Committee on Legal Affairs

Seimas may decide on snap election on Thursday

MP Petras Gražulis ’ motion on the announcement of the date of a snap election may be included in Thursday’s agenda of the Seimas.

Dual citizenship referendum moves to adoption stage

On 16 May, in the consideration stage, the Seimas of Lithuania approved the proposal to hold a binding referendum on dual citizenship on 12 May 2024.

Electoral commission: multiple citizenship needs over 1.1mn votes in support

Over 1.1 million votes in favour of a constitutional amendment would be needed to legalise multiple citizenship, MP Dalia Asanavičiūtė says, referring to...

Election watchdog drafts over twenty amendments to electoral code

The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has agreed on more than twenty proposals to improve provisions of the electoral code that were mostly prompted by...

MP proposes to remove civil union bill from agenda of spring session

Non-attached MP Agnė Širinskienė, who was elected to parliament with the Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), proposes to remove the draft law on civil union...

Opposition: ruling parties turn to procedures in Bartoševičius’ case as a last resort

Seimas speaker agrees that unlawful surveillance accusations against police should be examined

Four MPs call for re-vote on cannabis decriminalisation

Freedom Party’s leader welcomes Seimas committee’s approval of cannabis decriminalisation bill

Seimas is expected to consider draft law on civil partnership in October

After first reading, Seimas approves bill on direct management of Football Federation

Property rights at risk: large investors could take people’s land

Deliberations on A. Karbauskis’ amendments on child protection system postponed

Širinskienė speaks of red lines: politics is the art of dialogue, but I would not forgive Karbauskis for such things

Seimas committee chair on same-sex marriages: it's impossible

Seimas rejects LRT probe conclusions, sends them to different committee

V. Mizaras: why do I have to believe there will come no harm to the independence of the national broadcaster?

Seimas to hold opposition-initiated sitting over ruling bloc's actions

Seimas to ask for Constitutional Court's opinion on dual citizenship referendum

Seimas inclined to hold dual citizenship referendum with 2-week gap

Seimas to decide on overhaul of party subsidies