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The former Social Democrats are forming a new political entity from the remnants of various parties

"We will adhere to normal European social democracy and not the leftist manifesto released by our colleagues," one of the…

7 years ago
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Rosatom sought foothold in Lithuania – declassified intelligence info

Russia's nuclear energy giant Rosatom, which is building the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, had plans to gain a…

7 years ago
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Bastys didn’t pass security filter due to Rosatom, ex-KGB links

Lithuania's Social Democratic MP Mindaugas Bastys did not get a permit to work with classified information due to his personal…

8 years ago
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Labour Party doesn’t consider merger with SocDems

The Lithuanian Labour Party does not consider merger with the ruling Social Democrats or other parties, says the party's acting…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Debate on demography: a victory for the Conservatives

After the major party debate, experts found the Conservatives (TS-LKD) and the “Peasants” (LVŽS) to have performed the most successfully,…

8 years ago
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Lithuania’s Labour Party announces election candidate list

Lithuania’s Labour Party approved 69 candidates on Sunday at the party’s meeting for single member constituencies for the upcoming parliament…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Serious problems with secret criminal intelligence laws found by Seimas committee

Existing Lithuanian laws allow for political manipulation using classified criminal intelligence reports, an investigation by the Lithuanian Seimas Committee on…

9 years ago
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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
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Opposition suggests Lithuanian parliament speaker to re-evaluate her deputy

Andrius Kubilius, Leader of the Seimas Opposition, has proposed that Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, re-evaluate whether Vydas Gedvilas…

9 years ago
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Lithuania’s Labour Party chooses new candidate for education minister

The Labour Party has chosen a new candidate for the position of Lithuania's education and science minister, but refuses to…

9 years ago
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Gedvilas withdraws as candidate for education minister

Seimas Deputy Speaker Vydas Gedvilas, who was proposed to the post of the science and education minister by the Labour…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian PM to ask Special Investigation Service for more details on Gedvilas report

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he plans to ask the country's Special Investigation Service (STT) for more detailed information…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian president rejects Gedvilas as candidate for education minister

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday she would not appoint Labour Party MP Vydas Gedvilas as the country's education…

9 years ago
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Vydas Gedvilas proposed as Lithuania’s education minister

The Labour Party has suggested that current deputy parliament speaker Vydas Gedvilas be appointed to the vacant post of the…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian MPs fail to set up CIA investigation panel

A parliamentary initiative to set up a special commission on an alleged CIA prison in Lithuania failed on Thursday after…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s Labour Party has 6 candidates to head Ministry of Agriculture

After Vigilijus Jukna resigned as the Minister of Agriculture, the Labour Party presidium has six candidates to choose from to…

10 years ago