Politics
Sinkevičius selected as “Farmer” candidate to Vilnius mayor
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) Vilnius branch decided on Thursday evening that their candidate to Vilnius mayor would be Virginijus Sinkevičius. […]
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“Farmers” bring out their secret weapon in the Vilnius mayor elections
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) deputy chairman, Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius confirmed to lrt.lt that part of the LVŽS Vilnius city branch has offered him to run for Vilnius mayor in next year’s municipal elections. V. Sinkevičius has not yet revealed whether he would like to participate in the elections, however he assures that the office of minister of finance would not preclude him from being a candidate, lrt.lt writes. […]
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Party clashes: what will frighten the ratings leaders?
The Social Democrats and Order and Justice are the parties, which could draw the closest to the leading Conservatives and “Farmers”, political scientists tell lrt.lt. […]
Politics
Aušrinė Armonaitė announces the formation of a new party
“I wish to announce a piece of important and good news. After I left the party several weeks ago, I did not expect that so many liberally thinking people would write to me that they wish to meet, contribute to the formation and activities of a new liberal political power. Thus, it is clear – there will be a liberal political party!” Aušrinė Armonaitė wrote on her Facebook profile on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
Street named after late Polish President Kaczynski unveiled in Vilnius
A sign marking a Vilnius street named after late Polish President Lech Kaczynski has been unveiled on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Sign marking Vilnius street named after late Polish president to be unveiled
A sign marking Vilnius’ street named after the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski will be unveiled in a ceremony on Thursday. […]
Politics
Armonaitė, Šimašius leave Lithuania’s Liberal Movement
Lithuania’s liberal MP Aušrinė Armonaitė and Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius on Friday announced their decision to leave the Liberal Movement. […]
Politics
Armonaitė steps down as Lithuanian Liberal Movement’s vice-chairwoman
MP Aušrinė Armonaitė is stepping down as the Lithuanian Liberal Movement‘s vice-chairwoman and will not run as the party’s candidate in next year’s European Parliament election. […]
Politics
Liberal Movement’s chairman calls on Šimašius to resign as party’s vicechairman
Eugenijus Gentvilas, chairman of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement, has called on Remigijus Šimašius to step down as vice-chairman of the party after the mayor of Vilnius announced his decision to run for re-election as a public election committee’s candidate, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reported on Tuesday. […]
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Changes in the presidential candidate ratings – one of the top three drops down
The first clearer changes in the list of potential presidents have occurred with potential candidates starting to declare their intentions. Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis has dropped out of the top three. According to a poll […]
Politics
Vilnius mayor pledges wage “floor” for teachers, revive station area
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius, seeking re-election for a second term, has pledged to introduce a so-called wage “floor” for teachers and revive the central bus and railways station and Naujininkai areas of the Lithuanian capital. […]
Politics
Vilnius Mayor Šimašius to run for re-election as public committee’s candidate
Members of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement‘s Vilnius branch have decided to nominated Remigijus Šimašius, the capital’s current mayor, as their candidate in next year’s mayoral election, giving him the mandate to form a public election committee. […]
Economy
Remigijus Šimašius on #TOWER: the ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan
On Thursday, mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius visited one of the highest residential buildings in Lithuania #Tower to congratulate the project developers on opening the building. During the visit, the mayor had a chance to look at the architecture and premises of the new skyscraper and he was among the first ones to test and evaluate the innovations installed in the building, a press release from Vilnius city municipality states. […]
Society
New, digital, life given to Vilnius’ image of Divine Mercy as Pope’s visit to Lithuanian capital nears
3D model will give access to one of Catholicism’s most important paintings to millions around the world, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
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Jewish community and intellectuals remain unheeded: Vilnius mayor dares not make a decision
In a few days, the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the Vilnius ghetto will be marked. How should Lithuania act toward monuments to nazi collaborators, who fought for Lithuanian freedom? Lithuania has recently appeared […]
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Liberal Movement – dispersal mood? Even R. Šimašius holds doubts
The members of the Liberal Movement, which is suspect in a political corruption trial, are at a crossroads: to participate in the nearing municipal elections with the party or establish electoral committees. Not only the […]
Freetime
Vilnius goes mobile for International Programmer’s Day
As the world celebrates International Programmer’s Day, Lithuania’s capital city has hit upon a distinctly 21st Century way to commemorate the day – by introducing a dedicated phone lane for pedestrians who just can’t put their smartphones down, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
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Municipal elections: some mayors could win in the first round
Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis is currently uncontested and could be reelected as Kaunas city mayor in the first round. Meanwhile, the current situation for the Vilnius and Klaipėda mayors could be made more difficult by […]
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Plans leak on how the Conservatives could defeat the “Farmers”: what is to be done in public and what in secret
The Conservatives have been offered to use Antanas Guoga as a black horse in the elections, establish links to Naglis Puteikis and Kristupas Krivickas‘ party and non-publically back Remigijus Šimašius and Aušrinė Armonaitė. Such measures […]
Society
Lithuanians flood their country with hundreds of rainbow flags as police investigate homophobic arson attacks
In response to a series of seemingly homophobic arson attacks in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Lithuanian LGBT community are importing hundreds of rainbow flags and distributing them for free around the country. Participants in the campaign are defiantly displaying the flags on balconies and in windows, sharing photos with the hashtag #LGBTdraugiškaLietuva (LGBT friendly Lithuania). […]