Decisions taken regarding subsidies for employers and self-employed persons (main steps)

 Employers will be able to get 90 percent or 70 percent level state subsidies when downtime must be imposed during the extreme situation and quarantine. During this difficult period, self-employed persons will be granted a benefit of EUR 257 per month. According to the Minister of Social Security and Labour Linas Kukuraitis, to maintain working … Skaityti toliau

A Comparison of Measures Taken in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to Tackle Economic Challenges of Coronavirus / COVID-19 Outbreak

Due to extreme circumstances, the governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have set out the packages of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19. In order to alleviate the financial situation of the Baltic companies, the governments have adopted a number of measures. Only … Skaityti toliau

Committee on European Affairs: Europe might need to address a very complicated issue

Press release, 18 January 2018  On 17 January 2018, the Seimas Committee on European Affairs deliberated the Commission action on the rule of law in Poland. In November 2015, the Commission became aware of an ongoing dispute in Poland concerning in particular the composition of the Constitutional Tribunal, as well as the shortening of the mandates of its current … Skaityti toliau

Speaker of the Seimas: solidarity of the Nordic and Baltic states is crucial for maintaining transatlantic unity

Press release, 22 August 2017    On 21–23 August 2017, Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, had a working visit in Lillehammer, Norway, where he participated the Conference of Speakers of the Nordic–Baltic Parliaments (NB8). The Speakers of Parliaments discussed the challenges facing the region such as terrorism, energy and cyber security, and fight against … Skaityti toliau

Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas: “Security situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense and unpredictable”

Press release, 18 May 2017 On 18 May 2017, Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, met with Col. Gen. Stepan Poltorak, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, and discussed the situation in Ukraine. “The security situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense and unpredictable. The situation will persist until Russian military hardware and mercenaries are withdrawn from … Skaityti toliau

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas covers the situation in the Crimea under Russian occupation

Press release, 23 March 2016 On 23 March 2016, the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs met in a closed sitting with Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and representatives of the State Security Department to discuss the current situation on the occupied Crimean peninsula following two years since the beginning of the occupation and annexation … Skaityti toliau