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Kęstutis Girnius. The changed Lithuanian political landscape

Politics does not stand in place, change is a near constant even if the changes are often insignificant. New political…

6 years ago
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Parties lining up their dream presidents

The largest political powers in the country – the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) and the Homeland Union – Lithuanian…

6 years ago
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A spider’s web none dared touch for a decade: how MG Baltic aimed to conquer the country

A copy of the State Security Department (VSD) report to the National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK) Delfi has obtained…

6 years ago
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SocDems to propose candidate for president, Paluckas not to run for EP

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party will propose a candidate for the 2019 presidential elections, the party's council decided at its…

7 years ago
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SocDem Seimas group includes both party members, disobedient MPs

The political group of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party for now includes both members of the party and those who…

7 years ago
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R. Karbauskis boasts of “Farmer” leftist leanings, A. Butkevičius says they lack knowledge

"Farmer" leader Ramūnas Karbauskis, facing criticism from coalition partners for a lack of leftist policy, stresses that Saulius Skvernelis government's…

7 years ago
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V. Laučius: talks that a generation shift is ongoing in the Social Democrat Party are rather odd

Antagonising the older generation which should be on its way out and the younger that is just up and coming…

7 years ago
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R. Budbergytė finds the coalition lacking in cooperation

The Wednesday coalition council meeting did not shed more light on the future of the coalition's work together, but the…

7 years ago
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“Peasant” relations with the President – three scenarios

The departing government of Algirdas Butkevičius has poor relations with President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The head of state did not miss…

8 years ago
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Finmin calls on new Govt not to make draft 2017 budget worse

After the European Commission has asked for clarification from Lithuania over its draft 2017 budget, Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė says…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. SocDems after losing – three alternatives for their future

The biggest loser in this Seimas election has been the Labour Party, having failed to pass the 5% vote barrier.…

8 years ago
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Draft 2017 budget introduced to the Seimas

The Lithuanian finance minister on Tuesday introduced to the parliament a draft 2017 budget that she says focuses on scaling…

8 years ago
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Experts and colleagues: Kaljulaid will be a bold president of Estonia

Estonia's President-elect Kersti Kaljulaid will be a bold head of state, Lithuanian experts and her former colleagues said. [...]

8 years ago
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2017 budget planned with deficit of 0.6% of GDP

Lithuania's budget for 2017 is being planned with a small deficit that the European Commission is expected to approve if…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Meet the 15 new faces of Seimas

Following the October Seimas elections, many current members will have to relinquish their seats to newcomers. The Alfa.lt portal looks…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Kubilius and Budbergytė debate on taxation

Both the coalition government and the opposition parties agree that too little tax revenue is collected in Lithuania and also…

8 years ago
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Black market is the reason behind price rises – finance minister

The black market is the reason for skyrocketing consumer prices in Lithuania, according to the country's Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė.“The…

8 years ago
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Balanced budget unlikely because of social spending – Seimas speaker

Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė doubts the promises made by Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė that Lithuania will have a balanced budget…

8 years ago
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Salary increases to require €120m from Lithuanian budget

Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė has met with the Labour Party parliamentary group to discuss possibilities to increase public sector salaries…

8 years ago
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No new taxes in Lithuania, but ‘state finance must ensure sustainable economic growth’

Lithuania's finance minister says there should not be any major changes in taxation after October's general elections, but adds that…

8 years ago