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Representatives of two Lithuanian opposition parties – the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the Liberal Movement – are calling for the adoption of amendments that would create legal provisions to freeze assets of Russian oligarchs blacklisted by the Baltic state and restrict their...
After 10 months of discussions in parliamentary committees, ratifiacion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada is making headway in the Lithuanian parliament.
Vigilijus Sadauskas, Lithuania's ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures, says that he offered a cash reward for a thesis about Jews' involvement in crimes due to a book on Jew-killers by Rūta Vanagaitė.
Lithuanian parliamentarians have collected signatures in support of discussing no-confidence in academic ethics controller Vigilijus Sadauskas faced with accusations of anti-Semitism.
Aušrinė Armonaitė, a Liberal member of the Seimas, has started collecting parliamentarians' signatures for a no-confidence motion against Vigilijus Sadauskas, the ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures.
The Lithuanian parliament's Health Affairs Committee has no intentions of deciding on ratification of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada any time soon, although Lithuania's diplomats expected decisions on the matter during the spring session already.
The Seimas Committee on Health Affairs (CHA) does not plan to make its decision on the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada in the near future, although Lithuanian diplomats expected the parliament to decide on this issue by the ...
Lithuania's opposition Liberal Movement proposes to allow civil partnerships for both unmarried opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples.
IDAHOT (International Day of Homophobia and Transphobia), celebrated around the world on May 17, was also commemorated by the most prestigious Lithuanian institutions. In addition to Vilnius Town Hall being lit up in the colours of the rainbow, the gallery of the Lithuanian Parliament hosted an exhi...
The Group of Women at the Seimas has asked the Lithuanian parliament's Ethics and Procedures Commission to look into the possibility of launching impeachment proceedings against Kęstutis Pūkas, an Order and Justice lawmaker, over sexual harassment allegations.
Vilnius City Council will spend millions of euros regenerating the Neris riverbank, building two new swimming pools, improving cycle lanes and upgrading the city’s parks in the next year, but critics remain.
