Seimas Statute

The Parliament on Thursday voted to support a recommendation for impeachment of MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis accused of antisemitism.

MPs on Tuesday voted to cross out the first reading of the 2024 state budget legislation from the agenda of the Seimas’ plenary sittings.

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 voted on Tuesday to give a renewed mandate to Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' reshuffled Cabinet.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius criticizes the country's parliament for stalling discussions on the CETA trade pact between the EU and Canada.

Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis of the ruling Peasant and Green Union has pledged to initiate sacking Romas Valentukevičius from the post of the head of the Chief Official Ethics Commission.

Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), says that lawmakers' vacations must be formally regulated by law and that this issue will be addressed while reviewing the Seimas Statute.