The Seimas’ opposition Democrats For Lithuania group has started collecting signatures calling for a snap election after MPs on Thursday failed to impeach the Labour Party’s MP Vytautas Gapšys jailed for corruption.
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The latest public opinion poll shows growing support for incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda in the 2024 presidential elections. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė continues to follow, with a similar number of votes as a month before.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė believes that discussions are needed before deciding whether identical sanctions should apply on Belarusian and Russian citizens. According to her, potential political and economic ramifications should be considered.
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has thanked Germany for its decision to deploy a brigade in Lithuania, the ministry reports.
President Gitanas Nausėda had the highest approval rating of all Lithuanian politicians in November, a poll shows.
Lithuania lacks talent capable of creating high added value and contributing to enhanced competitiveness of the economy. According to a survey of more than 120 employers in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector, companies operating in ICT alone are ready to recruit at least 7 6...
MP Silva Lengvinienė has withdrawn from the Freedom Party, a minor coalition partner, and joined the opposition’s party Democrats For Lithuania. The announcement was made on Tuesday, 21 November.
The Social Democratic Party (LSDP) remains the firm leader in public opinion polls, shows the latest survey commissioned by the news website delfi.lt that was conducted by Spinter.
The board of the opposition Democrats For Lithuania on Saturday elected Giedrimas Jeglinskas, former NATO assistant secretary general, as the party’s candidate for next year’s presidential election.
MP Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, claims that sanctioning of fertiliser manufacturer AB Lifosa is an example of extreme application of restrictions. The MP is concerned that Kėdainiai region may lose an important employer.
MP Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, says Ukrainian grain transit through Lithuania is a challenging endeavour due to differences in railway gauge in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, which might make export costly.
В Литве насчитывается почти 250 000 владельцев леса, в среднем на одного из них приходится 3,4 га, таковы данные статистики Государственной службы леса. Правда, больше 500 га принадлежат 58 физическим и юридическим лицам.
Representatives of movements based in Druskininkai, Alytus and Lazdijai founded an association For Lithuania on Friday, electing former basketball coach Tomas Pačėsas as its leader.
