PoliticsThe President’s initiative: focus on violence against women in Lithuania and the world2016-11-26, 16:49At the initiative of President of Lithuania and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders Dalia Grybauskaitė, a letter calling on the international community to stop violence against women and to reduce its negative economic impact was handed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The call for action is issued jointly with President Michelle Bachelet of Chile. Chairs of Seimas committees were approved and standing commissions of the Seimas as well as Seimas delegations to international organisations were formed2016-11-25, 16:23In accordance with the Statute, the Seimas approved 15 Committees of the Seimas, namely, Committee on Audit, Committee on Budget and Finance, Committee on Culture, Committee on Economics, Committee on Education and Science, Committee on Environment Protection, Committee on European Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Health Affairs, Committee on Human Rights, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on National Security and Defence, Committee on Rural Affairs, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour, and Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities, as well as Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the committees. A respective decision was adopted by 121 votes in favour to 1 vote against and 10 abstentions. Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius had a meeting with United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson, on 23 November, where they discussed the bilateral partnership between the countries and the security situation in Europe and in its neighbourhood. Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite on Tuesday appointed Saulius Skvernelis as the country's new prime minister in line with the Constitution and in response to the approval of the newly-elected parliament. On November 14-15 the Executive Committee of the NATO Energy Centre of Excellence (NATO ENSEC COE) met for the ninth time at its HQ in Vilnius. The meeting addressed NATO ENSEC COE activity in NATO context, the work left to be done in 2016, and plans for 2017. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister welcomes Tunisia’s determination to build a pluralistic, democratic and modern state2016-11-21, 10:43On 19 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Sir Bani Yas Forum, which took place in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and met with the Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui. At its sitting, the Seimas adopted a resolution on the strategic Lithuania-US partnership. The document notes that Lithuania commits itself to a responsible NATO membership by strengthening its defence and increasing defence spending to reach at least 2% of GDP as early as by 2018. The Seimas adopted amendments to the Statute of the Seimas with a view to reducing the number of Deputy Speakers of the Seimas, waiving their entitlement to official vehicles, and reviewing the number of parliamentary committees. The new provisions of the Statute were adopted by 106 votes in favour with 2 votes against and 17 abstentions. On the occasion of the 98th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius sent a congratulations letter to the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs. The congratulations letter reviews the achievements of Lithuania and Latvia over a 25-year period since the moment when these countries re-established their mutual diplomatic relations. President Dalia Grybauskaite on Thursday is to nominate Saulius Skvernelis, the candidate proposed by the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), to be the country's next prime minister and ask the parliament to approve him. |
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