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In an effort to support life-saving efforts to prevent and end violence against women, a global public health pandemic exacerbated by COVID-19, Mary Kay Inc. and The Mary Kay FoundationSM have partnered with CARE USA, a humanitarian global leader, and the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund). This press release … Skaityti toliau
On August 24, the leader of the Belarusian opposition Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun. Mrs. Tsikhanouskaya and Mr. Biegun discussed the political crisis in Belarus and Mrs. Tikhanouskaya expressed gratitude to the United States for their support of the Belarusian people, who demand respect for their choice . “The … Skaityti toliau
Press release, 8 May 2020 Noting that in 2020 the world marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, the most brutal global armed conflict in the history of humanity, which claimed tens of millions of lives, the Seimas invited the global academic community and civil society to continue investigating the … Skaityti toliau
Press release, 8 November 2019 The Seimas adopted amendments to Article 79 of the Criminal Code (draft No. XIIIP-3991), hereby establishing legal measures for a wider scope of protection for the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who are subject to criminal prosecution abroad. ‘Previously, no legal regulation in the Republic of Lithuania provided for … Skaityti toliau
Press release, 8 July 2019 The annual session of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Luxembourg on 3–8 July 2019 turned out to be highly productive for the Lithuanian delegation. The session adopted a resolution on energy security in the OSCE region presented by Rūta Miliūtė, Member of the Seimas. … Skaityti toliau
Press release, 10 December 2018 The Seimas adopted a Resolution on Support for Ukraine in the Face of Aggression from the Russian Federation. The Resolution was adopted by 79 votes in favour, none against, and two abstentions. The Resolution strongly condemns the military aggression against Ukraine and aggressive unilateral actions of the Russian Federation … Skaityti toliau
Press release, 7 August 2018 Žygimantas Pavilionis, Audronius Ažubalis and Laurynas Kasčiūnas, members of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group of the Seimas, addressed Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the assessment of the commitments made by Russia in 2008. At the time of the war between Russia and Georgia, which … Skaityti toliau
Press release, 16 November 2017 The Seimas approved the amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens (draft No XIIIP-533(2), which expanded the basis for banning an alien from the Republic of Lithuania for a long-term. The new amendments provide for an entry ban on aliens related to large-scale corruption, money laundering, and … Skaityti toliau
Press release, 26 October 2017 At its meeting, the Committee on Foreign Affairs considered and endorsed the draft Law Amending the Law on Legal Status of Aliens (No XIIIP-533), thus establishing an additional legal basis for banning aliens from entering the Republic of Lithuania. On the initiative of 21 members of the Seimas, the … Skaityti toliau
On 27 June 2017, the Seimas noted that the brutal Soviet occupation of Lithuania, launched on 15 June 1940, inflicted enormous damage on the country and its people and the regime’s perpetrators of crimes against humanity had not yet been properly held to account at either national or international levels. The Seimas, therefore, called on … Skaityti toliau