Former chairman of the Labour Party, Viktor Uspaskich, said that he might leave the Seimas in the autumn on condition that the decision of the court in relation to the case on his possible fraudulent activities is objective, writes www.delfi.lt with reference to the news …
BNS The popularity of Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and government has dropped over the past month, shows a survey published in www.delfi.lt. According to the poll carried out by Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys) in April, Butkevičius, a Social Democrat, continues to be deemed as …
BNS Saulius Verseckas, prosecutor of the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office, says that the Labour Party’s bookkeeping fraud trial is a unique instance that revealed the shortcomings of the criminal process and the possibilities to delay proceedings for years. The state prosecutor spoke on Thursday in …
BNS The ruling Social Democratic Party of Lithuania remains the most popular party in Lithuania and their popularity rating increased even further in a month, a survey shows. According to the survey by public opinion and market research company Vilmorus for the Lietuvos Rytas daily, …
BNS Giving evidence in court, leader of Lithuania’s Labour Party, Viktor Uspaskich, charged with fraud in the party’s fraudulent bookkeeping case, on Thursday stated that a comprehensive financial expert evaluation is needed to establish the truth in this case. He also continued criticizing conclusions by …
BNS Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission this week intends to distribute the budget allocations for parties for the first half of 2013, i.e., nearly 9.5 million litas (EUR 2.8 mln) will be distributed among eight political parties. The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Conservatives) …
BNS The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania remains the most popular party in Lithuania and their popularity rating increased even further in a month, a survey shows. According to the survey by public opinion and market research company Vilmorus for the Lietuvos Rytas daily, 29.9 …
The role of the parliamentary opposition will amplify after the government presents concepts of energy and tax policies, say analysts of the country’s largest commercial SEB bank. In their words, the opposition parties have so far been playing a minor role, as “the public is …
The ruling coalition has no cause for complaint. This week marks the first 100 days of the new Government’s work and it, and especially PM Algirdas Butkevičius, remains relatively popular, writes Kestutis Girnius for Alfa.lt. This February, more people assessed the Government positively than negatively, …
Lithuania’s center-left government will start paying “recession debts” by ensuring economic growth, growth of the labor market and a decrease in utility services. “The 16 th government set such priorities in its action program, which would guarantee sustainable economic growth, growth of the labor market …
The Labor Party will be able to merge with the Order and Justice Party, the Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday, overruling a plea from prosecutor Saulius Verseckas who aimed to prevent the party’s restructuring. Judge Valdimaras Bavejanas said at the hearing that the merger …
Vilnius Regional Court on Tuesday continues hearing the Labor Party’s fraudulent bookkeeping case despite attempts by defense lawyers to have the hearing adjourned. At the Tuesday hearing, the court is scheduled to hear representatives of state social security fund (SoDra) and the State Tax Inspectorate …
After illness prevented the Labor Party’s leader from arriving to a hearing of the Labor Party’s case for the third consecutive time on Monday, the Vilnius court separated his criminal case into a separate one. The move came in the light of duration of judicial …
‘During the recession we acted responsibly, dealt with it quickly and did everything ourselves. So we now have a good reason to be proud of ourselves. This is something we should both celebrate and use as a stimulus to trust ourselves more. Ruthless self-criticism …
The issue over the appointment of the Labor Party’s candidate as the fourth vice-minister of foreign affairs should be resolved next week, Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius says. “I believe we will resolve this misunderstanding, there’s no crisis in the coalition, next week,” he …
Labor Party has accused the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius of breaching the coalition agreement after he failed to appoint their representative Mantvydas Bekesius as the fourth vice-minister, the Lietuvos Rytas daily writes on Thursday. Instead, the minister chose Andrius Krivas who currently …
Prosecutor Saulius Verseckas of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Lithuania on Wednesday lodged an appeal to the Court of Appeal of Lithuania against Vilnius Regional Court’s ruling rejecting his request to stop the Labor Party’s merger with the Order and Justice party. “We are asking …
“You’ll be the third” is what they say when two men are having fun (a drink, usually) and they need the third participant for maximum entertainment. “We’ll be the third force” or “the third way,” separate or joint political parties say when trying to present …
Vilnius Regional Court on Friday rejected a request by prosecutor Saulius Verseckas of the Prosecutor General’s Office to restrict activities of the Labor Party to stop its merger with the Order and Justice party. The prosecutor says in case of a merger, the Labor Party …
A Vilnius court on Friday rejected the call made in the Labor Party’s bookkeeping fraud case to remove prosecutor Saulius Verseckas of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The court ruled there was no objective data to prove that the prosecutor was biased. The latest request to …
