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Lithuanian president officially sets election date
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree, calling the general elections on October 9, her press office said on Thursday. […]
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Employers lambast ‘unbalanced’ Labour Code reform
Additions to the Labour Code reform package proposed by the parliamentary Committee on Social Affairs and Labour have “unbalanced” it, say employer representatives, accusing lawmakers of “radical populism”. […]
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Proposals to outlaw disinformation ‘reminiscent of Soviet era’
Critics say that the Lithuanian intelligence body’s proposals to make spreading disinformation a criminal offence in order “to step up information security” are reminiscent of the Soviet times and may lead to restrictions on the freedom of expression. […]
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Environment minister survives vote at Lithuanian parliament
Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas remains in his post after the parliament voted on Tuesday his answers to corruption suspicions were satisfactory. […]
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Lithuanian PM pushes for Skvernelis’ early resignation ‘due to politicking’
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has already submitted a proposal to the presidential office to dismiss the Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis, although previously he has said he would only do so after a new minister had been found. […]
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Paksas proposes three more candidates for interior minister
The leader of Lithuania’s ruling Order and Justice party, MEP Rolandas Paksas, said on Monday he had proposed three new candidates for the post of interior minister after Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius rejected the candidacy of MP Povilas Gylys. […]
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ECHR report criticises Lithuania over poor prison conditions, gender reassignment and Paksas
A report by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) criticizes Lithuania for failing to improve living conditions in the country’s prisons, legislate gender reassignment and pass legislation allowing the impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to run for office. […]
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MP Povilas Gylys proposed for minister of the interior
The Lithuanian prime minister is meeting with MP Povilas Gylys who has been proposed for the post of minister of the interior on Friday. […]
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Health services will be more expensive in the future, Lithuanian minister says
Lithuania’s new Healthcare Minister Juras Požėla says that while patients should not be made to pay for services at the country’s public healthcare institutions, global trends point to health services growing more expensive in the future. […]
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Lithuanian prosecutors ask European Parliament to strip Paksas of immunity
Lithuanian prosecutors have asked the European Parliament to lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP and leader of the Order and Justice Party Rolandas Paksas. […]
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Seimas ethics commission sends dairy legislation back for re-vote after finding violations
On Wednesday, the Seimas Ethics Commission has decided that the milk price regulation passed by the Seimas must be returned to the plenary meeting hall as soon as possible and be voted on again. […]
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Interior minister agrees to resign
Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday he was ready to resign, adding that he felt he was being forced out of the post. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister criticises coalition partner’s plan to block refugees
Lithuania’s Social Democrat Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has criticised coalition partner, the Labour Party‘s proposal to stop more refugees coming to Lithuania, saying such an initiative is excessive and would do more damage than good to Lithuania. […]
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Interior minister will be removed, Paksas says
As Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis has refused to step down, the prime minister will ask the president to remove him from office, says Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party which nominated the minister to the post. […]
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Parliament pushes back new Code of Administrative Offences until 2017
The Lithuanian parliament voted on Friday to postpone the new Code of Administrative Offences coming into force to next year. […]
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Poll: Should Lithuania accept more refugees?
The Labour Party suggested this week that Lithuania should refuse to accept any more refugees than it has already committed, that is 1,105 over the course of two years. What do you think? […]
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Seimas calls extraordinary session to extend administrative offences code
The Lithuanian parliament is assembling for an extraordinary session on Friday to vote on extending the current Code of Administrative Offences. […]
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Labour Party wants Lithuania to refuse to accept more refugees
Lithuania’s Labour Party has issued a statement, saying that the country should not to accept any more refugees than it has already committed to. […]
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Skvernelis can continue as interior minister, PM says
Lithuania’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius sees no obstacles for Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis to continue working in his government, despite Skvernelis’ recent announcement that he will run for parliament with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union. […]
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Lithuanian government faces prospect of confidence vote in parliament
The cabinet of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is approaching the line where half of its original members will have been replaced, necessitating a confirmation vote in parliament. […]