On 13 July, at the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor in the interactive dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego García-Sayán and condemned Russia's actions against Lithuanian justice officials who had investigated the tragic and complex January 13 case.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament. In the Parliament (Seimas), 71 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 70 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. Lithuania Parliament 2016 (Round 2) Lithuania Parliament 2016 (Round 1) Search Search. Digest. Indelible Ink in Elections: Mitigating Risks of COVID-19 Transmission Lithuania Parliament Considers Bill to Amend Individual Income Tax Rates May 25, 2020, 10:00 PM The Lithuanian Parliament May 20 accepted for consideration Bill No. XIIIP-4871, to amend individual income tax rates on residents’ employment income. Mar 31, 2018 · A new addition to the parliament building is this striking but simple enhanced sculpture of Gediminas 'columns' or 'pillars'. This is one of the earliest symbols of Lithuania and appeared on historical coats of arms, especially prominent during the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Lithuania parliament drafts bill absolving nation, leaders from Holocaust crimes Efraim Zuroff, Eastern Europe director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, slammed the proposed legislation as the “final stage of a long attempt to whitewash massive complicity by Lithuanians” in the Holocaust.
Despite innovative campaigns to fight fake news and regional disinformation, Lithuania's increasingly assertive parliamentary majority has employed the Russian threat to impede open discourse and
The webpage “My Government” is the internet gateway to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania that provides a swift and easy access to information on the Cabinet of Ministers and the work of Government institutions as well as a possibility to become actively involved by using e-democracy services. In European elections, Lithuania is a European Parliament constituency, currently represented by thirteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Lithuania. IPU President Saber Chowdhury has made a speech to the Lithuanian Parliament in the capital Vilnius, calling on MPs to ensure that the country produces a robust plan to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He said parliamentarians had a
Dec 16, 2019 · (Vilnius, Lithuania—Dec. 16, 2019) 30 members of the Lithuanian parliament have issued an appeal to Chinese President Xi Jinping. In it, they emphasized their concern over several instances of freedom violations. These include using religions to push government ideas, the “genocide” of Uyghurs, and the persecution of other groups.
The webpage “My Government” is the internet gateway to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania that provides a swift and easy access to information on the Cabinet of Ministers and the work of Government institutions as well as a possibility to become actively involved by using e-democracy services.