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Lithuania bars third-country consultants from elections
The Lithuanian parliament passed on Thursday a bill banning third-country consultants from advising Lithuanian political parties and candidates during elections. […]
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Lithuania legalizes medicines containing cannabis
The Lithuanian parliament voted on Thursday to legalize medicines containing cannabis. […]
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Government decides to give journalists free access to Center of Registers’ info
Lithuania’s government on Wednesday made a decision which, its representatives say, will create conditions for journalists to get free of charge access to information from the Center of Registers. […]
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Group of MPs propose to impeach fellow MP Majauskas
A group of Lithuanian lawmakers suggest initiating impeachment proceedings against MP Mykolas Majauskas, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, for his alleged improper sexual conduct. […]
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More Lithuanians unsatisfied with govt work – survey
The number of people unsatisfied with the government’s work increased considerably in Lithuania last month. But Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ rating remains fairly unchanged, a new survey has revealed. […]
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Lithuania’s LVŽS chasing TS-LKD in popularity ratings – survey
Lithuania’s ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union is hot on the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats‘ heels in popularity ratings, a new survey shows. […]
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The LRT Council on the threat for the independence of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television
Dear Seimas Members,
Having acquainted with the conclusions and proposals of the Lithuanian Republic Seimas ad hoc Investigation Commission (hereafter – Commission) for the parliamentary scrutiny of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television governance, financial and economic activities, we address you in hope for your contribution in preserving the independence of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (hereafter – LRT). […]
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Seimas inclined to hold dual citizenship referendum with 2-week gap
The majority of members of the Lithuanian parliament back a proposal to hold a dual citizenship referendum on two days with a gap of two weeks between them. […]
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Ušackas calls for postponing Lithuania’s TS-LKD presidential primaries
Vygaudas Ušackas on Tuesday called on the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats to postpone the party’s primary election of a presidential candidate until December to give citizens living abroad a possibility to vote. […]
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LRT Council criticizes proposals to change Lithuanian public broadcaster’s governance
Proposals by a Seimas commission to revise the rules for appointing members of the LRT Council and change the public broadcaster’s governance model is a step toward its politicization, the council said. […]
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Parliament speaker praises current Seimas as ‘success for Lithuania’
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, regards the current parliament, which is halfway through its four-year term, as successful. […]
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President calls on state institutions to give media, public info access
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called on state institutions to give the media and the public data access, calling the recent restrictions introduced by the Center of Registers disproportionate. […]
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Government promises to give media access to registry data this week
The Lithuanian Center of Registers is expected to reopen free access to its data for the media as early as this week under a temporary solution to be approved by the government on Wednesday. […]
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PM says safeguards needed to ensure registry data are used by journalists
Safeguards need to be put in place to ensure that media organizations are not used by other businesses as a cover to access registry data for purposes other than journalistic ones, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian court accepts request to rule on Klaipėda councilor’s oath breach
The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania on Thursday accepted a request by Klaipėda City Municipal Council to rule on whether Viačeslav Titov, a councilor in Klaipėda, had breached his oath. […]
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Journalists won’t have to pay for registry access, PM says
Lithuania’s government said it made a principled decision on Thursday to ensure that media representatives get free access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
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TS-LKD’s Haase gets seat in Seimas – watchdog
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Thursday approved the results of the last weekend’s election in Zanavykai constituency to fill a vacant parliamentary seat and officially declared Irena Haase, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, as the winner. […]
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Journalists call on Lithuanian authorities to lift restrictions on access to registry data
Lithuanian journalists called on the authorities on Thursday to lift restrictions on access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
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Seimas probe finds LRT council has too many functions, proposes to set up board
The Lithuanian parliament’s ad hoc investigation commission scrutinizing the activities of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) says the public broadcaster’s council currently has too many functions and proposes to establish a board. […]
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LRT must be resistant to political pressure, president says
Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT must be resistant to political pressure and influence of interest groups, the country’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]