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. […]

Two rainbows in the Vilnius sky line
Society

BNS asks Lithuanian leaders if they approve of same-sex partnerships

Amid renewed discussions in the Lithuanian parliament on legalization of same-sex partnerships, BNS asked the country’s leaders if they would approve of such a move. […]

Manchester after the terrorist attack
European Union

Lithuanian leaders condemn Manchester terror attack

Lithuania’s leaders on Tuesday condemned a suspected terror attack at a pop concert in the English city of Manchester that killed at least 22 people. […]