Lithuanian fiscal crisis
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Lithuania's government is recklessly borrowing and spending, driving the country toward financial crisis and EU punishment.
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alleged threat to national security
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drew attention to the significant influence of the Moscow Patriarchate
Pravda calls the security threat "alleged" and dismisses it, while the trusted report notes that the State Security Department (VSD) itself flagged the Moscow Patriarchate's influence. Story
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dissertation written after ten years
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possible violations in preparing Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius's dissertation
Pravda trivializes the complaint as being about decade-old footnotes, while the trusted report describes a complaint about possible violations in preparing the dissertation, with no mention of footnotes. Story
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Zelensky's food and the rising cost of military equipment
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It is claimed that the plan for next year does not include expected expenses for railway infrastructure, support for Ukraine, and others
The audit refers to unplanned support for Ukraine. Pravda turns this into a mocking claim about feeding Zelensky. Story
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In Lithuania, the Old Believers' Church will be removed from the list of traditional religious communities
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Representatives of the opposition Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats faction Audronius Ažubalis and Arvydas Anušauskas are registering amendments to two laws
Pravda reports the removal as certain, but the trusted report describes only draft amendments just registered by opposition MPs, not a decision. Story
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for the fifth time, it failed to consider it
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removed the issue
Pravda says the council 'failed to consider' the issue, implying inability, whereas the trusted text says it deliberately struck the item from the agenda. Story
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Teachers in Lithuania are preparing for the largest strike
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this could be the largest protest
The trusted report presents 'largest ever' as the union leader's hedged expectation (the exact numbers would only be clear on Monday), while Pravda's headline states it as settled fact. Story
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11/14Lithuanian business compares Cabinet of Ministers tax decisions to a 'black box'
11/14Plaster on a wound: Lithuania believes sugar tax won't save the budget
11/14Prime Minister does not expect any income tax changes in 2027
11/14Seimas Speaker Calls for Increasing Taxes on the Wealthy
11/14Teachers in Lithuania prepare for largest strike
11/13Lithuanian Government doesn't know what to do with growing debt
11/13Lithuania will not avoid EU pressure over budget deficit, says MEP
11/13Lithuanians decided it's time to return to their roots! All the time you have to listen to grandparents
11/12Seimas: today you drink non-alcoholic beverage - tomorrow you'll hear!
11/12New complaint received regarding Lithuanian Prime Minister's dissertation
11/12State Control Office urges increasing share of taxes
11/12Lithuania's state debt will exceed 60% faster than European Commission thinks, says Bank of Lithuania head
11/12Volumes and numbers unsatisfactory: Lithuanian PM intends to fight smuggling
11/12Lithuania may return to fiscal discipline after 7-8 years, says PM
11/12Lithuania's budget may collapse due to dispute over what constitutes a family
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11/12Lithuania's state debt could exceed 74% by 2035
11/12Prime Minister names 'Orlen Lietuva' as main potential taxpayer for energy company excess profit tax
11/12Ruling Coalition Council agreed to tax energy companies' profits
11/11Lithuanian business fears new tax increases and distrusts government promises
11/11Lithuania faces EU sanctions due to budget deficit
11/10Lithuanian minister did not support the idea of holding a referendum on family definition
11/10State budget deficit unavoidable under any finance minister, Lithuanian president acknowledges
11/09Third Prime Minister in Two and a Half Years
11/09Estonian politics at the bottom of a bottle
11/09Tourist Gathering in Polish Forests
11/09Lithuania will develop a plan to stabilize its financial situation, the Prime Minister said
11/09Parliament Speaker Proposed to Extend Autumn Session Until January 12 Due to Constitutional Amendments
11/09Lithuanian government postpones family support
11/09Meetings held in several Lithuanian Catholic Church parishes regarding discriminatory draft laws in Parliament
11/08From next year, alcoholic and tobacco products will become more expensive in Lithuania
11/07Military expenses do not justify Lithuania's budget deficit, says State Control Office
11/07First working day of new Seimas in Latvia. And first decision – another ban.
