The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for setting up a new commission to investigate unlawful influence on political processes during the tenure of two previous governments.
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The Social Security and Labor Ministry will seek that the Seimas introduce the concept of violence against women into Lithuanian law during its fall session.
Lithuanian lawmakers are expected to decide on Tuesday whether or not to open a new parliamentary investigation into influence on political processes and public authorities.
The Order and Justice party joined on Tuesday the ruling coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP) in the parliament.
Justas Džiugelis is leaving the political group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) in the Seimas.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called on lawmakers to stop looking back and not to waste their time on squabbling as she congratulated the Seimas on the start of its new fall session.
The Opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats continues to top Lithuania's popularity rankings and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) holds onto its number two spot, according to the latest opinion poll released on Monday.
Lithuania's parliamentary parties signed on Monday an agreement on the country's defense policy for the next decade.
The political group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) in the Seimas will discuss expelling MP Justas Džiugelis after he tried to entice around 20 members to leave the group, the ruling party's leader said on Friday.
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) would offer Saulius Skvernelis to stay on as prime minister even if he lost next year's presidential race, the leader of the party, which has the most seats in the parliament, told Verslo Žinios.
Ongoing rows among Lithuania's parliamentary parties are destructive and may undermine confidence in the state, President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Thursday.
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, says that a draft law granting amnesty to some prisoners will be improved to bring it into line with the Constitution.
The Seimas is likely to override President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto on amendments lowering the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament said on Tuesday.
The signing of a cooperation agreement between the Order and Justice political group in the Seimas and lawmakers from the ruling bloc has been postponed until the start of the parliament's fall session.
