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Failed attempt in Seimas to make constitutional changes more difficult

November 20, 2018 www.lrt.lt 0

Prior to starting deliberations regarding changes on the number of members of Seimas, Liberal Movement Seimas group prefect Eugenijus Gentvilas presented a resolution to the Seimas “Over the constant attempts to change the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.” With this, it was proposed to form an expert group, which would evaluate whether there is actual need to change the country’s most important document. The resolution was rejected after discussions. […]

Lithuania’s LSDP party backs EU Commissioner in presidential election

November 20, 2018 Xinhua 0

Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, is leading the race for the nomination by Lithuania’s Social Democratic Party (LSDP) in the country’s presidential election, the party revealed on Monday. […]

Presidential election campaign kicks off in Lithuania

November 13, 2018 Xinhua 0

The campaign for presidential election in Lithuania officially started on Monday with seven candidates already lining up to take a seat from incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Ruling party moves to cut MP seats to 121

November 9, 2018 BNS 0

Lawmakers of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) say that will table a new draft constitutional amendment to reduce the number of members of the Seimas to 121, from the current 141 seats. […]

Health minister to table new hospital network reform amendments

November 9, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga and several lawmakers said on Friday they are submitting new amendments to a healthcare network reform package to ensure that both public and private hospitals have access to compulsory health insurance funds. […]

Agrokoncernas pledges to stop buying fertilizers from Rotenberg

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Agrokoncernas, a business group owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, has pledged to stop buying fertilizers from Russia company Minudobreniya as its key shareholder Arkady Rotenberg is subject to international sanctions. […]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

ForMin advises against having business with sanctioned Russians

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends Lithuanian companies to refrain from business deals with Russians subject to sanctions over the events in Ukraine. […]

Lithuanian govt has no position on recognizing same-sex marriages, PM says

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s government has no position on recognizing same-sex marriages, and the interior minister, as a politician, has the right to express his opinion, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]

Seimas committee chair on same-sex marriages: it’s impossible

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

As Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas mulled on Thursday a possibility that Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages, Agnė Širinskienė, chair of the parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, says it’s now impossible. […]

Lithuania to issue residence permits to foreigners in same-sex marriages with Lithuanians

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Following the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, Lithuania is changing its rules and will issue residence permits to foreigners who entered into same-sex marriages with Lithuanian citizens abroad. […]

Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages, interior minister says

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas thinks that Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages. […]

Karbauskis says Russian firm selling fertilizers to his firm not under sanction

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says his Agrokoncernas does not violate any international agreements as it purchases fertilizers from a Russian-owned company that is not subject to sanctions. […]

Lithuania’s ruling bloc fails to overturn presidential veto of bill on LSDDP funding (Updated)

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s ruling block on Thursday failed to muster enough votes to override President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto of amendments aimed at providing a state subsidy to the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP). […]

Individual constitutional complaint amendment passes 1st vote in Seimas

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

A draft constitutional amendment to allow an individual access to the Lithuanian Constitutional Court passed the first vote in the Seimas on Thursday. […]

Karbauskis’ firm buys fertilizers from Russian under intl sanctions – media

November 8, 2018 BNS 0

Agrokoncernas, a company owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), imports fertilizers from Minudobreniya, a Russian company whose majority shareholder is under international sanctions, the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) reported on Thursday. […]