Constitution

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Executing ECHR ruling on Paksas requires changing Constitution – JustMin

Without changing the Constitution, Lithuania cannot execute the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on violated rights…

8 years ago
  • Global LT

People cannot be divided into reliable, unreliable for citizenship – PM

In the discussion of the possibility for a part of Lithuanian citizens to have dual citizenship, citizens cannot be divided…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas starts discussions on cutting number of MPs

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday started discussions on the Labour Party's proposal to reduce the number of members of the…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Bank of Lithuania may face lawsuits after credit regulations ruled unconstitutional

Lithuanian courts have ruled that a Bank of Lithuania rule forbidding the granting of credit to people who must spend…

9 years ago
  • Society

Parliament to consider defining family through marriage and parenthood

The Lithuanian parliament will debate on Thursday an amendment to the Constitution that would tie the legal definition of a…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

Dual citizenship referendum pushed back to 2019 – parliament speaker

The referendum on dual citizenship will probably have to be moved to a later date, most likely to coincide with…

9 years ago
  • Society

Poland and Lithuania celebrate 225th anniversary of Europe’s first written constitution

This week 225 years ago, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth adopted what was then the first written constitution in Europe. The Constitution…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Parliament to consider definition of family

The Legal Committee at the Lithuanian parliament is to give its opinion on a constitutional amendment saying that family can…

9 years ago
  • Politics

New bill on dual citizenship being drafted ahead of planned referendum

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has appointed a task group to draft a bill on dual citizenship so that the issue…

9 years ago
  • Politics

New citizenship rules open to subjective judgements by President, say politicians

The new citizenship law which allows for certain Lithuanians with special merit to hold dual citizenship with another country, cannot…

9 years ago
  • Politics

New dual citizenship law approved by parliament

Lithuanian citizens with special merits to the state will be able to retain their Lithuanian passport even after becoming naturalized…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Failed Paksas vote was calculated move by Labour Party, observer says

A failed vote in the Lithuanian Seimas on Tuesday will prevent the leader of the ruling Order and Justice party,…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President Dalia Grybauskaitė to consult parliament on prosecutor general nomination

President Dalia Grybauskaitė will consult the board of parliament about the candidate for prosecutor general once again next week. [...]

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania celebrates Constitution Day

October 25 is celebrated as the Constitution Day in Lithuania. On this day in 1992, Lithuanians voted for the country’s…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Parliament wants to undermine independence of prosecutor general, Lithuanian president says

On Friday Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with legal experts to discuss how to ensure transparent and effective work of…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s conservatives suggest abolishing secret voting in parliament

Jurgis Razma, a member of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has proposed abolishing secret voting in the…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian government backs dual citizenship referendum, but suggests different wording

The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an initiative by a group of lawmakers to call a referendum on dual…

9 years ago
  • Society

Dual citizenship in limbo if referendum in Lithuania fails

A sociological poll has revealed that many people approve of legalising dual citizenship and would vote in favour of the…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament speaker backs referendum on dual citizenship

Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė has said she supports the initiative to hold a referendum on dual citizenship. [...]

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian president delivers State of the Nation address: The world is not a peaceful place

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In…

10 years ago