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Foreign affairs
Speaker of Lithuanian Seimas to give speech at Polish parliament
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, on Thursday is to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament speaker arrives in Warsaw
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, arrived in Warsaw on Wednesday to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament and to meet with its leaders. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker to celebrate centennial of statehood in Warsaw
A delegation of Lithuanian parliamentarians headed by Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is leaving for Warsaw on Wednesday to celebrate 100 years of Lithuania’s restored statehood. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker readying to visit Poland
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is going to Warsaw later this week to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament and meet with its leaders. […]
Politics
President, Kaunas mayor, PM Lithuania’s most popular politicians – poll
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis continue topping the list of Lithuania’s most popular politicians, shows a Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Politics
Election watchdog chief worked well – Seimas speaker
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) sees no reasons for the head of the Central Electoral Commission, Laura Matjošaitytė, to resign, adding she “is working properly.” […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker urges Latvia to launch sea border treaty ratification
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, on Monday urged Latvia to launch the ratification of its maritime border treaty with Lithuania. […]
Politics
MPs collect signatures for no-confidence vote in academic ethics guard
Lithuanian parliamentarians have collected signatures in support of discussing no-confidence in academic ethics controller Vigilijus Sadauskas faced with accusations of anti-Semitism. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker off to Riga to celebrate Lithuania’s centennial of statehood
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis will conduct a visit in Riga on Monday to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Lithuania’s restored statehood. […]
European Union
Lithuania’s politicians united on Rail Baltica project – Bulc in Vilnius
The stance taken by Lithuanian politicians on Rail Baltica gives hope that the European-gauge railway project will remain a priority, regardless of changes in the administration, European Commissioner in charge of transport policies Violeta Bulc has said in Vilnius. […]
European Union
EU’s transport commissioner Bulc visiting Lithuania
European Commissioner Violeta Bulc in charge of transport policies is visiting Lithuania this week. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MP starts collecting signatures to fire academic ethics ombudsman
Aušrinė Armonaitė, a Liberal member of the Seimas, has started collecting parliamentarians’ signatures for a no-confidence motion against Vigilijus Sadauskas, the ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures. […]
Politics
Seimas leadership summoning academic ethics watchguard
Top leadership of the Lithuanian parliament will Friday look into the situation surrounding Vigilijus Sadauskas, chief of the Service for Academic Ethics and Procedures, who proposed a reward to those who establish crimes committed by Jews in 1900s, a move the Jewish Community of Lithuania dismissed as anti-Semitism. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker urges academic ethics guard to resign amid anti-Semitism claims (Updated)
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis on Friday urged Vigilijus Sadauskas , ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures, to step down amid allegations of anti-Semitism after he proposed a reward for a research thesis about Jewish crimes in the 1900s. Sadauskas plans to stay on. […]
CORPORATE
Reactions to Ž. Pavilionis‘ act and advice for improvement
It is undeniable that the SEB bank president’s advisor Gitanas Nausėda may run for president, thus conservative Žygimantas Pavilionis decided that it is time to “remove” competitors, political scientist Raimundas Lopata told LRT.lt when commenting […]
Politics
Referendum on reduction of Lithuanian MP number expected in 2019
Lithuania’s citizens could decide on reduction of the number of parliamentarians together with the 2019 presidential elections and the referendum on dual citizenship, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
Society
Lithuanian president: it’s our duty to invest in teachers
Lithuania must invest in the teaching profession as the nation’s freedom and future depends on teachers, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker expects parties to sign deal on defence funding
Amid disagreements of Lithuania’s opposition on further commitment among parties to raise defence funding, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis expressed hope for the deal to be signed. […]
Politics
Grybauskaitė, Matijošaitis, Skvernelis top Lithuania’s poll of most popular politicians
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė remains the most favored politician in the country, followed by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis, shows a Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]