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Seimas plans emigration commission

July 23, 2014 BNS 0

Parliament plans to introduce a commission dedicated to emigration issues this fall, according to Order and Justice Party leader MEP Rolandas Paksas. […]

Lithuanian parliament concludes spring session

July 17, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s parliament sang the national anthem on Thursday to close the extended spring session. The parliamentarians should return to the plenary hall on 10 September for the autumn session. […]

Bilingaul street signs provision removed from national minority bill

July 17, 2014 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday backed a proposal to remove the provision on bilingual street signs from the draft Law on National Minorities which is currently being debated by the lawmakers. […]

Lithuanian parliament puts off national minority bill and will consider name spelling in autumn

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

The draft Law on National Minorities, which the Lithuanian parliament intended to discuss on Tuesday, has been moved to Thursday, the last day of the spring session. […]

Butkevičius reappointed prime minister of Lithuania

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday voted in favour of allowing Social Democrat Algirdas Butkevičius to continue serving as prime minister after 88 lawmakers voted in favor, 36 were against and seven MPs abstained. The president then appointed him to lead the Government […]

Seimas passes law giving media greater protection from law enforcement

July 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

On Thursday, the Lithuanian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law on Provision of Information to the Public and the Code of Criminal Procedure initiated by President Dalia Grybauskaitė. It is hoped this will enhance freedom of the press, democracy and respect of human rights. […]

Lithuanian passports to include entry on ethnicity

July 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The Parliament of Lithuania adopted amendments to the Law on Passport on Thursday, allowing an entry about ethnicity in a passport, if the holder submits a written application. […]

Lithuanian parliament allocates additional 130 million for national defence

July 10, 2014 ELTA 0

The Seimas of Lithuania adopted budget amendments which allow to increase spending on national defence by LTL 130 million (EUR 37.6 million). 100 MPs voted in favour of the proposal, none voted against and 2 abstained. […]

Parliament guarantees LNG loan to AB Klaipėdos Nafta

July 9, 2014 ELTA EN 0

On 8 July, the Seimas granted a state guarantee to Nordic Investment Bank to AB Klaipėdos Nafta for up to 20 years. […]

Lithuanian opposition leader proposes random checks to fight corruption in civil service

July 7, 2014 ELTA 0

Leader of the Seimas Opposition, Andrius Kubilius, believes that an effective measure to ensure transparency in government might be testing civil servants’ resistance to corruption. […]

Lithuanian parliament tightens residence requirements for foreigners

June 26, 2014 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday passed a bill, tightening requirements for foreigners who want to reside in Lithuania. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]