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Viktoras Pranckietis (born 26 July 1958) is a Lithuanian agronomist and politician. He is currently serving as the Speaker of the Seimas.
Seventy-five members of the 141-seat Seimas made public information about their meetings with interest groups and registered lobbyists during the Lithuanian parliament's past spring session, up from 45 who did so a year earlier, Transparency International Lithuania said on Wednesday.
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, will pay an official visit to Israel in mid-October.
A cooperation agreement between the Order and Justice political group in the Seimas and lawmakers from the ruling bloc will help ensure a stable majority in the parliament in voting on major issues, the speaker of the Seimas said on Tuesday.
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.
Lithuania marks the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet army.
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis doubts that Chinese investment into the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda might affect the country's internal politics. He says he has not seen the alleged report from the State Security Department over threats posed by Chinese investment.
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis has pledged to include bills on the spelling of non-Lithuanian names in personal documents using Latin-based characters in the parliament's fall agenda.
Lithuanian leaders have pledged continuous supports to Ukraine which marks its Independence Day on Friday.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday that he does not rule out cutting the VAT rate for basic food products, but added that any such proposal must benefit consumers, not just retailers.
The Lithuanian lawmakers, being sent to China, are well-prepared to raise human rights issues, Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis says.
Lithuanian scouts marked the middle of their Scouting history by organizing the biggest scout event in the Baltic region. The centenary Jamboree named “Generations of Campfire” took place in Rumšiškės, one of the biggest open air museums in Europe, from 14th to 22nd of July, a press release from the...
Lithuanian MEP Antanas Guoga is considering retiring from politics next year when his terms ends.
The assets of Lithuania's leaders grew last year when President Dalia Grybauskaitė had assets and savings forth 852,000 euros, and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and his family had assets worth almost 230,000 euros.
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis on Monday accused Moscow of putting pressure on Lithuanians officials after Russia launched a probe against the judges and prosecutors working on the January 13 case.
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will pay a visit to Lithuania in late July.
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, is leaving on Tuesday for Reykjavik to take part in a conference of the parliamentary speakers of the eight Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8).
Diplomat Kęstutis Kudzmanas, an adviser on foreign affairs to Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis, is set to be appointed Lithuania's ambassador to Moldova.
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, is leaving for Warsaw on Thursday to take part in the third meeting of speakers of the parliaments of Central and Eastern European countries.
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.
