Society
Migration body can’t review Russian journalist asylum decision now
The Lithuanian Migration Department currently cannot review its decision not to grant asylum to Yevgeni Titov, a Russian journalist, its director said on Monday. […]
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Advised to show solidarity with Poland in probe of Smolensk air crash
Lithuania’s parliament is advised to show solidarity with the neighboring Poland and state support to the resumed investigation of the 2010 airliner crash that claimed lives of then president Lech Kaczynski and another 95 individuals. […]
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At Lithuanians’ initiative, Council of Europe condemns LGBT persecution in Chechnya
At Lithuanian parliamentarians’ initiative, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has condemned persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons by Chechen authorities and called for an investigation into the matter. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian MPs call to invest in coop with US amid admin reshuffle
Amid changes in the United States administration, a group of Lithuanian MPs said after returning from a visit to the US that Lithuania should raise funding for maintaining ties with the strategic partner and making of new contacts. They say the regional priority should be cooperation with the neighboring Poland. […]
Defence
Lithuania to step up defence ties with US
Lithuania is set to step up defence ties with the United States by signing the first bilateral cooperation agreement. […]
Society
Lithuanians who guarded Jewish massacre sites are guilty too – Lithuanian historian
Those who pulled the trigger during the Jewish genocide in Lithuania are not the only ones who should be considered guilty – those who transported Jews and guarded the sites of massacres should also be held accountable, a local historian says. […]
Culture
Lithuania to look for Jewish artefacts seized by Nazis
An investigation will look into Jewish cultural artefacts that were seized by Nazis in Lithuania during World War Two. […]
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Lithuanian MP invited to join council of late Boris Nemtsov’s foundation
Lithuanian MP Emanuelis Zingeris has been appointed to the council of the international Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom. […]
Local elections in Ukraine ‘solid and mature’, Lithuanian MP says
Member of the Lithuanian Parliament Emanuelis Zingeris (Homeland Union), who is observing local government elections in Ukraine, says the vote is being handled “in a solid and mature manner”. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s conservatives to elect new chairperson
On 17-19 April, members of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) will be electing a new chairperson of the party. The conservatives will cast secret ballots in direct vote in the party’s branches all across Lithuania. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MP proposes parliamentary resolution on Nemtsov’s murder
Lithuanian MP Emanuelis Zingeris, of the conservative Homeland Union, has proposed a resolution on the murder of Russia‘s opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, might debate the resolution in its spring session due to open on Tuesday. […]
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PACE extends sanctions against Russian delegation
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has extended sanctions against Russia until a plenary session in April. The sanctions include suspension of voting rights, participation in standing committees and monitoring of elections as part of PACE delegations. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania condemns terrorist attack in Jerusalem synagogue
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Tuesday’s terrorist attack in the Har Nof synagogue in Jerusalem. […]