Ministry of Justice

MP Žemaitaitis plans to register new party

MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis , who may be impeached over a series of antisemitic statements on social media, has submitted an application to the Ministry of...

Lithuanian Gay League meets with Seimas speaker to discuss legislation

Representatives of the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) on Thursday met with Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen to discuss a motion to amend the law...

Russia, Belarus residents in Estonia vote ban affects almost 69,000 people

At the initiative of Estonia ’s Minister of Justice Kalle Laanet (Reform), though not via a draft prepared by Ministry of Justice staff, the right to...

Plans to decriminalize minor property and economic crimes

The Lithuanian Ministry of Justice unveiled Thursday its proposal to decriminalize less serious economic, financial and property crimes, making them...

Committee wants politicians to declare meetings with lobbyists

A Lithuanian parliamentary committee has proposed waiving the requirement for politicians to declare meetings with lobbyists .