Gabrielius Landsbergis ir Algirdas Butkevičius
CORPORATE

Social Democrats and Conservatives – a quest for identity

The two largest and up to then most significant parties in Lithuania, the Social Democrats and the Conservatives, not only did not win the elections, albeit losing very differently, but are also standing at a sort of crossroads. Plagued by internal dissent they are seeking their future, striving to free themselves of a crisis of identity and to define their values. Meanwhile political scientists believe that average voters care little who rules – the left or the right, what matters is who resolves their problems. […]

Raimundas Karoblis
Politics

Next defmin is a diplomat who headed Lithuania’s EU presidency team

Raimundas Karoblis, the man who is set to become Lithuania’s next defense minister, has served as a diplomat for more than 20 years and, as the country’s permanent representative to the European Union in Brussels, coordinated Lithuania’s EU presidency three years ago. […]

Vytenis Andriukaitis
European Union

No-confidence vote against EC is ‘publicity stunt’ – EU Commissioner Andriukaitis

A no confidence vote against the European Commission is an attempt to steal some limelight by far-right groups in the European Parliament, says Lithuanian EU Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis. […]