With Saulius Skvernelis’ cabinet reaching its first birthday, a chorus of Happy Birthday is nowhere to be heard. On the contrary, experts note that this cabinet has given little basis to expect fundamental reform in […]
There is nothing wrong to enlist the aid of tried and tested companions after taking a high post. Questions do arise, however, when individuals who recently worked in law enforcement structures and have not passed […]
Lithuania’s Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas is going to the Montenegrin resort of Budva this week to join the international community for a meeting, which will discuss, among other matters, the security of the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus. […]
After the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union promised to the opposition conservatives to bring back the value-added tax (VAT) discount, the parliament on Tuesday approved the restructuring scheme of the country’s forestry sector that has triggered heated debates in the society. […]
The “Farmer” forest and forestry reform is getting increasingly bogged down. Though the party and Seimas group leader Ramūnas Karbauskis is attempting to spark a faith in everyone that by extending the Seimas session, the […]
The forestry reform may amaze those who have not been following events closely. Consider yourselves – the “Farmers” are in support, the majority of the opposition as well, at least so far and only the […]
On April 21st, Friday, the Embassy of Israel in Lithuania, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry department and Vilnius District Municipality, together with schoolchildren from all over Lithuania planted an oak grove by the name “Izraelita” near Rukainiai, Vilnius district the Embassy of Israel in Lithuania reported in a press release. […]
Prosecutors of Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas have opened a pre-trial investigation into the release of untreated wastewater into the River Nemunas by what the authorities suspect is Kauno Vandenys (Kaunas Water) company. […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis was outraged with the Farmer and Greens Union’s lack of discipline and expressed his dissatisfaction during the Seimas group’s meeting at noon today. […]
In a move that is yet to be approved by the parliament, the Lithuanian government on Tuesday decided to streamline the management of state forests by merging the country’s 42 forestry enterprises into a single state enterprise named Lietuvos Valstybiniai Miškai (Lithuanian State Forests, or LVM). […]
The Lithuanian Farmers and Green Union group will unanimously support the government’s proposal to merge dozens of forestry companies into a single state-run enterprise, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
The new cabinet will aim to storm a bastion not scaled by any prior government – the state forest management system. There are plans to close down 42 forestries that have so far been operating […]
The Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) coalition partners, the Social Democrats are complaining that they are essentially unsure how the Saulius Skvernelis cabinet intends to implement most of its intended reforms. During a Saturday […]
Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party in ruling coalition with the Farmers and Green Union, on Saturday criticized the environment minister’s plans of merging all forestries into a single company. […]
After the Lithuanian environment minister initiated restructuring of state forests, analysts say the country’s 42 state forest institutions should be restructured within the coming two years, as otherwise the reform may be left unimplemented. […]
Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas proposes to establish a single enterprise to manage state forests. […]
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius expects that the state of emergency that has been declared in the capital due to an environmental disaster will be lifted shortly. […]
Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas on Tuesday described a recent major sewage spillage into the River Nėris in Vilnius as one of the largest environmental disasters of recent years, adding that the exact damage to the environment will assessed shortly. […]
Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas says that Karmenu Vella, the EU commissioner in charge of environment, maritime affairs and fisheries, has assured him that the European Commission supports Lithuania in raising safety issues at the Astravyets nuclear power plant, which Belarus is building just 50 kilometers from Vilnius. […]
After the parliament on Tuesday approved the government’s program, the country’s 17th Cabinet headed by Saulius Skvernelis took oath. […]
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