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Audronius Ažubalis and Laurynas Kasčiūnas

MPs move to declare Lithuanian Communist Party a criminal organization

August 2, 2018 BNS 0

Two lawmakers of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats have proposed to declare the Lithuanian Communist Party (LCP) a criminal organization, saying that they seek historical justice. […]

Lithuanian prosecutors to propose sentences against 66 defendants in 1991 crackdown trial

April 17, 2018 BNS 0

Public prosecutors from the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday started delivering their concluding statements in a mass trial related to the bloody events of Jan. 13, 1991 in Vilnius. […]

Irena Šiaulienė, Juozas Bernatonis, Gediminas Kirkilas, Živilė Pinskuvienė

J. Bernatonis about G. Paluckas’ party: it would be shameful to call them Social Democrats

March 27, 2018 Media Briefing 0

A new party has appeared in Lithuania – politicians, who broke away from the Social Democrats, together with a number of former Labour Party members have founded the united Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour (LSDD) Party. […]

Do the Lithuanian Communist Party’s historical actions make it a criminal organization?

July 4, 2016 Kestutis Girnius 0

This month, the Lithuanian parliament rejected a conservative resolution, calling for the declaration of the Lithuanian Communist Party (LCP) a criminal organization and a perpetrator of genocide against the people in Lithuania. Thirty-seven MPs voted […]

Seimas spring session mainly focused on managing the consequences of the coronavirus

July 10, 2020 0

The Seimas closed its spring session, which had started on 10 March 2020. This year, the session was held under extraordinary conditions because of the coronavirus. The number of plenaries exceeded the planned figure and […]

MP Kasčiūnas: ‘We must strive for the status of the main US ally in the region’

July 10, 2020 0

Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Deputy Chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, addressed Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and National Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis, proposing to establish a strategic partnership with the United States in […]

Very Quiet Public attends 6 July Concert at Lithuanian Embassy

July 7, 2020 0

Due to the pandemic, a concert in Paris for the Lithuania Independence Restoration Day on 11 March 2020 was rescheduled to Lithuania’s National Day. On a beautiful summery day in June, vocalist Viktorija Gečytė, vibraphonist […]

Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics

Astravyets divides the brothers: Linkevičius does not see common ground, while Latvia presses ahead

July 3, 2020 0

When the Baltic and Polish Foreign Ministers met in Vilnius, they welcomed the success of the fight against the coronavirus. However, disagreements have arisen over their views toward the Astravyets nuclear power plant, Vilmantas Venckūnas […]

Astravyets on an electoral platter: why are the Conservatives so aggressive and the “Farmers” so silent?

July 3, 2020 0

The approaching Seimas elections and launch date of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant have linked these seemingly unrelated events. The opposition Conservatives are ever more fiercely critical of the ruling parties and the president for being unable […]

The Baltic Way Celebration in Paris Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithua

Baltic Private Equity and Venture Capital market is rapidly developing

July 3, 2020 0

The post-financial crisis period of 2010-2019 proved that the Baltic economies are able to cope and recover from large economic downturns successfully. During this period, the Baltics have seen growth in private capital manager’s activity, […]