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Sergey Magnitsky grave
Politics

Seimas one ballot short of passing Magnitsky Act

November 7, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania’s parliament has merely one ballot left until adoption of the so-called Magnitsky Act, which would ban entry to foreigners involved in large-scale corruption, money laundering or human rights violations. […]

Nils Muižnieks
Society

Human rights defenders welcome ban on violence against children

February 15, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Council of Europe‘s commissioner and a US-based organization Human Rights Watch on Tuesday welcomed the Lithuanian decision to ban corporal punishment of children. […]

Society

Human Rights Watch criticizes Lithuanian justice minister’s stance on same-sex partnership

June 11, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian justice minister’s blanket rejection of a gender neutral bill to allow civil partnerships contravenes European standards, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis released on Thursday. […]

UN Security Council
Uncategorized

Lithuania calls on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine and not to annex Abkhazia

October 25, 2014 BNS 0

At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, the Lithuanian ambassador called on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine and refrain from actions which would mean a de facto annexation of Abkhazia. […]

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Zapad 2013 Russian military 'lands' on the shores of Kaliningrad
Defence

Antanaitis: ‘The Russians will want to test us’

September 16, 2025 0

“First of all, these exercises are intended to demonstrate their power. The Russians are beginning to appear to the world and NATO as a weak link, a weak state. The Russians need to flex their […]

Defence

At the border – “Dragon Teeth,” above their heads – smuggling balloons: they told how Lithuania is preparing

September 8, 2025 0

With the joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises approaching, the Lithuanian army and border guards are preparing for all possible scenarios. It becomes clear when visiting towns in the Vilnius district near the border with Belarus, […]

Seimas of Lithuania
Politics

Official: Seimas approves Ruginienė candidacy for Prime Minister

August 26, 2025 0

Lithuania has a new prime minister – Inga Ruginienė will lead the new cabinet of ministers. After lengthy discussions in the Seimas chamber, parliamentarians finally approved Ruginienė candidacy, Indrė Naureckaitė states in lrytas.lt. Seventy-eight members […]

Politics

The Russian language dilemma in Vilnius: which way forward?

August 25, 2025 0

Is there too much Russian spoken in Vilnius? Over the past year, many Vilnius residents have responded to this increasingly common question by saying that it is an indisputable fact, lrytas.lt writes in its editorial Laiko […]

Politics

Ruginienė, nominated by SocDems for PM, made one promise

August 7, 2025 0

On August 6, the Social Democrats finally decided who would replace former Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, who resigned. It was announced that Inga Rūginienė would be nominated for the position of prime minister, Agnė Liubertaitė […]

Prime Minister's chancellery
Politics

What will happen to the coalition and who has the best chance of becoming PM

August 4, 2025 0

Gintautas Paluckas’ resignation was only a matter of time, according to political scientist Liutauras Gudžinskas, who previously served as deputy Chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) before leaving the party due to its […]

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