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Polish foreign minister urges Lithuania to solve name-spelling issues
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz on Thursday called on Lithuania to allow the original spelling of the names of local Poles in their passports. […]
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Lithuanian president slams move to lower referendum threshold as dangerous
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday criticized legislative initiatives to lower the referendum threshold as “irresponsible” and “dangerous”, calling on lawmakers to instead look for ways to encourage voters to turn out for a dual citizenship referendum. […]
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Lithuania to hold municipal elections on March 3, to elect president on May 12
Lithuania will elect municipal councils on March 3, 2019, its next president on May 12 and members of the European Parliament on May 26. […]
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Klaipėda council votes to turn to court over councilor’s impeachment
The City Council of Klaipėda voted on Thursday to turn to court over the impeachment of Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Union of Russians in Lithuania, who has accused Lithuanian partisan commander Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas of killing innocent civilians. […]
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Skvernelis back among top 3 potential candidates for Lithuanian presidency – poll
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is back on the list of the top three potential candidates for next spring’s presidential election in Lithuania, according to an opinion poll released by Delfi.lt on Thursday. […]
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President says parliamentary probes won’t silence her
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the ruling bloc will not be able to “silence” her by setting up a new parliamentary investigation commission. […]
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Ruling bloc moves to lower referendum threshold for entire chapter
Lithuania’s ruling parties propose to lower the referendum threshold for the entire Chapter 1 of the Constitution. […]
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Move to probe influence on politics in 2008-2016 makes headway in Seimas
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for setting up a new commission to investigate unlawful influence on political processes during the tenure of two previous governments. […]
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MPs uphold presidential veto of healthcare network overhaul
The Lithuanian parliament upheld on Tuesday President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto of a legislative package paving the way for an overhaul of the network of hospitals and other healthcare facilities. […]
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MPs back presidential veto of lower threshold for dual citizenship referendum
The Lithuanian parliament upheld on Tuesday President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto of amendments lowering the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum. […]
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MPs to decide on new probe into influence on political processes
Lithuanian lawmakers are expected to decide on Tuesday whether or not to open a new parliamentary investigation into influence on political processes and public authorities. […]
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Order and Justice joins Lithuania’s ruling coalition in parliament
The Order and Justice party joined on Tuesday the ruling coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP) in the parliament. […]
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PM doesn’t expect parliament’s fall session to be easy
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the Seimas’ fall session will not be easy, but he expects the parliament to adopt, by Christmas holidays, a number of “decisions that people are waiting for”. […]
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Džiugelis leaves Lithuanian ruling party’s group in Seimas
Justas Džiugelis is leaving the political group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) in the Seimas. […]
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President urges MPs to look forward as Seimas opens fall session
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called on lawmakers to stop looking back and not to waste their time on squabbling as she congratulated the Seimas on the start of its new fall session. […]
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Order and Justice Party council decides to nominate Paksas as presidential candidate
The Order and Justice council decided on Sunday to propose Rolandas Paksas for the post of the party’s chairman at this month’s congress and to nominate Lithuania’s impeached former president as the party’s candidate to run in next year’s presidential election, MP Petras Gražulis said. […]
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Homeland Union remains Lithuania’s most popular party – Delfi/Spinter poll
The Opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats continues to top Lithuania’s popularity rankings and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) holds onto its number two spot, according to the latest opinion poll released on Monday. […]
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Seimas parties sign defense policy agreement (Updated)
Lithuania’s parliamentary parties signed on Monday an agreement on the country’s defense policy for the next decade. […]
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Džiugelis tried to talk 20 MPs into leaving LVŽS group in Seimas – Karbauskis
The political group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) in the Seimas will discuss expelling MP Justas Džiugelis after he tried to entice around 20 members to leave the group, the ruling party’s leader said on Friday. […]
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Order and Justice Party to ask court for special status to influence-peddling case
The Order and Justice Party will ask the court to assign a special status to a case in which the party is suspected of influence peddling, squandering of property, document forgery and negligent management of accounts. […]