Seimas adopts amendments to the Criminal Code to widen the scope of legal regulation for the application of clemency

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

Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Russian delegation to the PACE: the state that breaks the rules of the organisation may not regain its rights until full implementation of the Assembly’s decisions

Press release, 24 May 2019 In its sitting of 22 May 2019, the Committee on Foreign Affairs looked into the issues discussed in the session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe held in Helsinki on 16–17 May 2019. The matter of the rights of the member states and their obligation to take part … Skaityti toliau

Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian candidate for the position of Secretary General of the Council of Europe, will attend meetings in Helsinki, London and Brussels

Press release, 18 February 2019    Following a decision of the Board of the Seimas, Mr Andrius Kubilius, Member of the Seimas, will attend the meetings as part of the campaign for the election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The meetings will take place in Helsinki, Republic of Finland, on 18–19 … Skaityti toliau

Statement On Aggression Against Ukraine by the Russian Federation

Press release, 27 November 2018 Statement of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania On Aggression Against Ukraine by the Russian Federation The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic … Skaityti toliau

Seimas endorsed the amended regulations on the legal status of aliens studying in Lithuania

Press release, 27 June 2018    The Seimas adopted the amendments (draft No XIIIP-1754(2)) to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens in order to implement the provisions of the Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or … Skaityti toliau

Startup Visa has already brought 6 startups from abroad to Lithuania this year

Startup Visa – a new foreign talent attraction scheme, which was launched in Lithuania a year ago, has gathered pace this year – as many as 6 foreign startups started their activities during the first quarter, compared to the same number of startups established over nine months last year. “We are glad to see that … Skaityti toliau

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Serbia needs full alignment with EU’s common foreign policy

Press release, 7 March 2018 At its meeting on 7 March 2018, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, with the participation of Darius Skusevičius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, unanimously regretted that Serbia was increasingly failing to align its foreign and security policy with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. In the Opinion on the Communication … Skaityti toliau

Important provisions were included in the Final Statement of the EU Inter-Parliamentary Conference thanks to the cooperation between the Polish and Lithuanian parliamentary delegations

  On 15–17 February 2018, an Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy was held in Sofia, the capital city of the Republic of Bulgaria. Thanks to the delegation of the Lithuanian parliamentary delegation consisting of Dr Mindaugas Puidokas (Head of the Delegation), Deputy Chair of … Skaityti toliau

Provisions of the Constitutional Law are in line with the OECD standards

Press release, 12 January 2018    The Seimas adopted amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Implementation of Paragraph 3 of Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (draft No XIIIP-1117(2)), which stipulate that the criteria of European and transatlantic integration embarked on by Lithuania are met by … Skaityti toliau

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas endorsed the initiative for the Magnitsky Law

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