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Lithuania has filed a lawsuit with the European Union’s General Court over EUR 8.7 million from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) that has been withheld by the European Commission, which argues that the country has not fully achieved a tax relief indicator.
MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis, who may be impeached over a series of antisemitic statements on social media, has submitted an application to the Ministry of Justice to officially register a new party, Nemuno Aušra (The Nemunas Dawn).
Representatives of the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) on Thursday met with Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen to discuss a motion to amend the law that says information about the LGBT community has a negative impact on minors.
At the initiative of Estonia’s Minister of Justice Kalle Laanet (Reform), though not via a draft prepared by Ministry of Justice staff, the right to vote in local elections in Estonia would be stripped from citizens of a foreign country recognised as an aggressor state, reports public broadcaster ER...
The Lithuanian Ministry of Justice unveiled Thursday its proposal to decriminalize less serious economic, financial and property crimes, making them subject only to administrative liability.
A Lithuanian parliamentary committee has proposed waiving the requirement for politicians to declare meetings with lobbyists.
Lithuania's Justice Vice-Minister Donatas Matuiza in charge of the prisons system resigned on Wednesday, the justice minister's spokeswoman confirmed to BNS.
Lithuanian Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday described Julius Pagojus, the Social Democrats' new candidate for the post of justice minister in his incoming Cabinet, as a young and energetic but sufficiently experienced politician.
Yevgeny Mataitis, a Lithuanian-Russian citizen who has been sentenced in Russia for spying, has asked to serve his jail term in Lithuania, Lithuania's Ambassador in Moscow Remigijus Motuzas has said.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Justice has drafted amendments to the Civil Code that would legally recognize partnership between a man and a woman.
Four Lithuanian state institutions have been subjected to cyber attacks over the past several days.
The Ministry of Justice says it will keep pushing a bill on online voting after the Lithuanian parliament rejected a piece of legislation on the principles of online voting in March.
The Lithuanian parliament has rejected a bill that would have laid down the rules for online voting.
A bill on online voting is being presented to the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday. The piece of legislation, drafted by the Ministry of Justice, lays out the basics of online voting without actually introducing the measure yet.
Lithuania's first halfway house is opening in Alytus on Friday.
