Saulius Skvernelis, Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Conservatives call coalition ‘dysfunctional’, say open to talks on cooperation

Lithuania’s current government coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is not functioning properly, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats said on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis can expect the opposition’s support to pass key reforms through the parliament. […]

Viktoras Pranskietis, Saulius Skvernelis ir Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Farmers see decline in ratings but remains most popular party

The confidence of Lithuania’s residents in the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has been declining for a few consecutive months, however, the party remains at the top of the popularity list, shows the latest Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]

Mindaugas Bastys
Politics

Farmers and SocDems initiate impeachment for Bastys

The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Social Democratic Party are initiating impeachment against Social Democratic MP Mindaugas Bastys. After Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis learned about the initiative on Tuesday, an impeachment procedure was launched. […]

Seimas main hall
Politics

Key tasks for Seimas’ spring session

Lithuania’s new parliament, which was sworn in last November, is commencing in its spring session on Friday. BNS Lithuania is providing an overview of the most important bills included into the agenda. […]

The last day of winter
Politics

Government approves state forest management reform

In a move that is yet to be approved by the parliament, the Lithuanian government on Tuesday decided to streamline the management of state forests by merging the country’s 42 forestry enterprises into a single state enterprise named Lietuvos Valstybiniai Miškai (Lithuanian State Forests, or LVM). […]