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  • Foreign affairs

Vytautas Sinica. The dead-end of a “values-based” foreign policy

The news that Lithuania would continue to receive Belarussian exports of potassium fertiliser, after actively campaigning for sanctions against the…

3 years ago
  • Defence

At least 11 MPs hit by massive spam attack

At least 11 Lithuanian lawmakers received 50,0000 spam emails in a massive spam attack on Thursday, the National Cyber Security…

6 years ago
  • Defence

Group of Lithuanian lawmakers comes under spam attack

A group of Lithuanian lawmakers came under a spam attack on the night to Thursday, the parliament's IT specialists say.…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

TS-LKD members are confused: what game is a potential presidential candidate of theirs playing?

More than half a million letters sent out by conservative Vygaudas Ušackas to the Lithuanian people, asking whether it is…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Adomėnas leaves Homeland Union’s group in Lithuanian parliament

MP Mantas Adomėnas has left the political group of the opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats in the Seimas following his…

6 years ago
  • Politics

TS-LKD sacks member for business ties

Lawmaker Mantas Adomėnas has been expelled from the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) for his ties…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

MG Baltic case. How at the group’s behest, a conservative strove to harm Landsbergis and why Steponavičius lowered himself

MG Baltic group VP Raimondas Kurlianskis boasted to a number of high state officials that he maintains close connections with…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Vilnius Mayor Šimašius among Lithuanians blacklisted by Russia

Vilniaus Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says that he is on Russia's blacklist of Lithuanians barred from entering the country. [...]

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

M. Bastys’ impeachment: leaving Seimas with many unanswered questions

The political intrigues in Seimas and the vote held on March 13 regarding MP Mindaugas Bastys, who severely breached the…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas discusses marking Year of Jews; community leader shrugs

As the Lithuanian parliament readies to discuss ways of marking the Year of Jews, Faina Kukliansky, the leader of the…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

After the European Court of Human Rights ruling – call for release of imprisoned former Prime Minister of Georgia Ivane Merabishvili

The Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) Gabrielius Landsbergis and members of the TS-LKD Andrius Kubilius (former Prime…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian parliament passes ‘Magnitsky act’ (Updated)

The Lithuanian parliament adopted on Thursday the so-called Magnitsky legislation banning entry to foreigners involved in large-scale corruption, money laundering…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Conservative MPs propose to name 2019 as year of Lithuanian Jews

Five parliamentarians of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats propose to designate 2019 as the year of Lithuanian Jews. [...]

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Presidential elections: a meat grinder predicted in the centre right

Potential non-partisan, independent presidential candidates are gradually surfacing in the centre right which can be relatively identified as being the…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili attends Vilnius protest of Georgia occupation

A protest action against occupation of Georgia's territories was held in a square in front of the Russian Embassy in…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Higher education reform at the finishing stretch – what will follow?

When asked whether the higher education reform will provide universities with the opportunity to negotiate mergers among themselves or whether…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Bold journalistic experiment with Russian TV propaganda channel left a bitter taste in mouth

The border is crossed by masked men in camouflage uniforms, the first wall of the border gives up without a…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

What black cat has passed between G. Landsbergis conservatives and the Liberals?

When the scandal emerged that through the Parliament members’, liberal Gintaras Steponavičius set up a fund and its associated companies…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Electoral system changes on the horizon – will the partisanship purge succeed?

The Seimas has once again brought up the idea to prohibit parties from politicising the Chief Electoral Commission’s (VRK) work.…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Prosecutor general to ask Seimas to strip MPs Gražulis, Adomėnas of immunity

Lithuanian Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis on Tuesday will formally ask the Seimas to strip two parliamentarians -- Petras Gražulis of…

8 years ago