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With the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) requesting to cancel an interview with PM Algirdas Butkevičius in the LRT news show Laba Diena, Lietuva (Good day, Lithuania), citing a ban on politicians participating in Seimas elections from appearing on live television shows, there has been a backlash ...
The Lithuanian parliament's biggest opposition group, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has collected signatures for initiation of the interpellation procedure against Social Democratic Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas.
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), the largest opposition political group at the Lithuanian parliament, has collected signatures of 31 MPs in support of interpellation against Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed a bill proposed by Social Democrat MP Algirdas Sysas and adopted by the Seimas (parliament) that suggest that certain requirements for third-country nationals would only apply for their first application for residence permits in Lithuania, and that ...
The Lithuanian Government on Monday withheld support for proposals to raise the minimum legal age for purchasing alcoholic drinks to 20 years from the current 18 years and to allow selling alcoholic beverages only in specialised stores. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by click...
On Monday, the Government intends to return to the Seimas' proposal to increase the non-taxable income (NPD) to €350. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The heads of Lithuania's Christian churches have thrown their weight behind a strict law on in-vitro fertilization (IVF) that was recently passed by the parliament (Seimas) but vetoed by President Dalia Grybauskaitė. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
After a ruling from the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, the Ministry of Health will be forced to overturn its decree on mandatory vaccination for children in kindergarten. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed strict restrictions on assisted reproduction to allow couples to choose a method of infertility treatment that fits their moral values, her advisor said on Tuesday.
On Monday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed the Labour Code proposed by the Seimas and offered potential changes that she believed might improve security for workers. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Most of the charity and support foundations linked to Lithuanian parliamentarians (Seimas members) do not provide public information about their activities, Transparency International Lithuania said. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The heads of Lithuania's ministries for interior and justice and the Central Electoral Commission signed on Thursday a memorandum on cooperation in combating vote-buying during elections. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuania's opposition Liberal Movement party is asking President Dalia Grybauskaitė to veto a law on assisted reproduction that was passed by the parliament (Seimas) this week. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) on Thursday passed amendments to the Law on Citizenship, which will enable Litvaks, i.e. Jews of Lithuanian origin, and their descendants who left the country in the interwar period, to restore their citizenship rights. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly sub...
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has criticised the new Labour Code reform, saying that a majority of the changes were only beneficial to employers. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Late Wednesday evening, about 50 students blockaded the entrance to the Government building in Vilnius to protest what they feel was the hurried approval of a new liberal Labour Code. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Prosecutors have revealed how they believe Vytautas Gapšys, the Labour Party MP who is suspected of corruption, might have acted in favor of the MG Baltic concern, which is also being investigated for potentially having bribed the Labour Party's chairman, Eligijus Masiulis. To read this article, try...
Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis has asked the Seimas (parliament) to strip Vytautas Gapšys, a Labour Party MP, of immunity. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Jurgis Razma, a long-time member and significant conservative figure in the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democratic party, has stepped down as a member of the party's leadership in response to internal party conflicts. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
