PoliticsNew rules to improve energy efficiency, plans to reduce the cost of calls and the Lux Prize are on the 12-15 November plenary agenda. On 6 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the new Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Lithuania Viktor Temirbayev, who presented his letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė on 24 October. L. Linkevičius and the new Czech Ambassador discuss security of the region, cooperation on EU issues2018-11-08, 16:33On 6 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the new Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Lithuania Vít Korselt, who presented his letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė on 15 October. President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to outline new guidelines for bilateral economic cooperation at the highest political level. Seimas restricted the possibility to amend electoral laws after the announcement of election date2018-11-06, 14:17The Seimas adopted amendments to the Laws on Presidential Elections, the Elections to Municipal Councils, the Elections to the Seimas and the Elections to the European. The EU's long-term budget, trade relations with Japan and new rules on crowdfunding are on Parliament’s agenda this week. President Dalia Grybauskaitė has started her working visit to China’s largest city of Shanghai, where she will take part in the opening of the First China International Import Expo that will bring together 2800 enterprises from 130 countries of the world. Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with Aaron Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (USA), to discuss important transatlantic issues. Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister and the new Spanish Ambassador discuss security of the region and prospects for the future of Europe2018-11-01, 14:28On 29 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with the new Ambassador of Spain to Lithuania José María Robles Fraga. On the same day, the Ambassador presented his letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė. Seimas will submit a petition on holding a mandatory referendum to the Constitutional Court2018-10-31, 14:13The Seimas has decided to submit a petition to the Constitutional Court with the request to examine whether holding a mandatory referendum on retention of citizenship on two separate days with a break in between is in line with the constitutional principles of the rule of law, non-interruption of the referendum and equality of people. The decision was approved by 73 votes in favour with 1 abstention. |
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