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The Lithuanian parliament plans on Thursday to make a final decision on an overhaul of the model of public funding of political parties.

The Seimas plans to debate on Thursday draft constitutional amendments that would pave the way for Lithuania's impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to stand as a candidate in elections.

The Lithuanian parliament's ad hoc investigative commission scrutinizing the finances of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) proposes in its draft findings to change the public broadcaster's management structure.

The costs of a dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania might range from 1.8 to 2.45 million euros, based on the calculations by the Central Electoral Commission.

Irena Haase, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, and Mindaugas Bastys, a former social democrat who stood for election as an independent candidate, have gotten into the run-off of a by-election in Lithuania's Zanavykai constituency, held to fill ...

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday criticized legislative initiatives to lower the referendum threshold as "irresponsible" and "dangerous", calling on lawmakers to instead look for ways to encourage voters to turn out for a dual citizenship referendum.

Lithuania's elite sees Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department (VSD), as being the most influential among the country's civil servants and lawyers, Delfi.lt reported on Monday.

Prosecutors began to read out the indictment in a major political corruption case involving MG Baltic, one of Lithuania's largest business groups, and two political parties at the Vilnius Regional Court on Tuesday.

Lithuania's Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday registered six candidates who want to fill a vacant parliament seat.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says a dual citizenship referendum "definitely will be held" alongside the presidential election next year, fearing, however, that it might fail due to a low turnover.

A Vilnius court on Tuesday rejected a Jehovah's Witness' complaint over mandatory military service.

Dainius Žalimas, president of Lithuania's Constitutional Court, has called Russia's decision to launch an investigation against Lithuanian judges and prosecutors working on the January 13 case "a parody of justice".

The Lithuanian World Community (LWC) asks the Seimas to override President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto on amendments lowering the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is robbing time with her veto of amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a dual citizenship referendum, Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says.

Hopes are fading for a positive dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania after President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a referendum, the head of the Lithuanian World Community says.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for a dual citizenship referendum, as potentially running counter to the country's Constitution.

A referendum on dual citizen will take place in Lithuania and it will need a lot of focus, Dalia Henke, head of the Lithuanian World Community, says.