European Central Bank Governing Council member Vitas Vasiliauskas is facing calls at home in Lithuania to step down, with some lawmakers claiming he’s not cooperating adequately with a probe into the 2008 financial crisis. About 40 legislators from the ruling coalition signed a resolution Thursday demanding he resign or be dismissed by President Dalia Grybauskaite if he refuses. Vasiliauskas said he saw no basis to seek a confidence vote in his leadership of the Baltic country’s central bank. “It would be good if critics would identify specific legal grounds, if any, for a confidence vote,” Vasiliauskas said. “I ... (full story)