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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. […]

As China gets angry at Lithuania’s actions, some see great benefits coming out of it

November 29, 2021 0

The opening of the Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius has raised China’s ire. Beijing compared Lithuania to a fly that needs to be swatted down but did not hesitate to take the most drastic step […]

The Freedom Party speaks up about the coalition’s future. Political scientists’ verdict – is a black scenario possible?

November 25, 2021 0

November 11 was exceptional in the Seimas main hall – the ruling coalition passed an important test by challenging President Gitanas Nausėda, but it also disappointed the Freedom Party, one of the coalition partners, Indrė […]

China is annoyed by Lithuania’s ties with Taiwan – calls Lithuania bully

November 25, 2021 0

China is very angry with Lithuania’s decision to open a Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius. The Chinese embassy also held a press conference banning TV cameras. The embassy spokesman kept repeating that the Lithuanian authorities […]

When migrant crisis would trigger NATO Article 4: possible scenarios

November 22, 2021 0

Article 4 of the NATO Treaty. In November, more and more European countries, including Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, are talking about activating it because of the migrant crisis. What is this much-talked-about Article, what are […]

What Lithuanian defence industry and policymakers can learn from Taiwan?

November 22, 2021 0

Taiwan’s defence industry (DI) can develop modern armaments that can deter a potential opponent and is even aiming to export them globally. The case study of Taiwan’s DI provides another argument on the need to […]

The fight against the Lukashenko regime takes an unexpected turn

November 19, 2021 0

The strategy to stop illegal migration from Belarus has taken a turn that was unexpected for Lithuanian politicians: outgoing German Chancellor Merkel spoke to Belarusian dictator Lukashenko on the phone to discuss the situation on […]