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MEP Paksas, Lietuvos Rytas chief Vainauskas deny corruption charges in court

Gedvydas Vainauskas, CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas and editor-in-chief of the daily Lietuvos Rytas, denies that there were…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

In power not so long ago – where do former politicians work now?

Politicians who held high offices last term, but did not enter Seimas again are enjoying their status as private individuals…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuanian minister dismisses ‘childish’ explanations about incident at Astravyets plant

Rosatom, the Russian company which is building reactors for Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, has downplayed a recent incident at the…

8 years ago
  • Society

Could fires strike the Curonian Spit once again?

The state forest service and forest officials have responded to more than 320 potential fires in forests this year, but…

9 years ago
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Ukraine invites Lithuania to invest in waste management and solar energy

Ukraine is interested in Lithuania‘s experience in efficient use of natural resources, development of waste management system, development of solar…

9 years ago
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Dark skies for parties ahead of Lithuanian parliamentary elections – except for Peasant and Greens Union

A bit more than four months are left until the Lithuanian parliamentary elections. Recent scandals have rocked the Liberal Movement…

9 years ago
  • Society

30 construction violations found in two Vilnius regional parks

The Ministry of Environment has identified 30 protected territory, national land and forest construction violations in Pavilniai and Verkiai regional…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Prime minister accuses opposition of undermining rule of law

Social Democrat Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has accused the Seimas opposition of undermining democracy and the rule of law on…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Environment minister survives vote at Lithuanian parliament

Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas remains in his post after the parliament voted on Tuesday his answers to corruption suspicions…

9 years ago
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Scandals damage Social Democrats ratings but not Order and Justice

While recent corruption scandals are damaging the ruling Social Demcrats’s opinion poll ratings, their coalition partners the Order and Justice…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian president turns to Constitutional Court over government decree

President Dalia Grybauskaitė has asked the Constitutional Court to look into a government decree that she believes could have been…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Environment Minister accuses Belarus of playing games with Astravyets nuclear power plant

Belarus is playing games over the Astravyets nuclear power plant and its answers about safety sound like a broken record,…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Environment minister off the hook

The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) decided on Wednesday not to open a probe into the actions of Environment Minister…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Ethics commission to look into environment minister’s case

The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) is looking into investigation evidence, handed to it by prosecutors, to see whether Environment…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Decision on future of Environment Minister Trečiokas expected

Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas, who has been at the centre of a controversy over construction in Druskininkai and the resulting…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President says she will go to Constitutional Court if government cannot resolve doubts

On Thursday morning, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that she would have to seek out the Constitutional Court if the government…

9 years ago
  • Politics

PM sees ‘ethical and moral’ breaches in environment minister’s actions

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that a preliminary report from lawyers he received on Wednesday concludes that Environment Minister Kęstutis…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Replacing government now would be ‘irresponsible’, president says

Replacing the government months before general elections would be "irresponsible", Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday, after the Social…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Minister of Environment says he won’t resign even if PM asks him to

Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas, a member of the Order and Justice party, denied lying in the case surrounding the…

9 years ago
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PM claims President blackening name of Lithuanian government to EU leaders

Lithuania’s Prime Minister has claimed that Lithuania’s president has been blackening the government’s name ahead of official visits to other…

9 years ago