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Skirmantas Malinauskas is stepping down as an adviser to Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who is running for president, will present his campaign team and its core members. His first three core members are to be famous women, Skirmantas Malinauskas, who is responsible for campaign public relations, mentions.

The government has taken aim at the informal economy, just as many prior to it has. This time, the construction sector, meat produce trade, healthcare institutions and minor traders are in its sights, lrt.lt writes.

Lithuania's government on Wednesday made a decision which, its representatives say, will create conditions for journalists to get free of charge access to information from the Center of Registers.

Lithuania's government is considering introducing asset, income and interest declarations for journalists, and also barring politicians from becoming shareholders in media companies.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis plans to spend his vacation in Spain and Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis will spend time between the parliamentary sessions in Lithuania.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has postponed his visit to Israel to bring the government-proposed tax reform, now being deliberated by the Seimas, "under control".

A compromise has not been reached yet on the technical execution of the synchronization of the Baltic states' power networks with Western Europe amid the Baltic states' plans to sign a political agreement on the project later in June. Representatives of the Lithuanian government hope a compromise wi...

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is meeting on Friday with Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu, on his first visit to Lithuania, to discuss Lithuanian agricultural and food product exports to the Asian market.

Lithuania's government is expected to give its final approval to bills on planned tax, pension and other structural reforms.

Lithuania's Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė is not coping with her job, thus demonstrating political disability, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė.

Lithuania's Justice Vice-Minister Raimondas Bakšys has tendered resignation on Monday.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis plans to deal with the situation regarding Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė and Deputy Justice Minister Raimondas Bakšys when he returns to work after a holiday next week.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she doubts whether Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė and Deputy Justice Minister Raimondas Bakšys are competent enough to perform their duties.

Rasa Kazėnienė, former employee of the Lithuanian Prisons Department who is currently working at the Justice Ministry, has accused Vice-Minister Raimondas Bakšys of aiming to stall the audit of the prisons system.

Skirmantas Malinauskas, a journalist, is set to become Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' advisor on the fight against corruption, relations with the parliament and strategic communication.