Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he sees no scandal in the recently emerged information about Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic, adding that he sees only a fairytale.
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Lithuanian Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic stays in his position and the prime minister's adviser Lukas Savickas will be nominated for economy minister, the council of the ruling coalition in Lithuania decided on Tuesday.
Lithuanian Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic has denied President Gitanas Nauseda's claims that he has employed 20 people with links to his party in the transport sector.
The issue of Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic's liability must be resolved, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says.
The Lithuanian ruling coalition's council will hold a meeting in early January to discuss President Gitanas Nauseda's call for Jaroslav Narkevic to step down as transport minister, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday, adding that the situation may lead to the Cabinet's resignation.
MEP Valdemar Tomasevski, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance, has refused to comment on the president's reproaches for the party's representative, Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic, saying that the Advent is a wrong time for pressure.
Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Jaroslav Narkevic said on Monday he respects President Gitanas Nauseda's position that he should step down, but will stay on because he has the support of the government and ruling coalition partners.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday he sees no legal basis for Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic to resign.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called on Thursday on Jaroslav Narkevic to resign as the country's transport minister.
Lithuanian Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic is taking part in the annual international Krynica Economic Forum in Poland on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lithuania's outgoing Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis was replaced because of the high number of problems in the area he was in charge with, says Ramunas Karbauskis, leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.