On the day when campaigning was banned in not only the municipal, but also presidential and European Parliament elections, president Dalia Grybauskaitė lashed out against candidate Saulius Skvernelis over his supposed “international shame.”
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At the initiative of MEP Antanas Guoga, 27 MEPs have called on the CEO of Amazon Inc. Jeff Bezos in an open letter, urging to cease sale of goods featuring Soviet symbols on the Amazon online shopping platform. The appeal was signed by MEPs from Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia, ...
Eligijus Masiulis, former leader of Lithuania's liberals, currently a suspect in a political corruption case, claims to have exchanged emails with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė for at least two years, the Lietuvos Rytas daily writes.
A "big fight" will take place in European institutions for the sum to be provided to the decommissioning of Lithuania's Ignalina nuclear power plant (NPP) in the European Union's (EU) future financial perspective of 2021-2027, says Lithuania's former finance minister, MEP Zigmantas Balčytis.
Top executives of Lithuania's decommissioned Ignalina nuclear power plant (NPP) expect to persuade members of the European Parliament (EP) on substantial progress made in the utility's shutdown projects to ensure further funding from the European Union (EU).
Making predictions about the 2019 presidential elections today is like trying to predict the end of the seventh season of Game of Thrones just as the first season begins. However perhaps the competing “families” are already visible, former political advisor to MP Andrius Kubilius and the Conservativ...
Lithuania's MEP Zigmantas Balčytis has decided to give up his mandate to pursue an international career, the politician confirmed to BNS.
Lithuanian MPs Julius Sabatauskas and Andrius Palionis on Friday announced plans of running for leadership of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party.
MEP Zigmantas Balčytis will run for the post of leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), but his colleague Vilija Blinkevičiutė is unlikely to join the leadership race after being chosen to head an important committee at the European Parliament (EP).
The biggest loser in this Seimas election has been the Labour Party, having failed to pass the 5% vote barrier. That said, no less a blow was that to the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) which had been dominant in ratings nigh on up to election day. What do the Social Democrats need to do aft...
