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Anti-gay MP Petras Gražulis to run for Vilnius mayor
The Order and Justice party has nominated Member of Parliament Petras Gražulis to run for Vilnius mayor‘s office. […]
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Parliament speaker critical of restrictions on citizens’ referendum initiatives
Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė has voiced opposition to proposals of granting the Lithuanian parliament the right to block referendum initiatives from ordinary citizens. […]
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Vilnius vice-mayor pleads not guilty on corruption charges
Vilnius Vice-Mayor Romas Adomavičius of the Social Democratic Party has told a court that he is not guilty of corruption, adding that the case against him is a provocation. […]
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Labour Party nominates Jonas Pinskus to run for Vilnius mayor
The Vilnius unit of the Labour Party has approved a list of candidates to run for the Vilnius City Council. Jonas Pinskus was nominated as the party’s candidate for the mayor of Vilnius. […]
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Lithuanian parliament sends budget bill back to government for improvement
The Lithuanian parliament sent next year’s draft budget bill back to the government for improvement after the first reading on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian parliament rejects equal opportunities ombudsperson candidate who supports same-ex partnership
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday again rejected a candidate for equal opportunities ombudsperson. […]
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National Minorities Department will give more powers to communities, Lithuanian PM says
The Department of National Minorities, an envisioned structure within the Lithuanian government, will give more decision-making powers to ethnic minorities, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says, adding that the government made a mistake when it dissolved the department which existed before 2010. […]
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President, PM most valued Lithuanian politicians
Lithuania’s residents see President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius as the best representatives of their interests, shows a poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
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Social Democrats up on popularity poll
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party saw an increase in popularity over the past month and would collect nearly a fourth of the vote (24.5 percent) in parliamentary elections, if they were held next Sunday. […]
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Poles and Russians to form coalition for local elections
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and the Russian Alliance will form a coalition for the upcoming local elections in Lithuania in 2015. […]
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Lithuanian PM explains why deputy of Ministry of Health resigned
Deputy Minister of Health Erikas Mačiūnas is stepping down because of the difference of opinions between him and Minister of Health Rimantė Šalaševičiutė, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
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Lithuania doesn’t need special name-spelling law– language watchdog
Lithuania does not need a special law on the spelling of names and surnames as amendments to existing legislation are only needed, says Jūratė Pavilionytė, deputy chairperson of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. […]
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Parliament speaker calls for moderation in efforts to protect Lithuanian language
Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė agrees that the Lithuanian language should be protected, but says proposals to have foreign companies’ names translated into Lithuanian is an exaggeration. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister’s strong stance on Russia under criticism from fellow party members
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has come under criticism from some of his fellow party members for his hard position on Russia, the Lietuvos Rytas daily reports. […]
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Lithuanian parliament awards Freedom Prize to Polish journalist
Editor-in-chief of Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, dissident Adam Michnik has been awarded the 2014 Freedom Prize, the Lithuanian parliament said on Tuesday. […]
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Presidential adviser: Street signs must be in official Lithuanian language
According to Jovita Neliupšienė, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy, the fact that the court’s decision on bilingual street signs was met, and signs contradicting the Law on the State Language were removed, proves that Lithuanian municipalities respect and follow the law. […]
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Opposition leader Kubilius sceptical about dual citizenship referendum
Lithuanian parliament’s opposition leader Andrius Kubilius of the conservatives is sceptical about the proposed referendum on dual citizenship, saying the Law on Citizenship should suffice to expand the possibility for Lithuanians to keep several citizenships. […]
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Lithuanian government says it will not tolerate indebted municipalities
The Government says that it will not tolerate growing indebtedness of municipalities and those local governments which fail to reduce their debts will have to adhere to new stricter rules, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has confirmed. […]