Society
Lithuania’s top court adjourns hearing of gay rights case hearing
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court of Thursday adjourned the hearing of a case on the rights of gay people married abroad. […]
Supreme Administrative Court
Society
Court orders MG Baltic owner to pay EUR 2 mln in taxes
Darius Mockus, president and the sole shareholder of the MG Baltic business group, has been ordered by a Vilnius court to pay the state almost 2 million euros in taxes for the shares in Minvista, an investment company, he and his wife sold several years ago. […]
Politics
Lithuanian court accepts request to rule on Klaipėda councilor’s oath breach
The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania on Thursday accepted a request by Klaipėda City Municipal Council to rule on whether Viačeslav Titov, a councilor in Klaipėda, had breached his oath. […]
Politics
Klaipėda council votes to turn to court over councilor’s impeachment
The City Council of Klaipėda voted on Thursday to turn to court over the impeachment of Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Union of Russians in Lithuania, who has accused Lithuanian partisan commander Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas of killing innocent civilians. […]
Politics
Panel suggests turning to court over Klaipeda councilor’s partisan statements
A special municipal impeachment commission on Friday suggested turning to court over the statements of Viačeslav Titov, a Russian Alliance councilor in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda, on a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
Politics
Commission to rule whether Klaipėda councilor deserves impeachment
A special commission is holding a meeting on Friday to rule whether Viačeslav Titov, a Russian Alliance councilor in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda, deserves impeachment. […]
Politics
Klaipėda launches impeachment proceedings against Russian councilor
The Council of Klaipėda City Municipality on Thursday voted in favor of starting impeachment proceedings against Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance, over his statements about a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
Foreign affairs
Russian journalist says Lithuania gave him possibility to speak freely
Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov says he is happy to have received political asylum in Lithuania despite the lengthy procedures. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania grants asylum to Russian journalist Titov
Lithuania has granted asylum to Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov, the Migration Department said on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Data center developer Arcus Novus poses threat to national security – Lithuanian court
Arcus Novus, the developer of a data center project near Vilnius, and its majority shareholder, Denmark’s SatGate Holding, pose a threat to national security as they are linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) through their direct and indirect shareholders, a court has ruled. […]
Society
Lithuanian supreme court upholds 1-yr ban on RTR Planeta
The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a one-year ban imposed by the country’s media watchdog on the retransmission of the Russian channel RTR Planeta. […]
Economy
Lewben Investment Management doesn’t match natl security criteria – court
Investment company Lewben Investment Management has failed in its attempt to appeal against an unfavorable ruling by a government commission in Lithuania regarding a transaction involving the Verslo Trikampis office complex. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s former Air Force chief seeks reinstatement
Audronis Navickas, former commander of the Lithuanian Air Force, seeks to be reinstated into the position after a court has found that his dismissal was unlawful. […]
Politics
Constitutional Court to rule if ministers have to pay for wrongful dismissal
The Lithuanian Constitutional Court on Thursday starts hearing a case regarding ministers’ personal monetary liability for wrongful dismissal of employees or other wrongful decisions. […]
Politics
Zabulionis wrongfully fired as Lithuanian Road Administration’s deputy director – court
A court has ruled that Daivis Zabulionis was wrongfully dismissed as deputy director of the Lithuanian Road Administration and will have to be reinstated in his post. […]
Foreign affairs
Convicted spy awarded EUR 2,800 for poor prison conditions in Lithuania
Romuald Lipskij , former employee of the Lithuanian state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) convicted to five years for for Belarus, has been awarded 2,800 euros for unacceptable living conditions in Lukiškių Prison in central Vilnius. […]
Society
Lithuanian court finds ban on Russian-made Ren TV Baltic content unlawful
The decision taken by the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) more than two years ago to ban rebroadcasts of Russian-made broadcasts of Ren TV Baltic in Lithuania was unlawful, Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled earlier this week. […]
Uncategorized
Russian journalist Titov asks Lithuania to review asylum finding
Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov on Tuesday asked Lithuania’s Migration Department to reconsider his application for political asylum. […]
Politics
Kryževičius appointed president of Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree to appoint Gintaras Kryževičius as president of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania. […]
Society
Court orders non-Lithuanian last names in ID cards
The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court has handed down yet another ruling on spelling of personal names in documents – it ruled that non-Lithuanian last names of Wardyn and Pauwels should be spelled in personal identification cards in both Lithuanian and non-Lithuanian characters. […]