Politics
Ex-Liberal leader Masiulis pleads not guilty in political corruption trial
Eligijus Masiulis, a former leader of the Liberal Movement, pleaded not guilty to all charges in a major political corruption trial on Monday. […]
Liberal Movement
Politics
MG Baltic’s ex-exec tells court he loaned EUR 90,000 to former Liberal leader
Raimondas Kurlianskis, a former vice-president of MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s biggest business groups, told a Vilnius court on Monday that he had given 90,000 euros to Eligijus Masiulis, a former leader of the Liberal Movement, as a loan, not as a bribe. […]
Politics
Businesses in Lithuania ‘demonized’, ‘ criminalized’ – MG Baltic’s ex-exec in court
Raimondas Kurlianskis, a former vice-president of MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s biggest business groups, said that businesses had been “demonized” and “artificially criminalized” as he gave testimony in a major political corruption trial on Monday. […]
Politics
SocDems oppose new defense deal, other Lithuanian parties inclined to back it
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is unlikely to support the government’s proposed agreement on the country’s defense policy for the next decade, but other parliamentary parties are inclined to back such a deal […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian MPs well-prepared to raise human rights issues in Tibet, Seimas speaker says
The Lithuanian lawmakers, being sent to China, are well-prepared to raise human rights issues, Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis says. […]
Society
Defendants plead not guilty in political corruption case, agree to testify
The former and incumbent members of the parliament and representatives of political parties, standing trial in a political corruption case in Lithuania, do not plead guilty but they all agree to testify in court. […]
Society
Politics
Lithuanian MEP Guoga mulls political retirement
Lithuanian MEP Antanas Guoga is considering retiring from politics next year when his terms ends. […]
CORPORATE
Most influential in Lithuania 2018: politicians’ list
For four years in a row now, Delfi announces its unique project Most Influential in Lithuania 2018. Surveys in seven different areas will show, who has the greatest influence in the country, whose opinion and […]
CORPORATE
Tautvydas Marčiulaitis. Why do they come back?
Everyone knows that it is impossible to live in Lithuania. The state will disappear soon because the last person leaving will turn off the lights. Yet people are still coming. Not just for holidays, but […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian govt advises Plungė residents not to go festival in Russia
Lithuania’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Science and Education have called on the authorities in the northwestern city of Plungė to cancel their plans to send young people to the art festival Novy Mir in Russia. The local mayor says this way young people’s free will and expression possibilities are restricted. […]
Politics
Klaipėda launches impeachment proceedings against Russian councilor
The Council of Klaipėda City Municipality on Thursday voted in favor of starting impeachment proceedings against Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance, over his statements about a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
Politics
Klaipėda councilor gets flour-bombed during protest over partisan statements (Updated)
Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance in the Lithuanian western port of Klaipėda, on Thursday got flour-bombed by Audrius Vaišvila, a councilor representing the Liberal Movement, during a protest over Titov’s statements about a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
Politics
TS-LKD, LVŽS remain most popular parties in Lithuania – survey
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union remain the most popular parties in Lithuania, according to a new survey by Vilmorus for the Lietuvos Rytas daily, published on Saturday. […]
Politics
Ex-Liberal leader Masiulis fails to get back cash seized during searches
Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader on trial in a major political corruption case, has failed to recover cash that was found and seized during searches of his home. […]
Politics
Homeland Union remains Lithuania’s most popular party – Delfi/Spinter poll
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats continues to top Lithuania’s popularity rankings and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) holds onto its number two spot, according to an opinion poll released on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian court to continue hearing case as Liberals, intelligence body fail to agree (Updated)
The Lithuanian Liberal Movement will continue efforts to prove that information in a State Security Department (VSD) report about MG Baltic‘s influence on it is untrue after the party and the intelligence agency failed to reach an amicable agreement during a preliminary court hearing on Monday. […]
CORPORATE
R. Karbauskis’ pursuits risk a political crisis
The Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) Seimas group prefect Ramūnas Karbauskis together with a group of supporters intends to investigate illegal impact and influence on political processes for the time period when his opponents, […]
Politics
Lithuanians give President Grybauskaitė 8 out of 10 for her work – poll
Lithuanians rate President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s job performance at eight out of ten points, an opinion poll released by the Delfi.lt news website showed on Tuesday. […]
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A scent of walkout among the Liberals: agreement with A. Zuokas surfacing?
With the MG Baltic political corruption case falling on the Liberal Movement, passions over the organisation’s future continue burning within the party. It turns out that the party’s Elektrėnai and Kaunas branch representatives have started […]