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Labour party will not ask Seimas speaker Loreta Graužinienė to step down despite widespread disapprovalLabour party will not ask Seimas speaker Loreta Graužinienė to step down despite widespread disapproval
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Labour party will not ask Seimas speaker Loreta Graužinienė to step down despite widespread disapproval

With less than a year left until the Seimas (parliament) elections, the Labour Party is not planning to ask Loreta…

9 years ago
Labour founder Uspaskich to leave partyLabour founder Uspaskich to leave party
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Labour founder Uspaskich to leave party

Viktor Uspaskich, a Lithuanian member of the European Parliament and the founder of the Labour Party, has announced he is…

9 years ago
Seimas speaker under criticism of former party leaderSeimas speaker under criticism of former party leader
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Seimas speaker under criticism of former party leader

MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder and de facto leader of Lithuania's Labour Party, has criticized fellow party member Loreta Graužinienė,…

9 years ago
Lithuanian prosecutor wants Labour Party’s founder in prison for 6 yearsLithuanian prosecutor wants Labour Party’s founder in prison for 6 years
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Lithuanian prosecutor wants Labour Party’s founder in prison for 6 years

Prosecutor Saulius Verseckas of the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office said at the Court of Appeals on Thursday that the Labour…

10 years ago
Lithuanian politician’s defence in bookkeeping fraud case: I don’t know how to keep booksLithuanian politician’s defence in bookkeeping fraud case: I don’t know how to keep books
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Lithuanian politician’s defence in bookkeeping fraud case: I don’t know how to keep books

Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the Labour Party who is accused of bookkeeping fraud, told a court on…

10 years ago
EP strips Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunityEP strips Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunity
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EP strips Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunity

The European Parliament on Tuesday stripped Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich of his legal immunity so he can stand trial for…

10 years ago
EP committee suggests stripping Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunityEP committee suggests stripping Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunity
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EP committee suggests stripping Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunity

The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday proposed stripping Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich of his legal immunity so he…

10 years ago
Lithuania’s Labour Party preparing for leadership vote as its founder likely to lose legal immunityLithuania’s Labour Party preparing for leadership vote as its founder likely to lose legal immunity
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Lithuania’s Labour Party preparing for leadership vote as its founder likely to lose legal immunity

The European Parliament's (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs will vote again on Wednesday to remove legal immunity of MEP Viktor…

10 years ago
MEP says Uspaskich should trust decisions of Lithuanian courtsMEP says Uspaskich should trust decisions of Lithuanian courts
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MEP says Uspaskich should trust decisions of Lithuanian courts

After the European Parliament has revoked legal immunity of founder of the Labour Party Viktor Uspaskich, another Member of the…

10 years ago
EP lifts legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP UspaskichEP lifts legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich
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EP lifts legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich

The European Parliament on Wednesday striped Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, founder of the Labour Party, of his legal immunity. [...]

10 years ago
EP committee suggests revoking MEP Uspaskich’s immunityEP committee suggests revoking MEP Uspaskich’s immunity
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EP committee suggests revoking MEP Uspaskich’s immunity

The European Parliament's (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs on Tuesday advised that the EP should lift the legal immunity of…

10 years ago
Pinskus withdraws from multiple positions held in Labour partyPinskus withdraws from multiple positions held in Labour party
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Pinskus withdraws from multiple positions held in Labour party

The Labour Party's mayoral candidate in recent elections in Vilnius, Jonas Pinskus, announced on Monday about his withdrawal from multiple…

10 years ago
EP panel discusses Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich’s immunityEP panel discusses Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich’s immunity
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EP panel discusses Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich’s immunity

The European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs on Tuesday discussed the request from Lithuanian prosecutors to lift the legal immunity…

10 years ago
Lithuanian PM to have serious conversation with Labour PartyLithuanian PM to have serious conversation with Labour Party
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Lithuanian PM to have serious conversation with Labour Party

2015 should be a quieter year in Lithuania's political life, although the Government can never expect an uncomplicated year, says…

10 years ago
Lithuanian PM criticises attempts to rehabilitate convicted politician Viktor UspaskichLithuanian PM criticises attempts to rehabilitate convicted politician Viktor Uspaskich
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Lithuanian PM criticises attempts to rehabilitate convicted politician Viktor Uspaskich

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has criticised the intentions of the Seimas Committee on Human Rights to consider an address by…

10 years ago
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EP gets second request to strip Lithuanian MEP of legal immunity

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said during Wednesday's plenary session in Brussels that the Parliament had received another request from…

10 years ago
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EP starts discussing call to lift Lithuanian MEP’s immunity

The European Parliament is opening discussions on the request of Lithuanian prosecutors to revoke the legal immunity of MEP Viktor…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich in trouble over assistant

Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, former leader of the Labour Party and member of ALDE/ADLE Group in the European Parliament, might…

10 years ago
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EP to consider lifting Lithuanian MEP’s immunity

President of the European Parliament (EP) Martin Schulz informed before Monday's plenary session in Strasbourg that the EP has received…

11 years ago
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Lithuania turns to European Parliament to strip MEP Uspaskich of legal immunity – again

Lithuania's acting Prosecutor General Darius Raulušaitis on Monday turned to European Parliament President Martin Schulz with a request to take…

11 years ago