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Lithuanian Olympic discus champion to run for parliament
Lithuania’s Olympic discus champion Virgilijus Alekna has announced he will run for election to Lithuania’s parliament in the upcoming general elections. […]
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Lithuanian government sets up new unemployment fund
The Lithuanian government and parliament groups have agreed to set up an unemployment fund. The money would be used to pay benefits to people who lose jobs after working at least three years for the same employer. […]
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Lithuania’s Constitutional Court refuses to rule on Labour MP’s impeachment
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court has refused to rule on a case of convicted Labour Party MP facing impeachment in parliament. […]
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If Lithuania banned abortion, it would still have to cover it abroad – health minister
If Lithuania introduces a ban on abortion, women will still be able to terminate pregnancy in another EU country and the procedure will have to be covered by their Lithuanian health insurance, says Healthcare Minister Juras Požela. […]
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Lithuanian parliamentary committees to investigate refusal of citizenship to Litvaks
Amid complaints from Lithuanian Jewish Community representatives and Litvaks living in Israel and South Africa, at least two Lithuanian parliamentary committees are planning to look into the reasons why citizenship restoration applications from Jews who left the country in the interwar period and their descendants are being rejected. […]
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Lithuanian Seimas finishes debating Labour Code reform
The Lithuanian parliament has finished debating a Labour Code reform package and approved the draft document, ending an important stage in the process liberalizing the country’s labour market. […]
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Lithuanian PM proposes VAT cuts on meat
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has agreed with the finance minister and his party to propose value added tax (VAT) cuts for chilled and fresh meat. […]
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New poll shows big fall in support for Lithuania’s leading parties
Lithuania’s Social Democrats continue to fall in opinion polls, but the biggest loser over the last month is the conservative Homeland Union. […]
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Lithuanian MPs refuse to outlaw gender-based harassment
Members of the Lithuanian parliament have rejected a bill outlawing gender-based harassment, as required by the European Union. […]
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Former coach of Lithuania’s national basketball team to run for parliament
Antanas Sireika, a former head coach of the Lithuanian national men’s basketball team, plans to run for parliament this autumn on the Social Democratic ticket. […]
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Social Democrats drop referendum on dual citizenship idea
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has decided not to propose calling a referendum on dual citizenship to be held alongside parliamentary elections this October. […]
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New political group forms with politicians that split from Social Democrats in Druskininkai
Druskininkai Mayor Ričardas Malinauskas and former members of the Druskininkai branch of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party are forming a new movement. […]
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Prosecutors appeal ruling in Lithuanian Labour Party’s case
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office has appealed a ruling in the Labour Party‘s fraudulent bookkeeping case to the Supreme Court and asked it to send the case back to the Court of Appeals Court re-examination. […]
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Lithuanian Seimas to sit 3 days a week to expedite labour code reform
The Lithuanian parliament will hold three plenary sittings a week in May and June instead of the usual two in an effort to adopt all the legislation in the s-called new social model package by the end of the spring session. […]
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Wave of refugees ‘cannot be rejected or trusted’
Former Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus has expressed strong opinions about the refugee crisis affecting Europe, saying that the wave of immigrants could not be trusted, but also saying that categorical positions against the acceptance of refugees were also wrong. […]
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Lithuanian president vetoes controversial law on reporting from court hearings
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments to the Criminal Code introducing criminal liability for making material from closed court sessions public. […]
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Support for Lithuania’s ruling Social Democrats continues to plummet – poll
Support for the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party dropped considerably in April, a survey published by Lietuvos Rytas has showed. […]
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Peasants and Greens Union put Skvernelis at top of Seimas candidate list
The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LŽVS) has finalized its candidate list for October’s general elections. Former Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis is topping the list. […]
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Parliamentary probe ‘first step in attempts to impeach president’ – liberal leader
A proposal to set up a commission which would look into alleged “manipulation of intelligence data” cleared the first hurdle at the Lithuanian parliament on Thursday. This, says Liberal leader Eligijus Masiulis, is the first step in an attempt to impeach the Lithuanian president. […]
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New poll shows major shifts in Lithuanian political parties support
A new poll has revealed surprising shifts in Lithuania’s political landscape with government parties’ support slumping. […]