Audronius Ažubalis
CORPORATE

A. Ažubalis on dual citizenship: you cannot sit on two chairs

On Thursday, the Seimas passed amendments to the referendum law, which increases the voting deadline to 10PM and expands the number of voting locations abroad with the aim of increasing voter turnout. Furthermore, the new law establishes an institution, which would perform campaigning when the Seimas declares the referendum. The voting bar to make decisions remains unchanged. The new redaction of the law was prepared by a Seimas workgroup for the dual citizenship referendum, lrt.lt writes. […]

Dalia Henke
Global LT

‘Impossible for dual citizenship referendum to succeed under current laws’ – Lithuanian diaspora leader

The World Lithuanian Community does not support plans for a referendum on dual citizenship this October because it is virtually impossible to achieve the required results with the current electoral laws governing the referendum, said Dalia Henke, World Lithuanians‘ Community Board chairwoman on Žinių Radijas. […]

No Picture
Global LT

Lithuania might be getting to something big: dual citizenship e-referendum

Russia’s Vladimir Putin may have just done favour for Lithuania with his sardonic remark on “fewer Lithuanians” during his recent visit to Kaliningrad – even parties that had bristled against the idea of a referendum on allowing dual citizenship, might be embracing it amid the sabre-rattling from the East. Moreover, politicians might be getting cozy with another outlandish idea: get the folks say “yes” or “no” through e-voting. […]

Global LT

President Grybauskaitė congratulates people on World Lithuanians’ Unity Day

President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Lithuanian communities on the occasion of the World Lithuanians’ Unity Day. […]

Kęstutis Eidukonis
Opinion

Opinion: New Seimas emigration committee is a slap on the face of Lithuanian diaspora

A few months ago, the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) began a debate on forming a new permanent committee on emigration. […]

Kęstutis Eidukonis
Global LT

Kęstutis Eidukonis: World Lithuanian community does not need more members

Just after Lithuania regained its independence, Kęstutis Eidukonis, a Lithuanian who had completed the US military service in Panama, began to correspond with the government and proposed to create a register of ships after the Panamanian example. When he came to free Lithuania for the first time, the United States reserve lieutenant colonel had to deal with bureaucracy and corruption. […]