立陶宛广播电视台（LRT）周五报道，立陶宛一所大学在总理明道加斯·辛凯维丘斯的博士论文中发现抄袭及其他学术诚信违规行为，并给予他六个月时间整改。
A Lithuanian university has found plagiarism and other academic integrity violations in Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius’ doctoral thesis, giving him six months to address the shortcomings, broadcaster LRT reported Friday.
ISM管理与经济大学伦理委员会在该论文中发现涉及学术写作、引用及来源标注的违规行为，该论文于2015年答辩通过。
The Ethics Commission of ISM University of Management and Economics found violations involving academic writing, citations and source attribution in the dissertation, which Sinkevicius defended in 2015.
根据大学的调查结果，委员会还认定存在抄袭情形，并认为该论文未达到博士独立研究的要求。大学已给予辛凯维丘斯六个月时间处理上述违规行为。大学并未建议撤销其博士学位。该论文研究的是影响酒精消费的因素。
The commission also identified instances of plagiarism and said the thesis did not meet the requirement for independent doctoral research, according to the university's findings. The university has given Sinkevicius six months to address the violations. It did not recommend revoking his doctoral degree. The dissertation examined factors influencing alcohol consumption.
辛凯维丘斯此前否认抄袭，称论文系其本人撰写且遵循了学术规范。
Sinkevicius has previously denied plagiarism, saying he wrote the thesis himself and adhered to academic standards.