Politics
Municipal council compositions: dominance in some cities
On Monday, the composition of municipal councils is beginning to emerge. […]
Special Investigation Service
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Kęstutis Girnius. The judge community also bears a responsibility
The graft case involving eight judges is the greatest blow to Lithuanian judges and courts since independence was recovered. It is correctly emphasised that we should not rush to conclusions and that currently the suspects only stand accused and their guilt has not been proven. […]
Politics
Social Democrats appeal to STT over business financial support for “Farmer” candidate
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has appealed to the Special Investigation Service (STT) with a request to evaluate whether financial support from Klaipėda business to Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) candidate to Klaipėda mayor, Arvydas Vaitkus is not a case of open political corruption, a statement sent to lrt.lrt reads. […]
Society
Former Lithuanian post heads potentially wasted 3.7 million euro, STT initiates investigation
The Special Investigation Service (STT) has initiated a pre-trial investigation on suspect large-scale property damage and potentially criminal acts of the company’s former heads, a Ministry of Transport and Communications press release states according to lrt.lt. […]
Politics
Ministry of Transport and STT will audit the Ministry of Education and Science and subordinate institutions
In order to resolve the country’s problems with teachers’ wage payments and to find resources for this, audit is to be initiated in the Ministry of Education and Science, as well as 17 of its subordinate regulatory institutions. The audit was initiated by Minister of Transport and Communications Rokas Masiulis, who is the interim minister of education and science, a press release states according to lrt.lt. […]
Politics
Seimas approves 2019 budget
Members of Seimas approved the 2019 state budget and municipal budget financial metric project on Tuesday with 84 MPs voting in favour, 41 against and 5 abstaining. […]
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Bakas: some of the members of Širinskienė‘s commission should be investigated themselves
Seimas National Security and Defence Committee chairman, “Farmer” group member Vytautas Bakas did not support the special commission on LRT activities conclusions in Seimas and the conclusions were not approved. Recently, V. Bakas has increasingly […]
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Indrė Makaraitytė. Covered by a noble mission – the majority’s lies and desire to control
Former companion of Ramūnas Karbauskis, from whom the head of the “Farmers” bought Ūkininko Patarėjas shares, Vytenis Neverdauskas says that one of the core facets of “Farmer” plans to take power was the LRT, Indrė […]
Society
Lithuania posts modest results in combatting foreign bribery, but is on right track
Lithuania has, so far, achieved modest results in combating bribery in international business transactions, but the country has taken significant steps to improve these efforts, Transparency International said in a report published on Wednesday. […]
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R. Karbauskis specifies the most important tasks of the autumn session
Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) Seimas group prefect Ramūnas Karbauskis says that after summer work with ministers, Seimas committee chairmen and coalition partners, the Seimas autumn session priorities that the LVŽS will initiate are […]
Society
Poll ranks security chief Jauniškis as Lithuania’s most influential civil servant
Lithuania’s elite sees Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department (VSD), as being the most influential among the country’s civil servants and lawyers, Delfi.lt reported on Monday. […]
Politics
Security panel chair expects Seimas to hold hearings on energy in fall
Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK), expects the Seimas to hold hearings in the fall on whether the country’s key energy projects are in line with its national security interests. […]
Society
STT detains examiners assessing foreigners’ knowledge of Lithuania in corruption case
Officers from Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) on Tuesday detained in Vilnius District three members of a special commission assessing foreigners’ knowledge of the Lithuanian language and Constitution and six private persons in a suspected corruption case. […]
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Misappropriation and abuse, which surprised Masiulis: they did not even try to hide it
Minister of Transport and Communications Rokas Masiulis says that the recently surfacing corruption in the sector he curates are a natural matter. “There are areas that were touched and those that weren’t. The transport and […]
Politics
Urbanavičius takes office as head of Lithuanian Center of Registers
Saulius Urbanavičius, a former head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, has been appointed as director of the Center of Registers. […]
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Saving private Skardžius – is the commission ruling aimed at safeguarding the coalition?
It is very important to the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union to maintain the coalition and were the “Farmers” to not back Artūras Skardžius, their coalition partners could withdraw completely, opposition MPs Eugenijus Gentvilas and […]
Politics
Court suspends Panevėžys mayor for 3 months amid corruption suspicions (Updated)
A court on Thursday suspended Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas, the mayor of the northern Lithuanian town of Panevėžys, from office for three months amid corruption suspicions, a spokeswoman for the Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed to BNS. […]
Politics
Suspicions brought against Panevėžys mayor, 4 other persons in corruption case
The mayor of the northern Lithuanian town of Panevėžys, Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas, was on Tuesday detained by the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service, alongside his advisor Gintarė Maskoliūnienė and three business representatives. […]
Politics
Panevėžys mayor detained in corruption probe
The mayor of the northern Lithuanian town of Panevėžys was on Tuesday detained by the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT). […]
Politics
Lithuania’s anti-corruption agents searching Panevėžys local authority’s offices
The Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) officials on Tuesday are searching the offices of the Panevėžys local authority as part of an investigation involving the town’s mayor, Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas. […]