social model

EU commission recognizes Lithuania's social model as structural reform

The European Commission has recognized Lithuania's so-called social model package, including its new Labour Code , as a structural reform and granted...

President asks EC for reservation on social model

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has asked the European Commission (EC) to apply a reserve clause for the country to be able to have a bigger...

'No need for extraordinary session' to overrule president's labour code veto - Seimas speaker

The Lithuanian parliamentary speaker believes the parliament, Seimas, does not need to convene for an extraordinary session after the president vetoed the...

President signs pension, social insurance reform into law

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed into law the reforms of the pension system and the state-run social insurer Sodra, part of the...

Lithuania’s Seimas passes new Labour Code

After six months of debates, Lithuania’s Seimas (parliament) on Tuesday voted on a new and highly disputed Labour Code , which, if signed into law by...