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The Lithuanian parliament's Labour Party group is summoning Chief of Defence Jonas Vytautas Žukas on Wednesday over the costly public procurement for the Armed Forces.

Responsibility of Lithuania's Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė should be assessed by the Labour Party that delegated her to the post, the board of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party stated on Tuesday.

Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, says that she is concerned at the Finance Ministry's refusal to allocate extra funding to shore up the country's domestic security. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Prosecutors have brought formal suspicions of influence peddling and large-scale bribery against Vytautas Gapšys, the Lithuanian Labour Party's deputy chairman who has recently resigned as a member of the Seimas.

The conservative leader is too young and inexperienced to be aiming for the prime ministerial post, meanwhile the political career of the former liberal leader, who is currently fighting corruption charges, is as good as over, says Jūratė Novagrockienė, political science professor at the General Jon...

Lithuania's Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday announced that the mandate of the Labour Party's MP Vytautas Gapšys had been terminated. Gapšys is facing corruption charges and has himself asked to be relieved of his duties as an MP. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clic...

In an effort to bolster financial stability, the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance intends to submit a deficit-free 2017 budget to the government, says Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Lithuanian MP Vytautas Gapšys of the Labour Party has handed a request to the Central Electoral Commission to terminate his mandate as of August 3. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

MEP Valentinas Mazuronis, the chairman of Lithuania's Labour Party, has confirmed he will not be leading his party in October's general elections. That, according to a political analyst, shows that he prioritizes a cushy seat in the European Parliament over volatility of national politics. To read t...

Lithuanian parliamentarians, both from the ruling parties and the opposition, say the decision by Vytautas Gapšys, first vice-chairman of the Labour Party, to resign as a member of the Seimas is the right, but belated step. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Vytautas Gapšys of the Lithuanian Labour Party is resigning as member of the Seimas. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The high-profile corruption case, which has already seen suspicions brought against MG Baltic vice-president Raimonas Kurlianskis and former leader of the Liberal Movement Eligijus Masiulis, may implicate more big names.

The prosecutor investigating the corruption case of Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys says he will ask other members of the Lithuanian parliament to answer some questions "in the near future". To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union, tipped to win parliament seats in October's election, would refuse enter any coalition with the Labour Party and the Order and Justice party, says Peasant-Greens leader Ramūnas Karbauskis. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking her...

After a ruling from the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, the Ministry of Health will be forced to overturn its decree on mandatory vaccination for children in kindergarten. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.