Lithuania will have to comply with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment regarding a secret CIA prison, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday.
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Lithuania will consider appealing the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says.
Despite the European Commission's warning, the Seimas refuses to allow nationals of other EU member states to found political parties in Lithuania.
Lithuania's new Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius intends to initiate discussions on sexual minorities' rights, although he does not reveal his position on these issues.
The Seimas of Lithuania has started discussions on bills aimed at harmonizing the country's laws with the new European personal data protection rules coming into forces in three days.
Lithuania's new Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius is described by people from his circles as a hard-working man who hates the bureaucratic attitude.
Elvinas Jankevičius, currently an advisor to the Lithuanian prime minster, is set to become the country's next justice minister.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called for stepping up reforms in the country's prison system after meeting with Elvinas Jankevičius, a candidate for justice minister.
Elvinas Jankevičius, proposed for Lithuania's justice minister, says he would seek to restore public trust in the prison system, if appointed justice minister.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is meeting Elvinas Jankevičius, a candidate for justice minister, at midday.
Elvinas Jankevičius, an advisor to the Lithuanian prime minster, will be proposed to become the country's next justice minister, sources have told BNS.
