Several hundred people gathered outside the parliament building in Vilnius on Tuesday to watch a show staged to protest against the ruling coalition's plans to restrict alcohol consumption at concerts and other mass events.
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The Ministry of Interior has decided to refuse the proposal to implement zero tolerance laws for blood alcohol content while driving.
Official alcohol consumption statistics put Lithuanians among the top drinkers in Europe, but these figures may be inflated, according to a survey.
The Lithuanian government has endorsed an action plan for 2016 to reduce alcohol consumption in the country.
The Lithuanian parliament has started to consider the opposition leader Andrius Kubilius’ proposals aimed at restricting the availability of alcohol to reduce alcohol consumption in Lithuania, especially among children and young people, and to improve public health.
The alcohol market in Lithuania is shrinking, and this is true for both legal and illegal sources of alcohol. Experts say that both alcohol consumption and sales are falling, and they had some insights into why this might be happening.
New research shows that Lithuania is not the third most alcohol consuming country in the world as the World Health Organization figures claim.
Activists who are campaigning for a total ban on alcohol advertising in Lithuania will today get the go-ahead from Lithuania’s Electoral Commission to seek to collect enough signatures to force parliament to consider their proposals on restricting alcohol sales and advertising.
Lazdijai municipality has banned alcohol marketing at public events and has restricted the sale of alcohol near educational institutions, police stations and hospitals in the municipality.
The Lithuanian government endorsed a package of measures aimed at cutting alcohol consumption on Monday. It includes alcohol-free zones, and further restrictions on selling hours and on alcohol advertising.
Alcolock system and rehabilitation program for drunk drivers will soon be introduced in Lithuania. The road traffic safety draft is being prepared by the Communications Ministry together with the Ministry of Interior and the Road and Transport Research Institute specialists.
