Labour Party

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Social democrats urge to look into agriculture minister’s actions

Responsibility of Lithuania's Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė should be assessed by the Labour Party that delegated her to the post,…

8 years ago
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Seimas speaker ‘concerned’ about funding for domestic security

Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, says that she is concerned at the Finance Ministry's refusal to allocate extra…

8 years ago
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Labour Party wants Lithuania to backtrack on refugee resettlement

The parliamentary group of the Labour Party, which is a member of Lithuania's ruling coalition, is meeting Interior Minister Tomas…

8 years ago
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Influence peddling suspicions brought against former MP Gapšys

Prosecutors have brought formal suspicions of influence peddling and large-scale bribery against Vytautas Gapšys, the Lithuanian Labour Party's deputy chairman…

8 years ago
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Political scientist: Voters love young faces, but some are too young or too stained

The conservative leader is too young and inexperienced to be aiming for the prime ministerial post, meanwhile the political career…

8 years ago
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Party leaders refuse to lead election lists

A distinctive feature of this year‘s parliamentary election campaign in Lithuania is that many party leaders refuse to lead their…

8 years ago
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Gapšys’ MP mandate revoked

Lithuania's Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday announced that the mandate of the Labour Party's MP Vytautas Gapšys had been terminated.…

8 years ago
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Government to seek balanced budget in 2017

In an effort to bolster financial stability, the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance intends to submit a deficit-free 2017 budget to…

8 years ago
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MP Gapšys giving up Seimas seat as of Wednesday

Lithuanian MP Vytautas Gapšys of the Labour Party has handed a request to the Central Electoral Commission to terminate his…

8 years ago
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Why are many Lithuanian party leaders not standing for their parties in elections?

MEP Valentinas Mazuronis, the chairman of Lithuania's Labour Party, has confirmed he will not be leading his party in October's…

8 years ago
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Reactions to Gapšys resignation: Right but belated step

Lithuanian parliamentarians, both from the ruling parties and the opposition, say the decision by Vytautas Gapšys, first vice-chairman of the…

8 years ago
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Labour Party’s Gapšys to quit as MP

Vytautas Gapšys of the Lithuanian Labour Party is resigning as member of the Seimas.To read this article, try a €5.99…

8 years ago
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Kęstutis Daukšys to lead Labour Party’s candidate list as party chairman stays in EP

Labour Party leader Valentinas Mazuronis stays in the European Parliament while the chairman of the party‘s parliamentary group Kęstutis Daukšys…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

What’s at stake for MP Vytautas Gapšys?

The high-profile corruption case, which has already seen suspicions brought against MG Baltic vice-president Raimonas Kurlianskis and former leader of…

8 years ago
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More Lithuanian MPs to be questioned over corruption – prosecutor

The prosecutor investigating the corruption case of Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys says he will ask other members of the…

8 years ago
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Peasant and Greens leader rules out joining coalition that would include Labour Party or Order and Justice

The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union, tipped to win parliament seats in October's election, would refuse enter any coalition with…

8 years ago
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Social Democrats cling to top of ratings but face competition as elections approach

Surveys show that if the Seimas elections were to be held next weekend, the Social Democratic party would win in…

8 years ago
  • Society

Decree banning unvaccinated children from kindergarten overturned by courts

After a ruling from the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, the Ministry of Health will be forced to overturn its…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian MPs’ charitable foundations not transparent, says international watchdog

Most of the charity and support foundations linked to Lithuanian parliamentarians (Seimas members) do not provide public information about their…

8 years ago
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Prosecutor general asks parliament to strip MP Gapšys of legal immunity

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis on Thursday addressed the Seimas (parliament) with a request to strip Vytautas Gapšys, a Labour…

8 years ago