The opposition Social Democrats are calling for attention to the future of young people in Lithuania, citing the country’s poor ranking in a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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Petras Gražulis, who has just lost his parliamentary mandate, says the Seimas’ decision has not come as a surprise to him. The politician now plans to focus on elections to the European Parliament due in May next year.
Two Lithuanian Social Democratic Party politicians draw party’s criticism for supporting fur farming
Other members of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) have harshly criticised their colleagues Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis and Juozas Olekas after they have been featured in promotional videos of the Lithuanian Fur Animal Growers’ Association (LŽAA).
MP Saulius Skvernelis, chair of the opposition’s Democrats For Lithuania, believes the Social Democratic Party may rescue the tax reform bill in the Seimas.
The Government’s annual activity report is full of contradictions, illustrating the Cabinet’s approach that has determined ‘a record economic downturn’, the opposition Social Democrats say as the prime minister is about to present the report to MPs on Thursday afternoon.
Influential German politicians have acknowledged that the war in Ukraine, which has been going for over a year now, finally made them understand Russia and the threat it poses, and now they are ready to help Ukraine expeditiously. “Now, no one can blame us for being slow,” the guests said.
Three right-wing parties, the winners of Lithuania's recent parliament election, are set to sign a coalition agreement on Monday. BNS provides a review of its key points.
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) top the popularity list of parties, shows a poll conducted for delfi.lt news portal by Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys) pollster.
The popularity of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) declined further in July, allowing the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) to secure a slight lead, shows a poll published by Lietuvos Rytas daily.
President Dalia Grybauskaite has signed into law amendments to the country's new Labour Code.
The Social Democrats will no longer be "easy, accessible and obedient partners who have no priorities of their own" in the ruling coalition, Gintautas Paluckas, the newly-elected leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), said on Tuesday.
With the Seimas election already this weekend, the latest poll data shows that three parties are currently neck and neck in the electoral race. The Social Democrats (LSDP) have managed to maintain a lead, but it is a tenuous one with both the Peasant Greens (LVŽS) and Conservatives (TS-LKD) in close...
