Politics
What to observe in Lithuanian politics in 2017
BNS Lithuania news agency lists the most important 2017 projected events on the political and public arena in Lithuania. […]
Peasant and Greens Union
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Seimas speaker suggests skipping “minor things” in ties with Poland
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis on Monday dismissed the problems of the Polish national minority as something minor, urging the two countries to skip them and “do the most important work, major work.” […]
Politics
PM sees parlt elections as major 2016 event in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis sees the October parliamentary elections, which changed the country’s political map, as the most important 2016 event in the country, noting that the terrorist attacks in Europe were the most important worldwide. […]
Defence
Minister of Defence on his plans for national defence infrastructure
Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, he himself was surprised by the proposal to become Minister of National Defence. He is inheriting a ministry with both an impressively rising budget and at the same time – the taint of corruption, but the former diplomat tells Delfi TV that in the end he decided to operate on the idea of “If need be, then so be it”. […]
Defence
Seimas speaker backs idea of military training at schools
Seimas Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis supports the re-introduction of military training at schools, an idea raised by Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU). […]
Politics
Karbauskis calls for regulating MPs vacations by law
Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), says that lawmakers’ vacations must be formally regulated by law and that this issue will be addressed while reviewing the Seimas Statute. […]
Politics
President backs initiative to move Seimas’ elections to spring
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė backs the Peasant and Green Union’s initiative to hold the next parliamentary elections half a year earlier. […]
CORPORATE
Exclusive interview with the President
In an exclusive interview to TV3, President Dalia Grybauskaitė revealed how the new ministers were appointed. The President also responded warmly about the new Seimas and cabinet and asked people to be understanding to the […]
Economy
Specialized liquor stores could open in Lithuania in 2018 – HealthMin
Specialized retail stores for alcoholic beverages could be opened in Lithuania in 2018, Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said. […]
Politics
MPs unimpressed by Peasants’ proposal to change election date
The ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union’s idea of changing the date of parliamentary elections and curtail the current parliament’s term by six months has caused major doubts among other parliamentarians. […]
Politics
Seimas get bid to lower MP number to 101, move elections to March
A Constitutional amendment has been registered at the Lithuanian parliament, suggesting to lower the number of parliamentarians from the current 141 to 101 and move parliamentary elections from October to March. […]
CORPORATE
Skvernelites against Karbauskites – who will prevail?
Though the leaders of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) have kept repeating that they will work with the ministerial cabinet as one, but the first steps of the new government have been accompanied […]
CORPORATE
New and future parties leaders: Who will rise from the ashes and whose end is nearing?
The Seimas elections knocked out all three political powers previously in the majority – the Labour Party, Order and Justice and the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP). The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Social Democrats (TS-LKD) […]
Defence
Karbauskis suggests preparing defence reserve in schools
A general reserve of national defence should be prepared in Lithuania’s education institutions, namely, schools and universities, says the ruling Peasant and Green Union’s leader Ramūnas Karbauskis who heads the parliamentary Culture Committee. […]
CORPORATE
Dargužaitė speaks about planned changes – dissent is expected
The new cabinet chancellor Milda Dargužaitė says she has come to reform state governance and is aware that she can expect much resistance. During a Tuesday Delfi conference on December 20, M. Dargužaitė spoke about reducing staff numbers and raising wages in the state sector without requiring extra funding. […]
Economy
Politics
Peasants aim to move Seimas elections to Spring
The current legislative term in Lithuania will be half a year shorter than usual as the next parliamentary elections are likely to be held in the spring of 2020, the chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) said on Tuesday. […]
CORPORATE
Why is Lithuania losing the hybrid war with Russia?
International relations experts keep repeating that Russia is already in a hybrid war with the West. At Kremlin‘s command, Russian special services tampered with US presidential elections, are attempting to do the same with the […]
Economy
Seimas likely to extend reduced VAT until next June
The reduced 9-percent VAT rate on district heating will remain in place until next June, the chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) said on Monday, admitting that municipalities have forced them to drop, at least for now, the idea of raising the rate to the standard 21 percent. […]
Politics
Karbauskis to propose upholding veto of Civil Code amendments
Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), says that he will propose that the party’s political group at the parliament should support the president’s veto of amendments to the Civil Code on insulting public figures. […]