National Minority Law Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Some MPs propose to consider lowering election barrier for Natl minorities

March 9, 2017 BNS EN 0

The May 3 Group set up at the Lithuanian parliament to address national minority policy issues proposes to consider lowering the Seimas election threshold for national minority parties. […]

Seimas not to rush with Natl Minority Law, name-spelling – Speaker

February 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

The National Minority Law and spelling of non-Lithuanian names in personal documents will not be rushed, as they are still subject to discussions and proposals, says Lithuanian Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]

Lithuanian parliament speaker makes clear National Minority Bill will not be passed in autumn session

September 4, 2014 BNS 0

All ethnic minorities should agree on the National Minority Law, says Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė, making it clear that the adoption of the law initiated by the former ruling party Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) is not envisaged in the agenda of parliament’s fall session. […]

Zapad 2013 Russian military 'lands' on the shores of Kaliningrad

Antanaitis: ‘The Russians will want to test us’

September 16, 2025 0

“First of all, these exercises are intended to demonstrate their power. The Russians are beginning to appear to the world and NATO as a weak link, a weak state. The Russians need to flex their […]

At the border – “Dragon Teeth,” above their heads – smuggling balloons: they told how Lithuania is preparing

September 8, 2025 0

With the joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises approaching, the Lithuanian army and border guards are preparing for all possible scenarios. It becomes clear when visiting towns in the Vilnius district near the border with Belarus, […]

The Russian language dilemma in Vilnius: which way forward?

August 25, 2025 0

Is there too much Russian spoken in Vilnius? Over the past year, many Vilnius residents have responded to this increasingly common question by saying that it is an indisputable fact, lrytas.lt writes in its editorial Laiko […]