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PM sceptical about setting up new institutions in wake of Saviečiai double homicide

After a tragedy in Kėdainiai District when a father killed his two children by throwing them into a well, the government will consider giving more power to the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius told LRT radio. […]

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New agency set up to tackle alcoholism in Lithuania

With the extent of alcoholism and the damage done by intoxicated persons failing to decrease in Lithuania the government is launching a new initiative in alcohol prevention by establishing the National Public Health Promotion Foundation. […]

Darius Raulušaitis
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Why did Darius Raulušaitis withdraw from the Prosecutor General’s Office?

On Tuesday, the General Prosecutor’s Office reported that Darius Raulušaitis, who had been serving as a temporary Prosecutor General, withdrew from the Prosecutor General’s Office. D. Raulušaitis had held the position since June, when former Prosecutor General Darius Valys’ term ended. […]

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
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EU Commissioner Andriukaitis: Paksas should not be held hostage to the situation

Lithuania should adopt constitutional amendments to allow Rolandas Paksas, the impeached former president, to run for elected office, says Vytenis Andriukaitis, European commissioner for health and food safety and member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. However, he is critical of a recent resolution passed by the Lithuanian parliament, advocating Paksas’ rehabilitation. […]

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Lithuania’s ruling parties usurped legislation, opposition complains

Almost 5,000 legislative bills have been registered at the Lithuanian parliament since it took oath in 2012. A third of them have been proposed by the ruling Social Democratic Party. The opposition says that the governing majority has usurped the legislative process and do not want to discuss their proposals, lzinios.lt reports. […]