The Lithuanian government is asking five multinational food manufacturers to explain why their food products supplied to the Lithuanian market differ in composition from the same branded goods sold elsewhere in the EU.
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Lithuania is no longer a cheap country as regards food prices, Irma Gudžiūnaitė, Lithuania's vice minister of justice, said on Thursday while presenting results of a comparison-based analysis of food prices in 12 different EU member states.
A price comparison probe by Lithuania's Justice Ministry and the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (SCRPA) has found no "drastic" differences in the prices of non-food goods in Lithuania and other EU countries.
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The Lithuanian Justice Ministry will ask the Seimas to amend laws after the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a legislative provision that gives priority to people who have completed their military service over other applicants for public service jobs runs counter to the Constitution.
Lithuanian's Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that the priority conscripts enjoy during competitions for civil service jobs runs counter to the Constitution.
The Lithuanian State Consumer Rights Protection Authority says it will take into consideration the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which suggests that Lithuania unjustifiably restricted a clothing advertising campaign that used models and captions referring to "Jesus" and "Mary".
The Lithuanian government supports a proposal to ban by law the sale of goods designed to promote war and a positive attitude toward aggression against other states.
Lithuanian justice minister hails improvements in rights awareness among consumers and businesses (1)
Rights awareness among Lithuania’s consumers and businesses is improving, justice minister has said, adding that consolidation of three public authorities this year will provide additional impetus for progress in this area.
Over the first four days after Lithuania's euro adoption, approximately 160 consumers file complaints with the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (VVTAT) about violations of the Euro Adoption Law.
A number of Lithuanians have already turned to the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (VVTAT) over change given in litas instead of euros in some of the major shopping centres.
The number of violations related to dual display of prices in the litas and the euro has been decreasing, which shows that Lithuania has duly prepared for the currency changeover, Justice Minister has said.
Since the beginning of September, the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (VVTAT) has received more than 150 complaints related to the Euro adoption.
