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  • European Union

A. Ažubalis – I won’t give up my state

In the context of this pandemic, we tend to hear more active calls by Western politicians for urgent transformation of…

5 years ago
  • Politics

Unprecedented sights in government: lost in their own deals

The political flea market has gained so much momentum that even the traders themselves seem to have gotten lost in…

5 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

The final riddle in the presidential candidate ratings

Ingrida Šimonytė's ratings have risen significantly, bringing her to the second place in the presidential candidate ratings. The ratings of…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Sullen mood in the “bottoms” camp: who could win the presidential elections?

With presidential candidates beginning to line up at the starting line, the ruling Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) chairman…

6 years ago
  • Politics

I lacked time to boost my reputation, Ušackas says

Former diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas, who lost in a primary presidential candidate election held by the opposition conservative Homeland Union –…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s TS-LKD picks Šimonytė as presidential candidate

Lithuania's opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) has picked MP and former Finance Minister Ingrida Šimonytė as…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian conservatives’ potential presidential candidates differ on family definition

Diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas and MP Ingrida Šimonytė, who are vying with each other for the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD)…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanians see Nausėda, Šimonytė as their potential new president – survey

Lithuanian MP Ingrida Šimonytė, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has risen in the Top-3 of…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Ušackas says he’ll run for Lithuanian president only if he wins TS-LKD primaries

Diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas says he will run for Lithuanian president only if he wins the primaries of the opposition conservative…

6 years ago
  • Economy

In response to criticism over pension cuts, Šimonytė tells Ušackas he was in same Cabinet

In response to criticism from Vygaudas Ušackas over pension cuts, Ingrida Šimonytė reminded her opponent in a presidential primary debate…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Ušackas calls on Lithuania to join EU military force, Šimonytė sees no easy answer

Vygaudas Ušackas, a former diplomat seeking the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (HU-LCD) nomination to run in next year's presidential election,…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Ušackas doesn’t see Russia as direct military threat to Baltic countries

Vygaudas Ušackas, a former EU ambassador to Moscow, says he does not think Russia poses a direct military threat to…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Changes in the presidential candidate ratings – one of the top three drops down

The first clearer changes in the list of potential presidents have occurred with potential candidates starting to declare their intentions.…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Nausėda, Skvernelis, Šimonytė top presidential candidate rating in Lithuania – survey

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has come in second in a rating of potential candidates for next year's presidential election,…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Conservatives wary of Ušackas: what is the politician seeking?

With potential Conservatives presidential candidate Vygaudas Ušackas declaring that the parties primaries could become a "closed party", Homeland Union –…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ušackas plans to seek establishment of US army base in Lithuania

Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas, a presidential candidate, plans to seek the establishment of an American military base in Lithuania, aimed at…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Ušackas calls for postponing Lithuania’s TS-LKD presidential primaries

Vygaudas Ušackas on Tuesday called on the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats to postpone the party's primary…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Three types of candidate aiming for Lithuanian presidency. Which will Lithuania choose?

One candidate to become head of state is watching basketball matches alongside the nation, another reads and quotes Jaroslav Hašek's…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Ušackas announces he will not seek the post of president if he loses to Šimonytė in the party primaries

Ingrida Šimonytė has also arrived at the presidential election starting line. Whom will the TS-LKD choose – her or Vygaudas…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Nausėda couldn’t risk losing to Šimonytė in Lithuanian conservatives’ primaries – analyst

Economist Gitanas Nausėda withdrew from the race for the nomination as the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats' presidential candidate because he…

6 years ago