The State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) says that 484 thousand Lithuanian residents donated a total of EUR 26.8 million as part of their personal income tax (GPM) in 2022.
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The Government on Wednesday approved the updated package of tax reform proposals which is now set to go the Seimas.
Lithuania will legalise the right to marry for same-sex couples sooner or later, says Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen in her comment on Estonia’s move.
Aušrinė Armonaitė, the incumbent minister of the economy and innovation, was re-elected for the third term as the leader of the ruling Freedom Party at its congress on Saturday.
On Tuesday, parliament rejected the proposal of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) to hold a snap election amid the municipal expenses scandal. Some members of the TS-LKD were among those who voted against early elections. Afterwards, coalition parties – TS-LKD, the Libe...
Leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė believes that the coalition should solve the political crisis together with President Gitanas Nausėda. She says Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė should listen to the president’s call to replace several ministers and cont...
On Thursday, dozens of opponents of the law on civil union gathered near the parliament building to protest against the bill. The draft law passed the consideration stage on 23 May and now just one more voting procedure remains for it to be adopted.
President’s chief adviser on foreign affairs, Asta Skaisgirytė, says President Gitanas Nausėda will decide on whether to sign the law on civil union only after parliament passes it.
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas, a member of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), has declared that the party should have communicated with other coalition partners, the Liberal Movement and Freedom Party, about its idea of a snap election. He also stated that ...
Attempts to pass the law on civil union have stalled in parliament, but United States Ambassador to Lithuania Robert S. Gilchrist says US President Joe Biden would welcome the adoption of the law as the issue is important for his administration.
Vilnius mayor-elect Valdas Benkunskas says that the TS-LKD and the Freedom Party have different approaches regarding the “humanisation of streets”, but the Vilnius city municipality is set to focus on improving the streets in poor condition in the coming years.
The Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) is still the most popular in Lithuania, but the approval rating of the Government has decreased, shows the latest poll commissioned by the news website Delfi.
Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church leaders on Tuesday called on the new government coalition not to equate same-sex unions with families.
Lithuania's center-right parties, which signed a coalition agreement earlier this week, have agreed to nominate Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen, leader of the Liberal Movement, for the position of speaker of the country's parliament, the Seimas.
Three right-wing parties, the winners of Lithuania's recent parliament election, are set to sign a coalition agreement on Monday. BNS provides a review of its key points.
The conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party expect to sign a center-right coalition deal next Monday.
The Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party expect to agree early next week on a document outlining their center-right coalition's top priorities.
The Chinese Embassy in Lithuania has on Friday expressed its resentment over the Lithuanian Freedom Party's aspiration to support Taiwan's independence.
The Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party on Thursday plan to start drafting a program for their planned center-right government coalition.
Ausrine Armonaite, leader of Lithuania's Freedom Party, has been elected to the Lithuanian Seimas in the special constituency established for Lithuanians living abroad.
