Lithuanian parliament votes down Constitutional amendment to extend mandatory education
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday rejected a Constitutional amendment which stipulates extension of mandatory education age from the current 16 to 18. […]
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday rejected a Constitutional amendment which stipulates extension of mandatory education age from the current 16 to 18. […]
On Thursday, the Seimas of Lithuania rejected amendments to the Law on Forestry, vetoed by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, and preserved the current system of state forest enterprises. Around 500 foresters staged a rally in front of the Seimas building against Grybauskaitė’s veto. […]
The Labour Party has chosen a new candidate for the position of Lithuania’s education and science minister, but refuses to reveal the person’s name. […]
Seimas Deputy Speaker Vydas Gedvilas, who was proposed to the post of the science and education minister by the Labour Party, has refused to stand as a candidate. The Lithuanian president previously said she would not appoint him, quoting a classified report on him. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he plans to ask the country’s Special Investigation Service (STT) for more detailed information about the Labour Party‘s candidate for education and science minister Vydas Gedvilas. […]
The Presidium of Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has adopted a resolution, pledging to initiate an agreement among Lithuanian parliamentary parties on protection of human rights and freedoms. […]
The Lithuanian government has decided to change the regional division of the country to ensure that it does not lose 2.7 billion euros in EU support during the next financial framework period. […]
Congratulating the nation on the occasion of Europe Day Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Friday stressed the importance of unity. […]
Lithuanian Seimas opposition leader Andrius Kubilius gave evaluated the work of the Government led by Social Democrat Algirdas Butkevičius with a mark of four out of ten. […]
Introducing the Government‘s annual activity report for 2014 at the Seimas, parliament, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius started with the mention of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal project, the adoption of the euro and augmentation of Lithuania’s defence capabilities. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday she would not appoint Labour Party MP Vydas Gedvilas as the country’s education and science minister, taking into account information provided by the Special Investigation Service. […]
Two bills opening the way for impeached and removed Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas to run for parliament were to be presented for parliamentary deliberation on Thursday, but were removed from the agenda at the last minute. […]
The Lithuanian Seimas’ Committee on Legal Affairs decided on Wednesday that the legalization of same-sex partnership would not contradict the Lithuanian Constitution, Stasys Šedbaras, the committee’s deputy chairman, says. […]
Lithuanian Member of Parliament Aurelija Stancikienė, of the Way of Courage group, has registered amendments to the Law on Fundamentals of Protection of the Rights of the Child. She has proposed to supplement the law with provisions on duties of the child. […]
The Lithuanian parliament’s Education and Science Committee on Wednesday gave a green light to the amendments initiated by President Dalia Grybauskaitė on countering hostile propaganda. […]
The Labour Party has suggested that current deputy parliament speaker Vydas Gedvilas be appointed to the vacant post of the education and science minister. […]
The European Parliament‘s (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs will vote again on Wednesday to remove legal immunity of MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of Lithuania’s Labour Party. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday gave its initial backing to a proposal to call a binding referendum on dual citizenship which would be held on the same day as the general elections next October. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday signed a decree, accepting the resignation of Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis. […]
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