Valdemar Tomaševski

Blinkevičiūtė most popular MEP with Lithuanian votersBlinkevičiūtė most popular MEP with Lithuanian voters
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Blinkevičiūtė most popular MEP with Lithuanian voters

Lithuanian Social Democrat MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė has been named the politician who best represents voters' interests in the European Parliament,…

10 years ago
Opinion: Lithuania’s Russian-speakers – what they’re for and what they’re againstOpinion: Lithuania’s Russian-speakers – what they’re for and what they’re against
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Opinion: Lithuania’s Russian-speakers – what they’re for and what they’re against

Do Lithuania’s ethnic Russian citizens make integration into the society a priority or do they do quite the opposite, using…

10 years ago
Lithuania’s Polish party leader to run for Vilnius mayorLithuania’s Polish party leader to run for Vilnius mayor
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Lithuania’s Polish party leader to run for Vilnius mayor

The Council of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania is nominating its leader Valdemar Tomaševski to run for the…

10 years ago
Lithuania’s Social Democrats lose popularity but retain lead in opinion pollsLithuania’s Social Democrats lose popularity but retain lead in opinion polls
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Lithuania’s Social Democrats lose popularity but retain lead in opinion polls

If general elections were held now, 18.8 percent of people would vote for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP). [...]

10 years ago
Lithuanian parliament speaker: Russia’s statements on ethnic minorities in Baltics signal dangerLithuanian parliament speaker: Russia’s statements on ethnic minorities in Baltics signal danger
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Lithuanian parliament speaker: Russia’s statements on ethnic minorities in Baltics signal danger

The Russian government's statements about the allegedly bad situation of Russian-speaking minorities in the Baltic states are alarming, says Lithuanian…

10 years ago
Opinion: Tomaševski’s path from Polish identity to Putin‘s “Russian World”Opinion: Tomaševski’s path from Polish identity to Putin‘s “Russian World”
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Opinion: Tomaševski’s path from Polish identity to Putin‘s “Russian World”

You cannot even imagine how painful it is for a real dzūkas [south-east Lithuanian] to see reports about people in…

11 years ago
Lithuanian parliament speaker makes clear National Minority Bill will not be passed in autumn sessionLithuanian parliament speaker makes clear National Minority Bill will not be passed in autumn session
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Lithuanian parliament speaker makes clear National Minority Bill will not be passed in autumn session

All ethnic minorities should agree on the National Minority Law, says Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė, making it clear that…

11 years ago
LLRA politicians to resign from government posts on 10 SeptemberLLRA politicians to resign from government posts on 10 September
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LLRA politicians to resign from government posts on 10 September

After the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) party has decided to withdraw from the ruling coalition, the party's…

11 years ago
LLRA considered dismissed energy minister for mayoral candidateLLRA considered dismissed energy minister for mayoral candidate
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LLRA considered dismissed energy minister for mayoral candidate

Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), says he has so far failed to…

11 years ago
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania party quits ruling coalitionElectoral Action of Poles in Lithuania party quits ruling coalition
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Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania party quits ruling coalition

After the meeting of the Coalition political council, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) Valdemar…

11 years ago
Why can Valdemar Tomaševski do as he likes?Why can Valdemar Tomaševski do as he likes?
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Why can Valdemar Tomaševski do as he likes?

It seems that it’s not only Algirdas Butkevičius’s patience that Valdemar Tomaševski has exhausted. [...]

11 years ago
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania party to be kicked out of governmentElectoral Action of Poles in Lithuania party to be kicked out of government
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Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania party to be kicked out of government

The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a Polish party that has been part of Lithuania's ruling coalition, will…

11 years ago
Lithuanian prime minister insists he will not reappoint sacked energy ministerLithuanian prime minister insists he will not reappoint sacked energy minister
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Lithuanian prime minister insists he will not reappoint sacked energy minister

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius insisted on Wednesday he would not re-appoint Jaroslav Neverovič, the recently sacked Minister of Energy,…

11 years ago
MEPs leave for Brussels: most intend to keep living in LithuaniaMEPs leave for Brussels: most intend to keep living in Lithuania
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MEPs leave for Brussels: most intend to keep living in Lithuania

Brussels is currently welcoming newly elected MEPs. The majority of Lithuanian MEPs interviewed by LRT.lt vowed to stay in Lithuania…

11 years ago