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Eugenijus Gentvilas (born 14 March 1960 in Telšiai) is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union (Liberal Movement since 2006), sitting with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
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.
MP Eugenijus Gentvilas, caretaker chairman of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement, has confirmed that he will run for the post of the opposition party's leader in next month's election.
The Lithuanian Liberal Movement will not be eliminated and will continue operations, with the new leader to be elected in congress, not by way of direct election, the embattled party's council decided in Vilnius on Saturday.
Leaders of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement tends to preserve the party, however, the final decision will be made by the party's council next week, says acting leader Eugenijus Gentvilas.
The Lithuanian Liberal Movement is losing a six-month grant from the state budget, i.e., around 395,000 euros, for gross violation of financing rules, the Central Electoral Commission decided on Thursday.
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has announced having set up a new political group in the parliament after inviting MP Dovilė Šakalienė, formerly a member of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Liberal Movement, as the last seventh member.
MP Eugenijus Gentvilas will act as caretaker leader of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement after resignation of Remigijus Šimašius.
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has announced plans to resign from the position of the Liberal Movement's leader.
The 45,336 euros in the costs of the training organized by an Institute of Applied Politics owned by Šarūnas Gustainis, former MP and former member of the Liberal Movement, for the party should be recognized as non-monetary contribution, says a task force established by the Lithuanian Central Electo...
