PoliticsIt is already possible to support candidates in the elections to the European Parliament2014-03-21, 13:18The coalition of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and the Russian Alliance 'Block of Valdemar Tomaševski' has submitted its list of the candidates to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on Monday. The CEC requires the list of every party of the coalition to be supported by the signatures of at least 10 thousand Lithuanian citizens. President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Vice President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to discuss measures to ensure the security of the Baltic States. A bilateral meeting focused on NATO's collective defense guarantees, Lithuania-U.S. strategic partnership, the situation in Ukraine, and the international community's efforts to preserve peace in Europe. Lithuania and Poland are strengthening cooperation in security2014-03-19, 11:32President Dalia Grybauskaitė spoke on the phone with the President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski. Yesterday, on Monday, March 17 President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated, on behalf of the Lithuanian people and on her own behalf, President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland on the occasion of Ireland's national holiday - Saint Patrick's Day. V. Tomaševski collected 51 thousand supporting signatures2014-03-17, 16:51Today at 13.00 forms with the signatures supporting the presidential candidate Valdemar Tomaševski, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL), were submitted to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). As many as 51 thousand voters supported Mr Tomaševski. Another attack on national minorities and their private properties2014-03-17, 11:58On 13th March boards with street names were torn away from several buildings owned by Lithuanian citizens of Polish nationality in Jašiūnai. Regarding this issue, the EAPL Member of the Seimas Leonard Talmont has issued a statement calling the state authorities to protect private properties. Things we learnt in plenary: Ukraine, data protection, Troika2014-03-16, 13:37The crisis in Ukraine and an update of EU data protection legislation were two of the main topics during the March plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs also concluded the assessment of the Troika's work during the financial crisis and adopted tougher rules to fight money laundering. Meanwhile, the campaign for the European elections on 22-25 May is heating up as the political parties name their candidates. Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister and Estonian Deputy Foreign Minister hold consultations in Vilnius2014-03-15, 17:40On 13 March in Vilnius, the Vice-Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Vytautas Leškevičius and Rolandas Kriščiūnas met with Mart Laanemäe, Deputy Foreign Minister of Estonia. Lithuanian Seimas ratifies Council of Europe Convention on Prevention of Terrorism2014-03-14, 15:44With regard to the President's decree and following the Constitution, Lithuania's Parliament has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism. Electoral staff of V. Tomaševski has collected the most - 50 thousand - signatures2014-03-14, 13:25At least six presidential candidates claim that they have collected the required number of signatures. Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will register a person as a candidate for the President of Lithuania if the person is supported by at least 20 thousand voters' signatures. |
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