The Lithuanian government on Wednesday asked Jonas Milius, director of the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT), to prepare an activity report and submit it to the Cabinet, which will then decide on whether to dismiss him from the job.
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Jonas Milius, the director of the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service who is under investigation for suspected corruption, is refusing to step down, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Jonas Milius should have resigned as director of the State Food and Veterinary Service a long time ago.
The Lithuanian government intends to turn to the Prosecutor General's Office for evidence that may justify suspending the country's chief veterinary officer Jonas Milius, who is suspected of influence peddling, from the post.
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė says that she has no grounds to fire Jonas Milius, director of the State Food and Veterinary Service, but she has advised him to step down. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has asked Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė to look into whether Jonas Milius, the country's chief veterinary officer, can stay in his post. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Analysis of frozen food seized during a search in Judex, a Kaunas-based Lithuanian frozen food production company, has revealed hazardous bacteria, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office said on Thursday.
Prosecutors say that it would be inappropriate to decide on whether to dismiss Jonas Milius, Lithuania's chief veterinary officer who is suspected of abuse of office and document forgery, while he is on vacation. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Petras Gražulis, a member of the Lithuanian parliament whose office has recently been searched in an influence peddling investigation, was summoned for questioning at the Prosecutor General's Office as a special witness on Tuesday. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking h...
Suspicions of power abuse brought by the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) against the country's chief veterinary officer Jonas Milius came unexpected to many parliamentarians. Some politicians say the shadow cast by the investigation will burden the operations of the State Food and Vet...
Lithuania has sent its first shipment of meat products to the United States, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday.
A number of quality control and labelling violations have been detected in imported Polish dairy products, according to Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service.
Two Lithuanian supermarket chains have decided to remove all Mars production from their shelves after reports of possibly unsafe products of the US chocolate maker.
Belarus has lifted the ban on Lithuanian companies shipping fish products into the country, according to Lithuania’s chief veterinary officer.
Illegal poultry imports from Poland is an old problem that has not been dealt with properly, Lithuania's agriculture minister said after law enforcement and tax authorities busted a network that processed and sold unaccounted and possibly substandard products.
Lithuania is shortly to receive a response from Japan about whether the country will allow Lithuanian beef imports.
Head of Lithuania's State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) Jonas Milius says that a ban on the transit of fish products, imposed by Russia on Lithuania, will not inflict significant damage because Lithuania's fish exports to Russia are relatively small.
