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MEP Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and the Union of Christian Families, has decided not to run for parliament in elections this October. 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...

Albinas Januška, Lithuanian politician, one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party, a signatory of the Lithuanian Independence Act and once the ultimate éminence grise, gives a scathing analysis of the country's domestic politics and the ills affecting the European Union.

Lithuanian member of the European Parliament Antanas Guoga has offered a bet to Britain's Nigel Farage: if the Leave campaign wins in the UK's referendum on Thursday, the Lithuanian would donate €1 million to a charity of Farage's choice.

Members of the European Parliament say the European Commission lacks resolve in dealing with Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, a facility being built by Belarus close to the Lithuanian border, LRT reports.

European Parliament member and former president of Lithuania's A and B basketball leagues Bronis Ropė has appealed to the European Commission regarding potentially unfair commercial practices by the international basketball federation (FIBA).

Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of Lithuania's conservative Homeland Union party, has officially given up his seat at the European Parliament.

The European Parliament's (EP) Committee on Budgetary Control on Monday gave a go-ahead to appointing Lithuania's Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius as member of the European Court of Auditors.

Prosecutors have completed preliminary investigation into suspected influence peddling by Gedvydas Vainauskas, the chief and shareholder of the Lietuvos Rytas media group, and Antanas Zabulis, CEO of the mobile service provider Omnitel.

Lithuanian MEP Antanas Guoga is "the closest thing the [European] Parliament has to a Donald Trump, according to Politico, a description that resonates with recent controversy that has surrounded the liberal politician at home.

A no confidence vote against the European Commission is an attempt to steal some limelight by far-right groups in the European Parliament, says Lithuanian EU Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis.

According to European Parliament member Antanas Guoga, who has become the temporary leader of the Liberal Movement following the potential bribery scandal that prompted Eligijus Masiulis to step down, Masiulis may not have been the only person involved in potentially corrupt activities.

Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is the leader of the conservative Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats, is giving up his seat in the European Parliament earlier than planned in order to concentrate on campaigning ahead of October's general elections.

The Lisbon Treaty was designed to fundamentally alter the Common Foreign and Security Policy. At last, the EU was supposed to have the answer to Kissinger’s famous question: who do you call if you wish to speak with Europe? Solidarity, enhanced cooperation and streamlined decision-making were the fu...

Lithuania's political landscape has changed radically since the last time voters went to the polls with a variety of different factors transforming the political currents in the country.