Seimas ombudsperson Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuanians increasingly knowledgeable how to defend their rights

December 8, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

More than half of Lithuanians know where to turn in case their rights are violated, a recent survey has revealed. […]

Lithuanian Seimas ombudsman sends inspectors to refugee centre

September 12, 2014 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament’s ombudsman has urged various institutions to check the Refugee Reception Centre in Rukla for possible violations of food safety, public health and fire safety regulations. […]

Seimas ombudsman proposes regulation to ease reporters’ access to government officials

July 11, 2014 DELFI EN 0

The Seimas Ombudsman Raimondas Šukys addressed the Ministry of Culture with a recommendation to draft a sample regulation, which would assure that the right of journalists to get information is properly implemented by governmental and municipal institutions. […]

German brigade in Lithuania: we shot ourselves in our feet

February 3, 2023 0

The possible deployment of a German brigade and the disputes, anger and bickering that go along with it in Lithuania have been going on for half a year. Security and forward defence are such sore […]

Baltic AHK members plan average salary increase of 7.97% in 2023

February 1, 2023 0

In response to high inflation and a tight labour market, the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) conducted a snapshot survey in January 2023 with around 460 members to identify salary increase trends, according to a […]

Noviti Finance has entered Poland and started providing business loans to Polish companies

January 31, 2023 0

Noviti Finance, an alternative non-banking financier, will now provide business loans not only to small and medium-sized enterprises in Lithuania and Latvia but also in Poland. Polish small businesses will have access to business loans […]

Western optimism has turned into months of waiting: sanctions don’t seem to be working for Russia

January 25, 2023 0

Western optimism that sanctions on Russian goods will soon bring Russia to its knees has turned into months of waiting, but the aggressor’s economy has not collapsed, lrytas.lt portal reported. Summer and autumn have passed, […]

Human rights political agenda based on chams, the disappearance of which brings headaches, anxiety, and despair

January 25, 2023 0

A study by researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) (Morkevičius et al., 2022) revealed that the attitudes of political parties towards human rights in Lithuania change with the elections, depending on whether the party […]

In the Lachine Corridor. Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian

January 25, 2023 0

The village of Lachin (which the Armenians call Berdzor, by the way) is a kind of symbol of the strife and lawlessness of one of the significant South Caucasian conflicts. It was once home to […]