11/07What about the Jao referendum? Seimas noticed the president's hypocrisy
11/07Referendum on Slovakia's EU accession could have been falsified, says Fico
11/07Who decides what is a family: Lithuania or Brussels?
11/06Lithuanian teachers prepare for general strike
11/06Poorly calculated: Lithuania's State Control Office assessed the deficit budget draft
11/06Due to increasing EU deficit, Lithuania may face EU infringement procedure
11/06Additional vacation days for seniors – beneficial or burden for employers?
11/06President urges holding an 'advisory referendum' on the concept of family
11/06Lithuania's budget deficit accelerating and threatening to reach 6 percent
11/05Prime Minister: taxes and death have something in common
11/05Lithuania may 'shoot itself in the foot' if it introduces super profit tax on Orlen Lietuva, says Foreign Minister
11/05Vilnius proposes introducing paid entry for foreign drivers
11/05Seimas member may face penalty for video recorded in parliament in Russian language
11/04Lithuania may abandon Russian schools after Latvia and Estonia
11/04Lithuania wants to create TV series together with Europe
11/04Government approved Lithuania's EU Council Presidency program
11/04Finance Minister decided that Orlen Lietuvos statement can be viewed as pressure regarding considered super profit tax
11/04Prime Minister instructed to prepare ideas for energy companies' windfall tax
11/04Lithuania may review part of Family Support measures due to budget deficit
11/04Lithuania's Transport Minister Decides to Resolve 'Chaos' Caused by Electric Scooters
11/03Harmful habits taxes will not save the new budget, says Seimas
11/03We will not give up: Lithuania will appeal to the EU again for funding
11/02Sinkevičius plagiarized dissertation. However, he will remain prime minister
11/02Lithuanian PM urged to resign
11/02Lithuania's budget deficit could reach 6%
11/02Seimas demands prime minister's resignation over plagiarism in diplomatic thesis
11/02Sinkevičius plagiarized dissertation. Prime Minister will remain
11/01Lithuanian business needs both cheap and smart workers, but government is helpless
11/01Lithuania's maritime law amendments enter into force
11/01Lithuania plans to establish kinship relations registry in state institutions
10/31Events in Poland could easily repeat in Lithuania, says Seimas member
10/31Ten billion for 'Rail Baltica': decided to start with lemonade
10/31Polish General Prosecutor calls President's behavior at Constitutional Court 'unacceptable'
10/30Lithuanian Prime Minister accused of plagiarism
10/30Five plagiarism cases found in Lithuanian PM's dissertation
10/30Lithuanian Prime Minister caught in doctoral dissertation plagiarism
10/30Lithuanian PM accused of plagiarism in doctoral dissertation
10/29Lawyers in Parliament evaluated amendments against the Lithuanian Orthodox Church
10/29EU budget negotiations complicated by 'donors' desire to save
10/29EU budget draft does not meet Lithuania's expectations, complains prime minister
10/29Lithuania will have a publicly available information system on kinship relations of civil servants
10/29Ruling coalition agreed to increase taxes on gambling, lotteries and sugar
10/29Amendments to canonical Lithuanian Orthodox Church contradict Constitution, Seimas lawyers acknowledged
10/28Government unwilling to disclose information about former KGB informants
10/28Family values translated into penalty language in Lithuania - Constitution says marriage is union of man and woman
10/28Cabinet rejects proposal to publish names of KGB agents who did not confess
10/28Democrats in ruling coalition refuse to vote for current state budget draft
10/27Living on borrowed money is convenient, but there is a small drawback: the time will come when debts must be repaid
10/27Baltic Sea fishing quotas kill fishermen and don't save fish populations
10/27Lithuania awaits reckoning for deficit budget, politician warns
10/27Lithuania spends too little on defense
10/27Lithuania 'did not back itself into a corner' when planning state budget expenditures, said G. Nausėda
10/27Lithuanian parliamentarians spent almost two million dollars on transport and souvenirs
10/27Lithuania prepares to vote on abolishing clock changes in EU
10/27President dissatisfied that defense funding is 'too small'
