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  • Central/Eastern Europe

A. Kubilius: “would you like to have a power plant built by Lukashenko and Rosatom barely 30 km away from the European Parliament building?”

Last week, when the EP members expressed their concern regarding the started operation of the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant and…

4 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Elections in Zanavykai send good news to all of Lithuania

Conservative Irena Haase entered the second round of the repeat Seimas elections in Šakiai with 35 percent of the vote…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Move to probe influence on politics in 2008-2016 makes headway in Seimas

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for setting up a new commission to investigate unlawful influence on…

6 years ago
  • Politics

MPs to decide on new probe into influence on political processes

Lithuanian lawmakers are expected to decide on Tuesday whether or not to open a new parliamentary investigation into influence on…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

A. Kubilius’ response to R. Karbauskis: offering to uncover, why the “Farmers” backed the Conservatives

With the "Farmers" announcing their intent to initiate a new parliamentary investigation, former prime ministers Andrius Kubilius of the Conservatives…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Ruling party leader registers resolution on new parliamentary probe

The chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) registered on Thursday a draft Seimas resolution that calls…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Astravyets NPP stress testing: is it time for the government to consider iodine pills?

The Belarussian Nuclear Power Plant (Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant) stress testing result evaluation from European Union investigators announced this week…

6 years ago
  • Energy
  • European Union

EC calls on Belarus to assess Astravyets NPP’s seismic safety, improve accident management

The European Commission is expected to publish on Wednesday a stress test review of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, under…

6 years ago
  • Energy

Belarusian N-plant assessment shouldn’t be limited to stress tests – president’s aide

With the European Commission expected to publish on Tuesday its assessment of stress tests at Belarus' Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant…

6 years ago
  • Energy
  • European Union

EU to present its assessment of Astravyets NPP’ stress tests

The European Union is set to publish its stress test assessment for Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus…

6 years ago
  • Energy

Energy minister, new Ignalina NPP CEO to discuss N-plant’s decommissioning

Lithuania's Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas will pay a visit to Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant on Fruday and will discuss its…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Astravyets NPP’s safety info doesn’t match reality – Lithuanian formin

The published information on the safety of the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus does not match reality, Lithuanian Minister…

7 years ago
  • Energy
  • European Union

Brussels lowers EU co-financing for Lithuania’s N-plant closure

The European Commission wants Lithuania to increase its share of co-financing for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) decommissioning. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian president calls influence probe ‘political opinion’, waits for concrete proposals

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė describes a recently completed parliamentary investigation into interest groups' influence on political processes as "a political…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Nukem will not be able to vie for new orders – future CEO of Lithuania’s Ignalina N-plant

Audrius Kamienas who is currently acting managing director of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant but has just won the competition for…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas approves NSGK influence probe conclusions

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday approved the conclusions of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense's probe into…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Ruling party leader expects new parlt investigation commission to be set up

The leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) expects the Seimas to set up a new parliamentary…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Interference in Lithuania’s political processes was systemic, can’t be tolerated – Bakas

Interest groups' interference in Lithuania's political process was systematic and went on for years, which cannot be tolerated, the chairman…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Influence probe findings to be presented to Lithuanian parliament

Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament's Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK), will on Tuesday present the findings…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

L. Bielinis on NSGK investigation: we are witnessing just the start of a conflict

The Seimas National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK) parliamentary investigation and the accompanying "Farmer" and Conservative urgings to take up…

7 years ago