considered dismissed energy minister for mayoral candidate

Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), says he has so far failed to persuade Jaroslav Neverovič, who was sacked from the post of energy minister earlier this week, into running for Vilnius mayor. […]

Valdemar Tomaševski
Politics

Why can Valdemar Tomaševski do as he likes?

It seems that it’s not only Algirdas Butkevičius’s patience that Valdemar Tomaševski has exhausted. […]

Jaroslav Neverovič and Dalia Grybauskaitė
Opinion

Opinion: Will Cytacka save Lithuania?

In the context of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, it is very important for Lithuania and other countries in the region to maintain domestic political stability. Otherwise it would be relatively easy to induce regional unrest by artificially stirring up dissatisfied factions of their societies. […]

Jaroslav Neverovič and Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Lithuanian prime minister insists he will not reappoint sacked energy minister

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius insisted on Wednesday he would not re-appoint Jaroslav Neverovič, the recently sacked Minister of Energy, if his party, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), delegated him once again. […]

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Politics

Polish daily criticizes Prime Minister Butkevičius’ intention to dismiss Lithuania’s energy minister

The Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza has reported on Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius‘ intentions to dismiss Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič, who was delegated to the Cabinet by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) party. […]