The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has announced having set up a new political group in the parliament after inviting MP Dovilė Šakalienė, formerly a member of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Liberal Movement, as the last seventh member.
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Juozas Olekas (born October 30, 1955) is a Lithuanian surgeon and politician, a former Minister of National Defence, from 2006 to 2008. In 1990 and from 2003 to 2004 he also served as the Health Minister.
Lithuania's parliament on Thursday gave a green light to dispatch of more troops to international missions abroad, including increased participation in efforts against the Islamic State group.
Juozas Olekas, a member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party's (LSDP) political group in the Seimas, has accused the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), the senior coalition partner, and the opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats of trading in influence.
Andrius Palionis, deputy chairman of the Seimas' Budget and Finance Committee, has been elected as head of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party's political group in the parliament, the party said.
Professional military servicemen and servicewomen will be able to serve in the Lithuanian Armed Forces for around five years longer than they do now.
After the prosecutors submitted information about the concern MG Baltic carried out illegal funding through Liberal Movement MP Gintaras Steponavičius support fund and public institution "Center for Liberty Studies“, DELFI is offering access on which active political parties have created public orga...
Lithuania is looking into a situation where copies of identity documents of members of an official Lithuanian delegation that visited Ukraine last year have recently appeared in the media supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the 15min.lt news website reported.
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) is considering revising an agreement on the country's foreign, security and defense policy guidelines that was signed by parliamentary parties almost three years ago, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Thursday.
Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, he himself was surprised by the proposal to become Minister of National Defence. He is inheriting a ministry with both an impressively rising budget and at the same time – the ta...
Ukraine is planning to create civilian paramilitary and volunteer military forces on the model of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union and the National Defence Volunteer Force.
Lithuania's outgoing Defence Minister Juozas Olekas assured Ukraine's Chief of Defence Viktor Muzhenko that Lithuania's attention to the Ukrainian Armed Forces would remain at the same level next year.