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Seimas rejects proposal to allow foreigners to found parties despite EU warning
Despite the European Commission‘s warning, the Seimas refuses to allow nationals of other EU member states to found political parties in Lithuania. […]
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Lithuania’s new justice minister intends to start discussions on LGBT rights
Lithuania’s new Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius intends to initiate discussions on sexual minorities’ rights, although he does not reveal his position on these issues. […]
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Seimas starts discussions on EU personal data protection rules
The Seimas of Lithuania has started discussions on bills aimed at harmonizing the country’s laws with the new European personal data protection rules coming into forces in three days. […]
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Lithuanian’s new justmin hates bureaucracy, criticized for past career
Lithuania’s new Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius is described by people from his circles as a hard-working man who hates the bureaucratic attitude. […]
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Jankevičius appointed as Lithuania’s justice minister
Elvinas Jankevičius, currently an advisor to the Lithuanian prime minster, is set to become the country’s next justice minister. […]
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President calls for stepping up prison system reform
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called for stepping up reforms in the country’s prison system after meeting with Elvinas Jankevičius, a candidate for justice minister. […]
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We need to restore public trust in prison system – justmin candidate
Elvinas Jankevičius, proposed for Lithuania’s justice minister, says he would seek to restore public trust in the prison system, if appointed justice minister. […]
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President to meet with candidate for justmin Jankevičius
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is meeting Elvinas Jankevičius, a candidate for justice minister, at midday. […]
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PM’s advisor Jankevicius to be proposed for justice minister – sources
Elvinas Jankevičius, an advisor to the Lithuanian prime minster, will be proposed to become the country’s next justice minister, sources have told BNS. […]
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Skvernelis’ real team: increasingly more companions in important posts
There is nothing wrong to enlist the aid of tried and tested companions after taking a high post. Questions do arise, however, when individuals who recently worked in law enforcement structures and have not passed […]
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Skvernelis on cabinet puzzle – Jankevičius to head Ministry of Interior?
Having received the support of the President Dalia Grybauskaitė and having been proposed as a Prime Minister candidate by the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU), Saulius Skvernelis remains unwilling to discuss the names of […]