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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. […]

Andriukaitis – we (SocDems) are in a deep crisis
Lithuanian delegate to the European Commission, Social Democrat Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis says that the Social Democrat party is in a deep crisis after the elections. He is critical of the choice of ministries by the party and says that the Social Democrats should focus on the ministries of social security, education and healthcare. […]


EU Commissioner thinks Lithuania should keep current IFV law in place
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis believes that Lithuania should keep in place the current Law on Assisted Reproduction that does not limit the number of embryos that can be created a time and allows freezing them. […]


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. […]


ELECTIONS: less funds for traditional ads, more walking from “door to door”
The Seimas elections are already this Sunday, but many observers have criticised that the current elections are as bleak as ever. Why are the upcoming elections so much less impactful than the previous ones? The […]


ELECTIONS: the Social Democratic Party in brief
LRT Radio and lrt.lt continues its cycle of political party introductions. This time, we introduce the history and work of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP). The party with the longest historyThe Lithuanian social […]


Brexit ‘challenge, not disaster’, says Lithuanian EC commissioner
If the United Kingdom left the European Union (EU), it would present an enormous challenge, but would not be disastrous, says Lithuania’s European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis.
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‘No double standards for Astravyets nuclear plant’ – EU Commissioner Andriukaitis
Double standards must not apply to a new nuclear power plant that Belarus is building in Astravyets, close to its border with Lithuania, EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Friday. […]



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. […]


EC to discuss resuming food exports to Russia, says Andriukaitis
The European Commission hopes to soon reopen discussions with Russia on the resumption of exports of certain food products, including milk, to Russia, Vytenis Andriukaitis, the Commission’s member in charge of health and food safety, has said. […]