Public Procurement Office

Defence

Seimas speaker wants Public Procurement Office to inspect AFV purchase tender

September 16, 2015 ELTA 0

After former chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Valdas Tutkus expressed his doubts about the transparency of the armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) purchase tender, Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that he should have involved relevant institutions. The politician has also asked the Public Procurement Office (VPT) to evaluate the tender. The VPT says, however, that it will not look into the purchase as it falls under an exception envisaged for military contracts. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president delivers State of the Nation address: The world is not a peaceful place

June 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia‘s aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age population. Grybauskaitė also stressed the need to work more on addressing social issues, particularly in childcare institutions. […]

Ministry of Interior
Society

Lithuania’s Interior Ministry turns to prosecutors over suspicious public procurement contracts

March 13, 2015 ELTA 0

Lithuania’s Interior Ministry has turned to the Prosecutor General‘s Office over the ministry’s two public procurement contracts related to IT services. […]