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Lithuanian Social Democrats want ministerial secretaries reinstated

The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has suggested cutting the number of vice-ministers to one per ministry and reinstating the…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s Labour Party has ten nominations for deputy ministers

According to Lithuania's Parliament Speaker, chair of the Labour Party Loreta Graužinienė, the Labour Party has over 10 candidates to…

10 years ago
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All three Communication Ministry deputies reappointed

Saulius Girdauskas, Vladislovas Kondratovičius and Arijandas Šliupas - all the three Deputy Ministers of Transport and Communications - have been…

10 years ago
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Prime minister resists pressure to reappoint controversial deputy minister

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he will not give in to the pressure of MEP Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader…

10 years ago
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Black-listed deputy ministers will not return to offices

The ministerial teams will most likely not include Deputy Minister of the Interior Algimantas Juocevičius, Deputy Minister of Environment Almantas…

10 years ago
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Deputy heads at Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Welfare reappointed

As the government has been reappointed following President Dalia Grybauskaitė's inauguration for the second term, deputy head at the Ministry…

10 years ago
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Prime Minister Butkevičius assures that controversial energy vice-minister will not be in new government

Renata Cytacka, delegated by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, who resigned as deputy energy minister under pressure from…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s energy minister accepts resignation of controversial deputy

Lithuania’s Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič has signed an order accepting the resignation of his deputy and fellow party member Renata…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s Polish party supports its deputy minister under pressure to resign

Rita Tamašunienė, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) parliamentary group, says the party supports Deputy Minister…

10 years ago
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President’s adviser: Cabinet might be approved without several ministers

A new government in Lithuania might be approved without several ministers if they fail to form transparent teams, says Rasa…

10 years ago
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President Grybauskaitė outlines her second term agenda: fighting poverty, propaganda and incompetence in law enforcement

As her second term begins, President Dalia Grybauskaitė held a press conference on Monday, in which she indicated six key…

10 years ago
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Deputy energy minister refuses to hand in resignation

Lithuanian Deputy Energy Minister Renata Cytacka, a member of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, is the only vice-minister…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian deputy ministers continue handing in resignation letters

With most deputy ministers in the Lithuanian government having resigned on Thursday, the process continued on Friday. [...]

10 years ago
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Sysas: Grybauskaitė overstepped her bounds on “blacklist” issue

Deputy Seimas Speaker Algirdas Sysas thinks that President Dalia Grybauskaitė has overstepped her bounds by dictating her own conditions to…

10 years ago
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Remaining “blacklist” vice-ministers step down

All suspect vice-ministers are stepping down in Lithuania, government officials said Tuesday. [...]

10 years ago