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Seimas opens discussions of Magnitsky Act
Lithuania’s parliament opened debates of the so-called Magnitsky Act, which would ban entry to foreigners linked with large-scale corruption, money laundering or human rights violations. […]
Energy
Lithuania passes bill to restrict imports from Belarus’ Astravyets, other unsafe N-plants
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to restrict electricity imports from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus and other unsafe nuclear facilities in third countries. […]
Politics
Seimas lifts MP Steponavičius’ immunity
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday lifted the legal immunity of the Liberal Movement’s MP Gintaras Steponavičius to allow bringing him to justice for abuse. […]
Economy
President says tripartite deal on pay rise unworkable
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that a trilateral pay rise agreement between the government, employers and trade unions is a good intention that cannot be put into practice as the state cannot force privately-owned businesses to commit themselves to raising wages. […]
Society
Lithuanian healthmin favours decriminalization of cannabis use
Lithuanian Health Minister Aurėlijus Veryga does not support the legalization of cannabis, but he backs a proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and subject such persons to administrative liability instead. […]
Politics
Court decides to turn to Constitutional Court over chief vet’s dismissal
The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court decided on Thursday to ask for the Constitutional Court’s opinion on whether Jonas Milius was lawfully dismissed as director of the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS). […]
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Latvian economics minister to discuss key energy projects with Lithuanian counterparts
Latvian Deputy Prime Minister and Economics Minister Arvils Aseradens is to meet with the Lithuanian energy and economy ministers to discuss the countries’ key energy projects and efforts to restrict imports from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, and to visit the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. […]
Politics
Paluckas, Sinkevičius compete in run-off for SocDem leader
Vilnius Vice-Mayor Gintautas Paluckas and Lithuanian Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius are facing each other in a run-off election for the post of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) leader as voting starts on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania to verify Nord Stream 2 environmental impact assessment
Lithuania will verify whether the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Europe will have no adverse environmental impact on its territorial waters and economic zone in the Baltic Sea as stated in the project’s environmental impact assessment, a Lithuanian official said, adding that Lithuania has doubts about the economic feasibility of the project. […]
Defence
Drill scenario didn’t involve proclamation of Šalčininkai republic
The scenario of a recent exercise organized by the Lithuanian Interior Ministry did not envisage the use of training weapons and the proclamation of “the People’s Republic of Šalčininkai”, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said on Wednesday. […]
Culture
Construction on Modern Art Centre begins in Vilnius
The construction of the Modern Art Centre in place of the demolished Lietuva Cinema in Vilnius formally got underway on Wednesday. […]
Global LT
Lithuania could legalise dual citizenship by scrapping 1990 dividing line – Seimas’ speaker
Amendments to Lithuania’s Law on Citizenship will be submitted to the parliament for approval, but the wording may be changed in the course of debates by scrapping the Mar. 11, 1990 dividing line, Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, said on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Kryževičius appointed president of Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree to appoint Gintaras Kryževičius as president of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker to ask for security guidelines on politicians’ dangerous ties
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, says that he will ask the State Security Department, or VSD, for some guidelines what to look at while investigating politicians’ potentially dangerous ties with Russia. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker favors rejecting president’s veto on municipal in-house purchases
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, thinks that the Lithuanian parliament should overturn the president’s veto regarding in-house purchases in municipalities as such a ban would affect local enterprises. […]
Economy
Society
Renewed Open Society Fund-Lithuania to focus on boosting societal resilience
The Open Society Fund-Lithuania (OSFL) plans to focus on enhancing societal resilience and addressing the state’s internal problems arising due to corruption, nepotism and social inequality as it resumes its activities after a break of many years. […]
Politics
Continued EU-Turkey cooperation crucial – ForMin Linkevičius
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has expressed hope that Turkey‘s society would manage to remain unified after the referendum that granted broader powers to the president. […]
Politics
Persons in contact with Bastys aimed to change Lithuanian geopolitical course
Persons who maintained close contacts with Lithuanian MP Mindaugas Bastys aimed to change the country’s geopolitical course, Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee, said in his presentation of the conclusions of the probe. […]