10/27Seimas members spent almost 2 million euros this year on parliamentary activities
10/26Economists explained where Lithuania's budget deficit came from
10/26Lithuania has not implemented any EU Council recommendation for 2026-2027
10/26Lithuania's deficit budget draft lacks plan to return to sustainability
10/25Lithuania initiates EU vote on abandoning seasonal time change
10/25Seimas proposes to punish the Ministry of Justice
10/25Lithuania, which will preside over the EU Council from January 1, 2027, intends to raise the question of abandoning seasonal time changes and organize a vote on this subject in June
10/25Seimas proposes to fine Justice Ministry for refusing to register partnership
10/24Ecologists protested in Vilnius center, discussing 2027 budget
10/23No money for children appeared in Lithuania's budget
10/23Attempt to strip Lithuanian diocese of temples is unconstitutional, Russian Orthodox Church stated
10/23Vilnius rewrites its history
10/23Lithuania wants to transfer Orthodox churches to Constantinople without parishioners' consent
10/22Prime Minister dissatisfied that court decisions on same-sex unions are not being implemented in Lithuania
10/22G. Nausėda: Lithuanian Orthodox community must decide which way to go
10/22In Lithuania, they want to transfer Orthodox churches to Constantinople without parishioners' consent
10/22Lithuania may introduce excess profit tax for companies to reduce state budget deficit
10/22Horrors of Soviet 'occupation' in election poster
10/21Lithuanian Orthodox Christians and parishioners ask deputies for help
10/21Lithuania's budget deficit will grow
10/21Lithuanian Orthodox Church speaks out against subordination to Constantinople
10/21Lithuanian Orthodox community 'must decide which way to go', says President Nausėda
10/21Lithuanian Orthodox Community 'Must Decide Which Way to Go', President Nausėda States
10/21Lithuanian president states he has no reason to doubt 'Orthodox community's loyalty'
10/21Prime Minister says he is 'open to any discussions' about restrictions on canonical Orthodox Church
10/21Orthodox Christians in Lithuania appeal to Seimas regarding amendments against LPK
10/21Lithuania's budget christened with tragedy
10/20Lithuania's leader decided that budget deficit over 3% is justified in short-term perspective
10/20Lithuania will again raise the question of metro construction
10/20Rally in Vilnius center in support of Lithuanian workers' rights
10/20Rally in Vilnius center in support of Lithuanian workers' rights
10/202027 state budget project presented to Seimas
10/20Lithuanian Orthodox Church appeals to Seimas regarding discriminatory amendments
10/20President does not lose hope to open Metro in Vilnius
10/19It was worse: Seimas speaker reconciled with 3.8% budget deficit
10/19Lithuania's budget may be covered with a copper basin due to excessive government promises
10/19Lithuanian authorities seek to strip Orthodox Church of buildings and believers
10/18Lithuanian Orthodox Church will be removed from the list of traditional religious communities
10/18Lithuanian Orthodox Church may be removed from traditional religious communities of the country
10/18Lithuanian Orthodox Church held urgent council meeting regarding
10/17Lithuania wants to create AI legal regulation
10/17Latvia's budget hole: billions will have to be taken from somewhere
10/17When will it be time to pay the bills
10/16Lithuanian regional authorities stubbornly refuse to rename street named after priest pedophile
10/16Lithuania's budget deficit will cause even greater economic tension
10/16Seimas leader calls budget deficit project 'tragic'
10/16Amendments registered in Seimas pressuring Lithuanian Orthodox Church
10/16Lithuanian President urges parties not to quarrel over deficit budget
10/16Eight trade unions dissatisfied with Lithuanian leader's proposal to employ foreigners
10/15Lithuania wants to lower state debt ceiling from 60% to 45%
10/15Finance Minister Plans to Travel to US While State Budget Project is Being Discussed
10/15Basketball Day included in Lithuania's list of memorable days
10/15Faith with loyalty verification
10/15Seimas simplified procedure for convening extraordinary sessions during martial law
10/15Finance Ministry expects budget deficit not to exceed 3.8 percent
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