Last week the Vilnius mayor failed to convince not only the opposition, but also the coalition partners to approve the status of long gymnasium for three ethnic minority schools. This will be attempted next week. […]
Yes, the holidays are still on, social media is still dominated by sand dunes, sunsets and pickles, but matters are being dealt with. Very serious matters. When the “Farmers” feel cornered because reforms are not […]
The Lithuanian Social Democrat Party is soon to be faced with turbulent times. If the party withdraws from the coalition government, Seimas Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis claims that a new group would form from politicians intending […]
Antagonising the older generation which should be on its way out and the younger that is just up and coming is discriminatory toward those of older age, LRT.lt chief editor Vladimiras Laučius told LRT Radio. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has given a skeptical view of the initiative registered at the parliament to establish the institute of Passport of Lithuanian, saying the problem should be solved by finally allowing dual citizenship. […]
Some members of the ruling political group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Social Democratic Party on Tuesday proposed establishing the institute of the Lithuanian passport as an alternative to emigrants who do not have Lithuanian citizenship. […]
When the former and current leaders of one of the major parties in the country communicate through public letters, journalists and public commentators experience good times. The same happened to the Homeland Union – Lithuanian […]
The situation in the Social Democrat Party is already heated and appears to continue gaining in temperature. On Friday three of its former chairmen – Algirdas Butkevičius, Gediminas Kirkilas and Česlovas Juršėnas published an open […]
Amid proposals from some branches of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party to withdraw from the ruling coalition, three former leaders – ex-PMs Algirdas Butkevičius and Gediminas Kirkilas, as well as former parliamentary speaker Česlovas Juršėnas – insist that the party should stay in the bloc. […]
The Wednesday coalition council meeting did not shed more light on the future of the coalition’s work together, but the “Farmers” received a slew of new proposals for the planned tax reform from the Social […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis disagrees with the proposal made by their coalition partners, the Social Democrats, to lower the value-added tax (VAT) tariff on food products, saying that the step would not lower prices. […]
Partners in Lithuania’s ruling coalition, the Social Democrats, suggest introducing a reduced value-added tax (VAT) on main food products and again proposed progressive taxes, says Andrius Palionis, elder of the party’s political group. […]
Lithuania’s ruling coalition is working in a stable and consistent manner, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis after a meeting of the coalition’s political council. […]
The restructuring of the Lithuanian public service to be initiated this fall could be just as challenging as the recent forestry reform, which triggered heated disputes and tensions, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party should remain in the ruling coalition to keep stability in the state, says the party’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, adding that the decision to turn to the party’s branches aimed at shirking responsibility. […]
Having left it to its branches to decide regarding participation in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats have opened up the way to broader party democracy, but the question arises whether the party can handle […]
Though there is still more than a year and a half to the presidential elections, parties are already deliberating, who of their membership could seek this highest government office. Social Democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas did […]
Seimas Social Democrat group prefect Andrius Palionis states he believes that the Social Democrats should not withdraw from the coalition. According to a survey done by him, this opinion is held by another 12 of […]
Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, suggested that Latvia would not support Lithuania in its efforts to stop the construction of the Astravyets nuclear power plant that represents a danger and a threat […]
Thirteen of the 19 members of the political group of the Social Democratic Party do not want to leave the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, says Andrius Palionis, the leader of the political group. […]
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