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Lithuanian parliament rejects civil partnership law

October 14, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, rejected the bill that would have introduced the institution of partnership of opposite sex couples. The Ministry of Justice, which drafted the law, says the proposed legislation merely acknowledges the existing forms of cohabitation, while the opponents insist that civil partnership is an encroachment on the institution of marriage and is just one step away from legalizing same-sex partnership. […]

Lithuania’s Juknevičienė elected main rapporteur of Political Committee of NATO Parliamentary Assembly

October 13, 2015 ELTA EN 0

MP Rasa Juknevičienė from the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) parliamentary group of the Lithuanian parliament has been elected as the main rapporteur of the Political Committee of NATO Parliamentary Assembly, which is taking place in Stavanger, Norway. […]

Conservatives propose to recognize Lithuania’s Communist Party as criminal organisation

October 13, 2015 ELTA EN 0

A group of Lithuanian politicians and activists have proposed that the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and its subsidiary in Lithuania – the Communist Party of Lithuania (LKP) – be recognized “a criminal organisation, organiser and executor of the genocide of the Lithuanian people, responsible for extermination, deportation and other repressions against Lithuanian residents”. […]

Seimas speaker under criticism of former party leader

October 12, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder and de facto leader of Lithuania’s Labour Party, has criticized fellow party member Loreta Graužinienė, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, for her “passivity”, warning that “life does not end in the Seimas speaker chair” in reference to Graužinienė’s future political prospects. […]

Ethnic minority representatives to hold protest action

October 12, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Representatives of Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, backed by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) political party, are planning a protest action this week over ethnic minority education and the planned reforms of the Labour Code, lzinios.lt reports. […]

Lithuania’s most influential politicians

October 7, 2015 DELFI EN 0

The Lithuanian public believes that the country’s most influential politicians are President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and former President Valdas Adamkus. Meanwhile a survey of over 500 opinion leaders in politics, business and society has revealed that they think Lithuania’s most influential are Grybauskaitė, Butkevičius and the country’s former head of state Vytautas Landsbergis. […]

Lithuanian municipalities fail to adopt ‘comprehensive approach to systemic issues’

October 7, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The National Audit Office of Lithuania has completed the audit of 60 municipalities. The auditors found systematic problems in the fields of planning and allocating municipal budget, borrowing, organizing free meals for school students, ensuring civil safety, road and street maintenance, municipal domestic transactions and financial reporting, the Audit Office says. […]

Online voting bill submitted to Lithuanian parliament

October 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice submitted a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would allow creating a system for online voting in elections and referenda. […]

President says Lithuanian parliament should vote on prosecutor general candidate openly

October 5, 2015 ELTA EN 0

After the Lithuanian parliament rejected two nominees for the post of prosecutor general, President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that MPs should vote on such nominations openly rather than in a secret ballot, as is currently the case. […]

Lithuanian political parties will need to meet tougher membership requirements

October 5, 2015 ELTA EN 0

By 1 October, Lithuanian political parties had 118,813 members in total, according to data provided by 24 political parties to the Lithuanian Ministry of Justice. […]

Lithuanian parliament speaker hires new spokesman

October 2, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Journalist Rosvaldas Gorbačiovas has become the advisor for public relations to the Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė. […]

Lithuanian parliament wants more power on refugee resettlement

October 2, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A group of Lithuanian MPs have suggested that parliament should have a say on issues concerning refugee resettlement. Meanwhile the ruling Social Democratic Party has offered a political agreement among Lithuania’s major parties, saying that an issue as sensitive as asylum seekers should not be made the topic for electoral campaigning. […]

Minister discusses refugee integration in Lithuania’s labour market with employers

October 1, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Social Security and Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė on Wednesday met with representatives of employers and investors and discussed the best ways to integrate refugees in Lithuania’s labour market. The minister was interested in the employers’ needs and capabilities. […]

Lithuania’s conservatives suggest abolishing secret voting in parliament

September 30, 2015 BNS 0

Jurgis Razma, a member of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has proposed abolishing secret voting in the Seimas of Lithuania, except for secret votes of non-confidence provided for by the Constitution. […]

Lithuania may bring in 40-50 refugees this year

September 30, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania may start bringing the first group of 40-50 refugees from war-struck Middle Eastern and African countries this year, with the first groups arriving in November, an interinstitutional commission said at a meeting on Tuesday. […]

Lithuanian parliament rejects president’s nomination for chief prosecutor

September 29, 2015 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday rejected the nomination of Edita Dambrauskienė, 46, chairwoman of Kaišiadorys District Court, who was proposed by the president to the post of prosecutor general. Fifty MPs voted in favour of her candidacy, 49 were against and 19 abstained. […]

No ‘inter-institutional coordination’ as Lithuania prepares for refugees, parliament speaker says

September 28, 2015 BNS 0

There a lack of inter-institutional cooperation in Lithuania as the Baltic country prepares to receive refugees, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Loreta Graužinienė said on Monday after her visit to the Refugees Reception Centrė in Rukla, central Lithuania. […]

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