Economy
Former banker to head Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority
Antanas Ivanauskas is to become the director general of the State Enterprise Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority from 18 August. […]
Social Democratic Party
Politics
Social democrats ask government watchdogs to investigate previous conservative-led cabinet
The parliamentary of group of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has turned to the National Audit Office, asking to review the alleged harm inflicted by the previous conservative Government when liquidating the state-owned company Gamtinių Dujų Terminalas (Natural Gas Terminal). […]
Politics
Lithuania’s government parties losing popularity
Two Lithuanian ruling parties – the Social Democratic Party and the Order and Justice party – lost some of their supporters over the past few months, while the Labour Party climbed up the popularity ladder, shows a poll published in the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Politics
MP Šalaševičiūtė proposed as Lithuanian minister of healthcare
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party will propose MP Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė as minister of healthcare. […]
European Union
Kirkilas: Lithuania’s Social Democrats not happy with European Parliament elections results
TLT/DELFI spoke to Gedinimas Kirkilas, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas who also chairs the Seimas Committee on European Affairs, about surprises that came out of the elections to the European Parliament. […]
Politics
Social Democrats remain Lithuania’s most popular party
The ruling Social Democratic Party remains the most popular political organization in Lithuania, despite of the slight decrease in their ratings, shows a poll published on DELFI news portal on Monday. […]
Politics
Andriukaitis to remain Lithuania’s health minister for coming weeks
Health Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of the Social Democratic Party will remain in his post for now, until the party’s committees and presidium agree on a new candidate to head the Health Ministry. Andriukaitis was recently hand-picked as Lithuanian delegate to the European Commission. […]
European Union
Lithuanian parliament backs Health Minister Andriukaitis for European Commission
The Seimas of Lithuania has backed the nomination of Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, of the Social Democratic Party, for European commissioner representing Lithuania. Eighty-two lawmakers on Thursday voted in favour of the motion, 10 were against and 16 abstained. […]
European Union
Andriukaitis says he can work in 5-6 areas in European Commission
Social Democrat Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, proposed for European commissioner representing Lithuania, says he could serve not only as health commissioner but could also work in another five areas. […]
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Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Are political posts just ill-gotten gains?
When we want to talk about relations between our state institutions, we always bear in mind that there are two dimensions to these relations. Dimension one is the rules for these relations which are written in the Constitution. Dimension two is the political practice and experience that have come about in the last ten years of our restored state, writes Vytautas Dumbliauskas for LRT.lt. […]