The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to submit a package of legislative amendments aimed at clarifying the legal regulation of martial law to the parliament for approval.
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The Lithuanian government plans to clarify the legal regulation of martial law to define in more detail the competences of the leaders, the composition of the armed forces and the use of special measures under a state of war.
The maximum amount of the state's additional spending on organizing Pope Francis' visit to Lithuania later this month goes down from 1.75 million euros to 1.45 million euros, Government Vice-Chancellor Alminas Mačiulis said on Tuesday.
Human rights defenders criticize proposed amendments, submitted by the Ministry of the Interior, which would authorize the VIP Protection Department to protect the authority of the president, parliament speaker and prime minister.
A staff member of Lithuania's VIP Protection Department was detained for alleged drink-driving in the second-largest city of Kaunas on Wednesday night.
