Anti-gay protestors (MP Gražulis) at the Baltic Pride in Vilnius
Politics

Seimas will not legalize same-sex partnerships – experts

The Seimas of Lithuania will vote down nine lawmakers’ proposal to legalize same-sex partnerships as the public opinion on the issue is not favourable, political scientists say. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

Lithuania’s migration system to be reformed

On March 25, the Government will consider the reform of the migration system and the Migration Department. Based on the information available to ELTA news agency, it will be proposed to close down the Migration Department and transfer its functions to the Police Department. […]

Šarūno Gustainio politinė reklama
Politics

Lithuania’s liberals on popularity rise

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Movement would get most of the votes in parliamentary elections, if they were held next weekend, shows a poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]

Politics

Gabrielius Landsbergis – rising conservative star powered by recognizable name and tough stance on Russia

When Gabrielius Landsbergis, 33, breathed his way last summer into the European Parliament, for many the success of his campaign seemed to have much to do with his family lineage – namely, his legendary grandfather, patriarch of Lithuania’s modern politics Vytautas Landsbergis. […]