Politics
Conservative MP Adomėnas questioned as witness in MG Baltic probe
Lithuania’s conservative MP Mantas Adomėnas was on Friday questioned as witness in the MG Baltic concern political corruption investigation. […]
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Politics
Prosecutors asks Seimas to strip 2 MPs of legal immunity
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office has asked the Seimas to lift the legal immunity of two lawmakers — Mantas Adomėnas of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and Naglis Puteikis, a member of the Peasant and Green Union’s political group in the parliament — in separate defamation cases. […]
Foreign affairs
Conservative MP slams Seimas speaker for meeting Russian envoy ahead of Jan 13
Lithuania’s Conservative MP Mantas Adomėnas has criticized Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis‘ decision to meet with Russian Ambassador Alexander Udaltsov shortly before the Day of Freedom Defenders, which is marked on January 13. […]
CORPORATE
Atmosphere heating up in the TS-LKD – chairman campaign begins
In February it will become clear what the fate of current Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis will be; the party will vote for a new chairman. His main opponent is […]
Politics
At least 2 to challenge Landsbergis in Conservatives leadership election
With less than a week to go before a deadline, 12 candidates have been proposed for the post of chairman of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and three of them, including the current leader of the country’s largest opposition party, say that are determined to fight to the finish. […]
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ELECTIONS. The final battle for single-mandate districts – highlights
With less than two weeks remaining to the second round of Seimas elections, a number of candidates will be fighting for their survival in the political arena. It will be up to voters whether we will see Algirdas Paleckis, Naglis Puteikis, Artūras Zuokas, Aušra Maldeikienė, Virginija Bailtraitienė and others in the new Seimas. […]
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ELECTIONS. Stumbling blocks to Conservatives and “Peasants” cooperation
During their elections campaigns both the Conservatives (TS-LKD) and the “Peasants” (LVŽS) stressed the need for education and social reform. How the reform should be done, however, particularly education, is where their opinions split. For […]
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ELECTIONS: less funds for traditional ads, more walking from “door to door”
The Seimas elections are already this Sunday, but many observers have criticised that the current elections are as bleak as ever. Why are the upcoming elections so much less impactful than the previous ones? The […]
CORPORATE
ELECTIONS. Major parties probing “Peasants” regarding coalition opportunities
While the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) is not expected to receive the most votes in the upcoming Seimas election, it is seen as a likely partner in whatever coalition government will arise following […]
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Lithuanians hold action outside Russian embassy to mark 2008 attack on Georgia
Several dozen people gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius on Monday to commemorate and condemn Russia’s actions in Georgia during the short military conflict in August 2008.
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian protests and calls for sanctions after Russia imprisons Ukrainian pilot
About 50 people gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius at noon on Wednesday, calling for the release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who is continuing her hunger strike in protest of the court’s proceedings. […]
Politics
Calls to grant head of state status for Vytautas Landsbergis
A draft declaration has been registered in the Lithuanian Seimas, calling for the status of a head of state to be granted to Vytautas Landsbergis, the country’s first post-Soviet leader and former president of the Supreme Council-Reconstitutent Seimas. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s conservatives to elect new chairperson
On 17-19 April, members of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) will be electing a new chairperson of the party. The conservatives will cast secret ballots in direct vote in the party’s branches all across Lithuania. […]
Politics
Former PM Kubilius will not seek re-election as conservative party leader
Andrius Kubilius, former Lithuanian prime minister and current leader of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats announced on Monday he would not be seeking re-election as his party’s leader. […]
Society
Hundreds honour Mariupol attack victims in Vilnius
Several hundred people paid tribute to the victims of the recent attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol outside the Lithuanian parliament on Monday night. […]
Opinion
Opinion: What Lithuanians do and don’t know about Russia and Ukraine
The criticism levied at the Lithuanian media by EU Ambassador to Moscow Mr. Vygaudas Ušackas, who said that reporting on Russia in Lithuania is rather one-sided, caused a considerable response. […]
Politics
Conservatives’ presidium proposes 6 candidates for Vilnius mayor
Presidium of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) has submitted six candidates for Vilnius mayor to the Vilnius gathering. […]
Politics
Lithuanian education minister under fire after reports of children taken to Russian paramilitary camps
Lithuanian parliamentary opposition leader Andrius Kubilius demanded on Thursday that Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis be summoned to respond to reports that senior schoolchildren from Russian-language schools are allegedly taken to paramilitary camps in Russia. […]
Politics
Former finance minister Šimonytė turns down offer to run for Vilnius mayor
Former Lithuanian Minister of Finance and now deputy chair of the central Bank of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė has decided against running for Vilnius mayor. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Information war – no need for mobilization yet
The heralds of information wars are disconcerted, identify ever more battlefields, call on proper mobilisation. The latest example is the response of Aleksandras Matonis to a report aired on the Russian TV, in which members of the expedition Mission Russia have been referred to as tourists following the traces of the WW II victims and reportedly hoping that in the future joint Russian-Lithuanian groups would be travelling Europe to pay homage to the fallen Soviet soldiers. The leader of the expedition said such hope was actually expressed by the Russian journalist. […]