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Minister of Defence Raimundas Karoblis at the DELFI TV conference
Defence

Minister of Defence on his plans for national defence infrastructure

December 29, 2016 DELFI 0

Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, he himself was surprised by the proposal to become Minister of National Defence. He is inheriting a ministry with both an impressively rising budget and at the same time – the taint of corruption, but the former diplomat tells Delfi TV that in the end he decided to operate on the idea of “If need be, then so be it”. […]

Gintautas Paluckas
CORPORATE

ELECTIONS. SocDems after losing – three alternatives for their future

October 19, 2016 LT Daily 0

The biggest loser in this Seimas election has been the Labour Party, having failed to pass the 5% vote barrier. That said, no less a blow was that to the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) which had been dominant in ratings nigh on up to election day. What do the Social Democrats need to do after this loss to Gabrielius Landsbergis’ Conservatives and Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasants”? […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė and Juozas Olekas
Politics

President: Olekas will be remembered as minister of “golden spoons”

October 17, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has decided not to approve Defense Minister Juozas Olekas of the Social Democrats as caretaker health minister due to his discredited reputation in the story of “golden spoons.” […]

Seimas elections 2016
CORPORATE

Reflecting on pre-ELECTION polling

October 11, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Conservatives and “Peasants” obtained better election results than predicted by polls through voter loyalty, low turnout among the Social Democrat electorate and the various scandals surrounding the incumbent coalition government believe sociologists. Polls by […]

Mykolas Majauskas of the Homeland Union
CORPORATE

ELECTIONS. Single-mandate district duels – old guard losing positions

October 11, 2016 LT Daily 0

Tension continues to run high after the elections. The opposition parties have exerted dominance over their incumbent colleagues in single-mandate electoral districts as well where veteran politicians have had to concede to new challengers, being left in second places at best. Even fame has done little to offset this in some cases. […]

Landsbergis during the TV debate
CORPORATE

ELECTIONS. Landsbergis – cabinet scandals and evaluation of PM Butkevičius’ term

September 27, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Chairman of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Gabrielius Landsbergis recently spoke on the Alfa Savaitė show. The main focus of the conversation was regarding the recent efforts of the opposition to initiate interpellations to the scandal hit ministers of national defence and agriculture in order to prevent them from avoiding responsibility. […]

Saulius Pikturna
CORPORATE

Link between Minister Olekas and Defence attaché to Russia

September 21, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

The so-called “golden fork” scandal has not yet settled, but it may very well be that Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas could be faced with yet another controversy. This time it relates to the controversial family status of an officer who was slated to be posted in Moscow, DELFI.lt reported. […]