CORPORATE
Ministry of Education and Science
Society
Politics
Ethics watchdog will not investigate London trip of minister’s husband
Lithuania’s ethics watchdog has decided not to investigate Education Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė who caused controversy by taking her husband on an official trip to London. […]
Politics
Ethics Commission to decide whether to open investigation into Education Minister’s trip
Lithuania’s Ethics Commission will decide whether to open an investigation into the controversy surrounding the Minister for Education and Science, Audronė Pitrėnienė, bringing her husband with her on an official trip to London. […]
CORPORATE
Controversy grows over minister taking spouse on official trip to London
There is growing controversy over Education Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė taking her spouse Aurelijus Pitrėnas on an official trip to the World Education Forum in London last week. […]
Politics
Economy
Almost 1,300 government positions face axe under new plan
The Lithuanian government announced on Monday that it would scrap 1,290 positions in government agencies from April of next year. […]
Economy
Lithuanian PM wants to ban alcohol sales in petrol stations
Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičius, says a ban to sell alcohol in petrol stations would help reduce alcohol consumption. […]
Society
Education Ministry proposes more classes in Lithuanian at ethnic minority schools
Lithuania’s Ministry of Education and Science has proposed some changes for curricula in ethnic minority schools. […]
Society
Culture
93 foreigners to come to Lithuania for language course
Ninety-three foreigners will attend Lithuanian-language courses at five Lithuanian universities during July and August. […]
Global LT
Commission of Lithuanian expatriates urges parliament to reject dual citizenship referendum
Last week, the Commission of the Seimas and the Lithuanian World Community held sittings and adopted a resolution urging the Seimas, parliament, not to approve a referendum on dual citizenship. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s new education minister sworn in
On Tuesday, the new Education and Science Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė was sworn in at the Seimas of Lithuania. […]
Society
Polish community stages protest in Vilnius over school reorganization
Representatives of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party representing Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, as well as of education establishments on Monday held a protest outside the office of the Government of Lithuania, demanding to preserve ethnic minority schools, currently undergoing reorganization. […]
Politics
Pitrėnienė appointed Lithuania’s minister of education
Audronė Pitrėnienė, chairwoman of the Seimas Committee on Education, Science and Culture, has been appointed education and science minister. […]
Politics
New nomination for Lithuania’s education minister post
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday met with Audronė Pitrėnienė, chairwoman of the Seimas Committee on Education, Science and Culture, who has been nominated for the post of education and science minister. […]
Politics
Education minister candidate rejects post
Edmundas Vaitekūnas, the chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK), who was delegated by the Labour Party to assume the post of the education and science minister, has refused to stand as a candidate, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius confirmed on Monday. The PM says that a new candidate has already been nominated. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM proposed new candidate for education minister
Lithuania’s Labour Party has submitted a new candidate to fill the vacant post of education minister. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he will reveal the candidate’s name once he receives a report on their reputation from the Special Investigation Service (STT). […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Labour Party chooses new candidate for education minister
The Labour Party has chosen a new candidate for the position of Lithuania’s education and science minister, but refuses to reveal the person’s name. […]