Alcohol in Norfa shopping centre
Politics

Seimas passes alcohol use restrictions

Following lengthy public discussions and parliamentary debates, the Seimas on Thursday significantly tightened regulation of alcohol sales, use and advertising, with some bans to take effect in early 2018 and others in early 2020. […]

Lithuanian passport
Politics

MPs to turn to Constitutional Court over broader dual citizenship

Lithuanian parliamentarians intend to turn to the Constitutional Court for yet another interpretation of the possibility to expand the institute of dual citizenship. […]

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Politics

Further funding for Lithuanian N-plant closure to depend on Brexit – Sefcovic

EU Energy Union Commissioner Maros Sefcovic says that whether or not Lithuania will secure funding for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant’s closure after 2020 will depend, among other things, on the results of Brexit negotiations. […]

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Politics

Lithuanian language watchdog didn’t assess possibility of original name spelling by Poles

The Lithuanian language watchdog did not assess certain legal provisions, currently under debate in the Seimas, that would pave the way, among other things, for ethnic Poles who are Lithuanian citizens to have their names spelt in their identity documents with non-Lithuanian characters. […]