Between January and April of this year, four Saeima deputies found themselves on the wrong side of the law in one way or another, according…
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Belarusians in Lithuania – yesterday’s friends, today’s foes?
By Dominykas Urbonas on Wednesday, February 28, 2024With a new law in Lithuania, Belarusian exiles in Vilnius have found themselves facing a new reality – are they no longer welcome? “This is…
Lithuania’s Nauseda met Ukranian lawmakers
Tuesday, September 26, 2023At a meeting with Ukrainian legislators visiting Lithuania, the country’s president, Gitanas Nauseda, promised to promote political support for Ukraine, and also called for efforts…
Lithuanian lawmakers impose softer restrictions on Belarusian citizens
Friday, April 21, 2023The Lithuanian parliament decided on April 20 to override President Gitanas Nauseda’s bid to introduce the same restrictions for Russians and Belarusian nationals. Nauseda argued…
Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader’s annual address
Wednesday, October 16, 2019Calling her “the mother of the mafia police,” yelling pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to stop delivering a speech laying out…
Johnson suspends UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat
Tuesday, September 10, 2019The simmering showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain’s Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered three defeats to the government’s…
Britain to spend an extra £2.1 billion on no-deal Brexit planning
Thursday, August 1, 2019Britain said it is ramping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by spending an extra 2.1 billion pounds to stockpile medicines, hire more border officials…
President Levits has no other option but to promulgate tax cut on strong alcohol due to bill’s urgency
Thursday, July 11, 2019President Egils Levits has no other option but to promulgate the legislative amendment reducing excise tax on alcohol by 15 percent because Saiema has decided…
Over 40 MPs propose narrowing down legal immunity
Wednesday, July 10, 2019Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis and over 40 lawmakers are proposing narrowing down the legal immunity of MPs, judges, prime minister and ministers.…
FCMC head Putnins and his deputy Razane tender resignation letters
Friday, July 5, 2019The Financial and Capital Market Commission’s (FCMC) chairman Peters Putnins and his deputy Gunta Razane tendered resignation letters today, Finance Minister Janis Reirs (New Unity)…