Lithuania's conservative MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas has no intentions to leave the parliament's National Security and Defence Committee after being questioned as witness in the MG Baltic corruption case, however, will stand aside from the parliamentary inquiry on possibly unlawful influence upon politica...
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Gintaras Steponavičius (born 23 July 1967 in Klaipėda) is a Lithuanian lawyer and Liberal politician. He is a member of the Seimas and Senior Deputy Chair of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement Party. Steponavičius was the Minister of Education and Science in Kubilius Cabinet.
Lithuania's law-enforcement have closed a 589-day investigation into political corruption allegations of one of the country's largest business concerns MG Baltic, the Liberal Movement and the Labour Party.
Lithuania's law-enforcement on Thursday announced having completed the pre-trial investigation in the political corruption case of one of the country's largest business concerns MG Baltic and two political parties, the Liberal Movement and the Labour Party.
MP Gintaras Steponavičius has dismissed as unfounded interpretations prosecutors' suspicions that the Lithuanian Liberal Movement's 2016 parliamentary election campaign was partially financed from funds of Laisves Studijų Centras (Centre for Liberty Studies), saying that the centre's projects were s...
Vilnius prosecutors have sent the country's Central Electoral Commission some new information about suspected illegal funding of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement's parliamentary election campaign, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Thursday.
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday opened up the country's roads to driverless autonomous vehicles.
Lithuania's law-enforcement conducting a probe into corruption by MG Baltic concern and a few political parties say that the expanded suspicions against the Liberal Movement are final. The party's acting leader Eugenijus Gentvilas says the broader suspicions have to do with the upcoming election for...
In the framework of the pre-trial investigation into corruption allegations involving the MG Baltic concern and a few political parties, Lithuania's prosecutors broadened the suspicions against the Liberal Movement.
The majority of Lithuania's residents are unhappy with the parliament's performance over the first year after the 2016 parliamentary elections, shows a survey conducted by RAIT pollster for BNS news agency.
Lithuanian MEP Antanas Guoga, also president of the Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius basketball club, says he will demand removal of the club's CEO Darius Gudelis over a sponsorship contract with MG Baltic concern, delfi.lt news portal said.
Monday marks a year since the first round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections. BNS provides an overview of the key decisions taken by the new parliament, as well as the scandals it faced and the challenges it will still have to cope with.
After Lithuania's law-enforcement brought political corruption charges against Lithuania's opposition Liberal Movement last week, the party's board decided against founding a new legal entity.
Six Lithuanian parliamentarians have not been issued visas to travel to Belarus for an opposition event in Minsk on Monday.
MP Gintaras Steponavičius is withdrawing from the Lithuanian Liberal Movement and its political group after suspicions of abuse of powers, however, will keep his MP mandate.
Leadership of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement have urged Gintaras Steponavičius to resign from the parliament and the party after being faced with suspicions, Renaldas Vaisbrodas, the party's executive secretary said.