European Court of Human Rights
Society

Strasbourg court awards compensation for stalling land restitution in Vilnius Region

The European Court of Human Rights has awarded thousands of euros to several Lithuanian citizens for stalling land restitution in Vilnius Region. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Foreign affairs

PM sees no need for new probes over CIA prison in Lithuania

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that there is no need for new investigations regarding a secret CIA detention facility in Lithuania. […]

Rolandas Paksas
Politics

Amendment to allow Paksas to run for Lithuanian president passes 1st reading in Seimas

A draft constitutional amendment to allow Lithuania’s impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to run both in parliamentary and presidential elections passed the first reading in the Seimas on Tuesday. […]

TS-LKD meeting
Foreign affairs

After the European Court of Human Rights ruling – call for release of imprisoned former Prime Minister of Georgia Ivane Merabishvili

The Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) Gabrielius Landsbergis and members of the TS-LKD Andrius Kubilius (former Prime Minister of Lithuania), Algirdas Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament), Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė (former Member of the European Parliament), Mantas Adomėnas, addressed today the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Members of the Parliament of Georgia, calling for immediate release of imprisoned opposition politician Ivane Merabishvili, former Prime Minister of Georgia, a TS-LKD public press release states. […]

Mindaugas Bastys
Politics

MP Bastys demands criminal case against security officials

Mindaugas Bastys, a member of the Social Democratic political group in the Seimas, continues to challenge prosecutors’ decision not to open a criminal case against the State Security Department‘s officials and prepares to turn to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. […]