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Lithuanian president proposes Kaunas judge for chief prosecutor

June 5, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has decided to nominate Kaunas regional court chairman Nerijus Meilutis for prosecutor general’s post. […]

Lithuanian parliament speaker backs referendum on dual citizenship

June 5, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė has said she supports the initiative to hold a referendum on dual citizenship. […]

Observers say Lithuanian president’s annual address too vague on foreign policy

June 4, 2015 BNS 0

Political observers say there were not surprised by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s statements on foreign policy she made in her State of the National Address on Thursday. The president’s observations were realistic, but at times too abstract, they say. […]

Opposition on president’s address: She does not expect problems to be solved by this government

June 4, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė did not say much about the government’s work in her State of the Nation Address on Thursday as she hardly expects anything from it, the Seimas opposition says. […]

Lithuanian president delivers State of the Nation address: The world is not a peaceful place

June 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia‘s aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age population. Grybauskaitė also stressed the need to work more on addressing social issues, particularly in childcare institutions. […]

Lithuanian justice minister: Same-sex couples are more propaganda than reality

June 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill that, if passed, would introduce the institution of partnership into the country’s Civil Code. However, the bill spells out that the possibility to form partnerships would only apply to opposite-sex couples. According to Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis, there is no need to legalize same-sex partnership because there are hardly any same-sex couples in Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian parliament committee says EC’s refugee quotas would undermine integration capabilities

June 4, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Lithuanian Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs has stated that solidarity to distribute refugees among European Union (EU) member states should be understood as a voluntary contribution based on a country’s capabilities. […]

Lithuanian parliament likely to put off labour code reform to autumn

June 3, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s parliament will probably run out of time in the spring session to discuss the new social model involving a series of controversial proposals for more flexible labour relations, Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė said on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian parliament endorses government report

June 2, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Seimas of Lithuania has positively evaluated the Government‘s activity report. The report was presented on Tuesday and mentioned successes like major projects, wage increase, reduction of gas and heating prices. […]

33 Lithuanian MPs sign interpellation against defence minister

June 2, 2015 BNS 0

Thirty-three members of the opposition at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, have signed an interpellation against National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas. […]

Lithuania’s new education minister sworn in

June 2, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Tuesday, the new Education and Science Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė was sworn in at the Seimas of Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian president to deliver State of the Nation Address on Thursday

June 2, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will deliver her State of the Nation Address in the Seimas on Thursday, evaluating the country’s internal and foreign policies. […]

Lithuanian president proud to see her advisor in Russia’s black list

June 1, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she’s proud of the fact that her foreign policy adviser Jovita Neliupšienė is on Russia‘s black list along “Europe’s key politicians” banned from enteringthe country. […]

Lithuanian PM: central bank must curb growing charges on cash withdrawals

June 1, 2015 BNS 0

The central Bank of Lithuania must curb the growth of charges applied by commercial banks on cash withdrawals, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said, slamming banks’ efforts to levy charges on withdrawals of larger amounts of money from ATMs. […]