With 70 votes in favour, none against and 3 abstentions, the Seimas has adopted amendments to Article 22 of the Consular Statute, the press service of the Seimas said. […]
At its plenary sitting, the Seimas of Lithuania marked the 95th anniversary of the Constituent Seimas on Friday. Loreta Graužinienė, the speaker of the Seimas, pointed out that the Constituent Seimas was the first representative of the Lithuanian nation that had its first democratic, universal and direct elections. […]
Lithuania’s Labour Party has submitted a new candidate to fill the vacant post of education minister. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he will reveal the candidate’s name once he receives a report on their reputation from the Special Investigation Service (STT). […]
Officers of the Special Investigation Service (STT) carried out a search and seizure at Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment on Wednesday. They took computers from the Public Information Project Management Division. […]
Andrius Kubilius, Leader of the Seimas Opposition, has proposed that Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, re-evaluate whether Vydas Gedvilas may continue holding the position of First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas. […]
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. […]
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