Suicide and Violence Prevention Commission Archives

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

November 27, 2018 Media Briefing 0

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. […]

Group of MPs propose to impeach fellow MP Majauskas

October 10, 2018 BNS 0

A group of Lithuanian lawmakers suggest initiating impeachment proceedings against MP Mykolas Majauskas, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, for his alleged improper sexual conduct. […]

MP turning to prosecutors over sexual misconduct slander

March 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian MP Mykolas Majauskas, a member of the opposition conservative group accused of sexual misconduct, says he is drafting an address to the Prosecutor General’s Office over slander. […]

PM sees sexual misconduct allegations against MP Majauskas as a family matter

March 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the scandal surrounding MP Mykolas Majauskas, who has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct, seems to be, at least for now, a family matter. […]

Seimas speaker plans parliamentary panel for MP’s sexual misconduct allegations

March 7, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis has pledged to form an ad hoc commission at the parliament to scrutinize the sexual misconduct allegations against MP Mykolas Majauskas. […]

Suicide rate down in Lithuania in 2017 y/y, more people see psychologists

February 19, 2018 BNS 0

The suicide rate in Lithuania is on a consistent decline, with a triple increase reported in the number of visits to psychologists in state clinics over the past few years. […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]

Citus experts: Housing demand surpasses the results of the past two years – buyers of the economic segment are returning

October 13, 2024 0

In the last quarter of the year, the number of new housing units (apartments and terraced houses) sold in Vilnius in the economy class was 50% higher than in April–June, according to preliminary data from […]