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President: Olekas will be remembered as minister of "golden spoons"

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has decided not to approve Defense Minister Juozas Olekas of the Social Democrats as caretaker health...

PM proposes Minister of Economy as caretaker of Ministry of Health

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Monday proposed appointing Economy Minister Evaldas Gustas as acting Minister of Health.

Government withholds support for proposal to raise minimum age for alcohol from 18 to 20

The Lithuanian Government on Monday withheld support for proposals to raise the minimum legal age for purchasing alcoholic drinks to 20 years from the...

Social Democrats oppose Order and Justice nomination for interior minister

The Social Democratic party has chosen not to support the Order and Justice party's nomination of Povilas Gylys as a candidate for Minister of the...

Government endorses further restrictions on alcohol

The Lithuanian government endorsed a package of measures aimed at cutting alcohol consumption on Monday. It includes alcohol-free zones, and further...