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Court suspends Panevėžys mayor for 3 months amid corruption suspicions (Updated)

June 21, 2018 BNS 0

A court on Thursday suspended Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas, the mayor of the northern Lithuanian town of Panevėžys, from office for three months amid corruption suspicions, a spokeswoman for the Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed to BNS. […]

Suspicions brought against Panevėžys mayor, 4 other persons in corruption case

June 20, 2018 BNS 0

The mayor of the northern Lithuanian town of Panevėžys, Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas, was on Tuesday detained by the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service, alongside his advisor Gintarė Maskoliūnienė and three business representatives. […]

A look back at The Rīga Conference 2020

November 24, 2020 0

The Rīga Conference 2020 took place on the 12th and 13th of November online and gathered such distinguished personalities as the Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der […]

Biden’s Middle East

November 19, 2020 0

Josef Robinette Biden Jr. has been elected the next U.S. President. He is definitely not a newcomer to the realm of foreign policy. Biden has not only served as Vice-President in the Obama administration (2009-17) […]

Europe’s eyes are on Lithuania: International AgriFood Forum 2020 is being organized

November 17, 2020 0

Agriculture is approaching the breaking point: the European Green Deal, the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, the ongoing process of digitalization and the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis will fundamentally change the […]

Bruveris. The Conservatives go down the “Farmer” path?

November 17, 2020 0

The Conservatives are like the “Farmers” and the new Seimas is akin to the old, just symmetrically flipped from left to right. This comparison comes to mind when looking at the recently minted Seimas election […]

U.S. Embassy congrats Lithuania on procurement of Blackhawk helicopters!

November 13, 2020 0

Today, Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis and Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller are signing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for Lithuania to procure four UH-60 “Mike” Blackhawk helicopters from the U.S. […]

Kubilius. Astravyets – why do the Latvians need to import electrical power from Russia?

November 11, 2020 0

It has been announced that on November 7, Lukashenko will officially open Astravyets Nuclear power Plant. Of course, such news is cause for grave concern because Belarus’ own energy experts report that the Belarussian electrical […]