No Picture
Society

No clear statistics on number of cases and form of violence against children

With Lithuania continuously shocked by cases of violence against children, there is no accurate statistics on how many children have suffered and from what form of violence. This is because the information is gathered in differing databases and there is no compilation of the data. The Seimas Suicide and Violence Prevention Commission has proposed to start compiling such figures because statistics could help better establish whether current legislation works and the frequency and form of violence, lrt.lt writes. […]

The Seimas
Foreign affairs

Seimas calls on Putin to free Sentsov, other political prisoners

The Lithuanian parliament urged on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and other political prisoners held in Russian jails. […]

No Picture
Foreign affairs

Part of Istanbul convention inconsistent with Lithuania’s LFGU program – Seimas speaker

The Istanbul convention on combating violence against women will not be submitted to the Lithuanian parliament for ratification during the spring session, as part of the document is inconsistent with the program of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis said. […]

In the Seimas
CORPORATE

Ending Seimas session – between effectiveness and chaos

Having overcome the somewhat extended Seimas spring session, members of Seimas evaluate the work accomplished ambiguously. The majority “Farmers” take pride in counting passed legislation, which is to supposedly deal with various “weeds”, while the […]

Ramūnas Karbaukis, Viktoras Pranckietis
CORPORATE

Factors influencing of fracturing “Peasant” group in Seimas

Is a rebellion growing in the “Peasant” Seimas group and are there already enough so called rebels to form a separate group? Bronius Matelis who left the “Peasant” group recently , being an independent candidate […]