The original copy of Lithuania's Act of Independence of 1918, the signatories and Dr. Mažylis
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The most important events of 2017 in journalists’ eyes – Mažylis‘ discovery and Trump’s presidency

The most important events of 2017 for Lithuania were the discovery of the February 16 Act of Independence, new law enforcement suspicions in the corruption case and the arrival of NATO troops, Lithuanian journalists interviewed […]

Eugenijus Gentvilas
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Eugenijus Gentvilas. Answers to Raimundas Lopata

Raimundas Lopata raised several questions regarding my past in his article 2G: the Liberal dilemma. One of the questions is how I could not have known that E. Masiulis is preparing to take a bribe […]

Eligijus Masiulis ir Šarūnas Gustainis
Politics

Election task force sees EUR 45,000 as non-monetary donation to Liberals

The 45,336 euros in the costs of the training organized by an Institute of Applied Politics owned by Šarūnas Gustainis, former MP and former member of the Liberal Movement, for the party should be recognized as non-monetary contribution, says a task force established by the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission, saying that parties would otherwise get a green light to conceal some of their financing sources. […]

Gintaras Steponavičius
Politics

MP Steponavičius leaving Liberal Movement but keeps MP mandate

MP Gintaras Steponavičius is withdrawing from the Lithuanian Liberal Movement and its political group after suspicions of abuse of powers, however, will keep his MP mandate. […]

Raimundas Kurlianskis ir Gintaras Steponavičius
Politics

Liberal Movement’s activities were illegally financed – prosecutor general

MP Gintaras Steponavičius of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement met with MG Baltic Vice-president Raimondas Kurlianskis to discuss illegal financing for his party and voted in favor of legislation benefiting the business group’s interests, thus undermining the authority of the Seimas and disgracing the name of a lawmaker, the country’s prosecutor general said on Tuesday as he asked the parliament to strip the parliamentarian of his legal immunity over a possible abuse of powers. […]

Gintaras Steponavičius
Politics

Prosecutors: Money transferred to fund linked with Liberals

MG Baltic, one of the biggest business groups in Lithuania, transferred money to bank accounts of a fund and a public establishment linked with the Liberal Movement, not the party’s accounts, after the party’s former Vice-Chairman Gintaras Steponavičius met with MG Baltic representatives, the Prosecutor General’s Office has said. […]