Opinion
Martin Schulz. Europe’s horizons: Narrow straits or open seas?
This year I will have the honour of receiving the Charlemagne Prize which every year rewards a person for their work towards European integration. […]
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European Union
Lithuanian MEP suggests dedicating 2016 to fight violence against women
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė together with her colleagues has proposed that 2016 should be named the European year to fight violence against women. The initiative has been supported by over 400 MEPs. […]
European Union
EP committee suggests stripping Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunity
The European Parliament‘s Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday proposed stripping Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich of his legal immunity so he can stand trial for contempt of court in Lithuania. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Labour Party preparing for leadership vote as its founder likely to lose legal immunity
The European Parliament‘s (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs will vote again on Wednesday to remove legal immunity of MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of Lithuania’s Labour Party. […]
Politics
MEP says Uspaskich should trust decisions of Lithuanian courts
After the European Parliament has revoked legal immunity of founder of the Labour Party Viktor Uspaskich, another Member of the European Parliament, Antanas Guoga, has told his colleague to trust Lithuanian courts. […]
Politics
EP lifts legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich
The European Parliament on Wednesday striped Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, founder of the Labour Party, of his legal immunity. […]
European Union
EP committee suggests revoking MEP Uspaskich’s immunity
The European Parliament‘s (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs on Tuesday advised that the EP should lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the country’s ruling Labour Party. […]
European Union
Landsbergis’ report calls for open condemnation of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine
Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis has drawn up a draft report on EU-Russian relations, openly condemning Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, calling on the EU to put pressure on Russia more actively to make it comply with international commitments, and also taking measures against Russian propaganda and wish to divide Europe. […]
Politics
Gabrielius Landsbergis – rising conservative star powered by recognizable name and tough stance on Russia
When Gabrielius Landsbergis, 33, breathed his way last summer into the European Parliament, for many the success of his campaign seemed to have much to do with his family lineage – namely, his legendary grandfather, patriarch of Lithuania’s modern politics Vytautas Landsbergis. […]
European Union
EP demands international probe into Nemtsov’s murder
Members of the European Parliament have demanded to carry out an international investigation into the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, says the resolution adopted at a plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday. […]
European Union
EP president calls Lithuanians “heroes for freedom in Europe”
European Parliament President Martin Schulz congratulated Lithuania on the 25th anniversary of the restoration of its independence during a commemoration in Brussels, calling Lithuanians “heroes”. […]
European Union
EP vice-president criticizes Lithuania for violating LGBTI rights
Amid the European Commission’s (EC) analysis whether the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information is in line with the European Union (EU) law, a group of MEPs on Thursday criticized the Baltic state for the continuing discrimination of LGBTI people. […]
European Union
European Commission approves Energy Union plan
The EU Commission has approved proposals to create a single European energy market. The Energy Union plan would give the Commission more influence in the negotiation of gas supply contracts. […]
Politics
EP panel discusses Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich’s immunity
The European Parliament‘s Committee on Legal Affairs on Tuesday discussed the request from Lithuanian prosecutors to lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the Labour Party, to put him on trial for fraud and insulting court. […]
European Union
EP wants to designate 2016 European year to fight violence against women
Member of the European Parliament, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Vilija Blinkevičiūtė together with her colleagues from the European Parliament have proposed to announce 2016 a European Year to fight violence against women. […]
Economy
EP to address problems of Lithuanian carriers
Taking into consideration requests by Lithuanian MEP Valentinas Mazuronis and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament has put the questions regarding Germany‘s minimum wage in transport companies and the influence of Russia‘s restrictions upon international carriers on the agenda of their plenary sitting. […]
European Union
EP decides to renew probe into CIA prisons, Lithuanian parliament to take it up in spring session
On Wednesday, the European Parliament decided to reopen the investigation into alleged CIA prisons in different European countries. MEPs have also urged the member-states to investigate the related suspicions and prosecute those responsible. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian MEP goes on hunger strike over imprisoned Ukrainian pilot
Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius has started a hunger strike over the illegal imprisonment of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in Russia. […]
European Union
Lithuanian MEP urges EU to declare Ukraine’s pro-Russian forces terrorist organisations
The group Friends of European Ukraine, established in the European Parliament by Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius, has urged the European Union to immediately declare the separatist groups that call themselves the people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as terrorist organisations. […]