The Lithuanian Parliament on Thursday denounced the Oslo Convention, which prohibits the use of cluster munitions. The move enables Lithuania to acquire, accumulate and in case of war use cluster munitions.
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It has been proposed holding the next presidential election on 12 May 2024.
The Seimas on Tuesday voted in favour of the ruling parties’ motion to impeach MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis over his antisemitic statements.
Lithuanian politicians say there's no reason to worry after the Estonian prime minister said NATO's defense plans include the possibility of allowing the occupation of the Baltic states and their subsequent liberation, and describe it as a means of political pressure ahead of the upcoming NATO summi...
As Latvia last week banned Russian and Belarusian legal or natural persons from holding stakes in or participating in the management of companies key for the country's national security, Laurynas Kasciunas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense, says Lit...
The Lithuanian government is on Tuesday presenting its proposal to pay a 28.63-euro monthly supplementary pension to lone seniors and people with disabilities as of July to the parliament for approval.
The Lithuanian parliament voted on Thursday to award the annual Freedom Prize to Belarus' democratic opposition.
The Lithuanian parliament could declare a state of emergency if people failed to follow the lockdown restrictions imposed by the government to get the spread of COVID-19 under control, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said.
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called on the Lithuanian government to consider sanctions against Belaruskali if the Belarusian state-owned fertilizer producer continues to persecute its employees for protesting against Alexander Lukashenko's regime.
If the Lithuanian parliament passes new amendments to its statute, it could get ready for remote work by the end of December, Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen, the speaker of the Seimas, said on Thursday.
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for the president to appoint Ingrida Simonyte as prime minister.
The opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats have won the parliament election in Lithuania and can form a ruling coalition with two liberal parties, according to the preliminary runoff results published on Sunday night.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has welcomed voter turnout in the Seimas election runoff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, saying that civic activity shows that special circumstances unite people.
Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats are leading the Lithuanian parliament elections after the first round that took place on Sunday, 11th of October. The party in the multi-member constituency got 24.80 per cent and 23 seats.
The results of Lithuanian parliamentary election may be announced somewhat later than usual due to a high number of early ballots, which need more time to count, Laura Matjosaityte, chair of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), has said.
Some 178,145 voters, or 7.39 percent of all voters, have cast their early votes in the Lithuanian parliament election over the four days of early voting this week.
22 millionaires are running for Lithuania's parliament, with Ramunas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, being the richest, followed by Antanas Guoga, representing the Labor Party, and Remigijus Lapinskas, leader of the Lithuanian Green Party, according to an analys...
The Lithuanian parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution calling on the international community to respond to the events in Belarus and prevent Russia from deciding the political course of the country.
The Lithuanian parliament adopted on Tuesday a resolution calling for the non-recognition of Belarus' recent presidential election and sanctions against officials in the neighboring country.
Audrys Simas, a member of the Lithuanian parliament, representing the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Party, apologized during the parliamentary sitting on Thursday for the fact that his way of voting reminded someone the Nazi salute. He says he was just voting.
