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The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has to rely on the opposition in decision-making in the parliament, and if the coalition partners, the Social Democrats, no longer see the sense of being in the ruling bloc, they should let us know as soon as possible, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvern...
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis delegated by the ruling Farmers and Greens Union remains the most appreciated public figure in Lithuania, favored by more respondents than a month ago, shows a survey published by Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday.
The confidence of Lithuania's residents in the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has been declining for a few consecutive months, however, the party remains at the top of the popularity list, shows the latest Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday.
Three members of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union have initiated legal amendments to put the media under the obligation of ensuring that at least half of its content contains positive information.
Lithuania's parliament on Thursday set up an ad hoc commission for impeachment against MP Mindaugas Bastys.
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) continues to top popularity rankings, with 29 percent of respondents saying they would vote for it if general elections were held next Sunday, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS.
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis was outraged with the Farmer and Greens Union’s lack of discipline and expressed his dissatisfaction during the Seimas group’s meeting at noon today.
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Social Democratic Party are initiating impeachment against Social Democratic MP Mindaugas Bastys. After Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis learned about the initiative on Tuesday, an impeachment procedure was launched.
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Romas Valentukevičius as head of the Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) with 99 votes in favour, none against and none abstaining.
The popularity of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) declined by 4.6 percentage points to 21.9 percent of respondents in January month-on-month, while the positive attitude towards the government dropped by 7.2 percent, shows a survey published on delfi.lt news portal.
Lithuania's new parliament, which was sworn in last November, is commencing in its spring session on Friday. BNS Lithuania is providing an overview of the most important bills included into the agenda.
Romas Valentukevičius, the head of the Lithuanian chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK), says he would resign from the post on Friday, March 10.
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, says that the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and its ruling coalition partner, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), unanimously approve of his decision to sack Romas Valentukevičius as head of the Chief Official Ethics...
Tens of prominent public figures on Thursday called on Lithuania's leaders and heads of parliamentary political parties not to back a proposal to cut the number of seats in the Seimas from 141 to 101, saying that the move, if approved, will lead to worse representation of voters' interests.
The Lithuanian government must explain the benefits of the proposed state forest management reform, which is opposed by some ruling and opposition lawmakers, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday.
In a move that is yet to be approved by the parliament, the Lithuanian government on Tuesday decided to streamline the management of state forests by merging the country's 42 forestry enterprises into a single state enterprise named Lietuvos Valstybiniai Miškai (Lithuanian State Forests, or LVM).
The Lithuanian Farmers and Green Union group will unanimously support the government's proposal to merge dozens of forestry companies into a single state-run enterprise, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis.
Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with representatives of parliamentary opposition groups at the government on Tuesday.
