MP Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the Union of Democrats For Lithuania, says he is concerned about the lack of competition in some Lithuanian municipalities which elected their new government in the very first round of municipal elections.
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The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) by Sunday 3 p.m. received 21 complaints about potential irregularities in runoff voting of mayoral elections.
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The overall voter turnout in the second round of 2023 mayoral elections in Lithuania reached 42.3% by 6 p.m. Sunday.
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MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), expects the next mayor of Lithuania’s capital to take into account and solve issues of low-income earners.
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Former president of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė, who held office in 2009-2019, trusts Germany’s commitment to deploy its brigade in Lithuania. She therefore calls on the Lithuanian government to be more diplomatic and prepare the infrastructure need for Allied troops.
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Data published by the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) show that voter turnout in the second round of mayoral elections stood at 31.59% by Sunday 2 p.m.
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Irregular migration from Belarus to Lithuania is likely to spike in summer, General Rustamas Liubajevas, commander of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT), said Friday presenting the agency’s activity report for 2022.
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Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says she is confident that Lithuania and Poland will complete their works on Rail Baltica sections before 2030.
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As neighbouring Poland is setting up anti-tank barriers at the border with Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, Lithuania will create facilities for storing countermobility measures in case they would have to be used to slow down advancing enemies.
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The European Court of Human Rights granted on Friday Lithuania’s request to intervene as a third party in the case of Ukraine v. Russian Federation and set a deadline for the submission of its position on the interpretation and application of the fundamental principles of human rights protection laid down in the European Convention on Human Rights, the Ministry of Justice announces.
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Peace is one of humanity's greatest achievements. But tell that to Putin or Xi Jinping, persuade them to make an unconditional commitment to pacifism. And if anyone should take responsibility for the drastic decisions of smaller democracies to arm themselves, it is the aggressive neighbours around them, says Professor Dr Chen-wei Lin, CEO of the Institute for National Defence and Security Research (INDSR) in Taiwan about the radical changes in defence policy recently announced by Japan.
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On 16 March, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Marija Pejčinović Burić, who had arrived on a working visit to Latvia ahead of Latvia’s six-month chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe starting 17 May 2023, the MFA reports.
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The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports to have prevented 39 migrants from accessing Lithuania illegally via Belarus on Thursday, 16 March.
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Early voting in the second round of 2023 mayoral elections ended on Thursday with 87,343 voters having cast ballots before the Election Day. According to the Central Electoral Commission (VRK), this accounts for 6.14% of voters on the electoral roll.
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Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas and Allies discussed further support for Ukraine at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting on March 15. It was agreed on the particular importance at the moment of keeping the societies in European and other Allies informed of the necessity of assistance to Ukraine, reports the Ministry of National Defence.
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On Thursday, members of the government backed the proposal by Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur to send another package of military assistance to Ukraine, this time consisting of, among other things, sniper weapons and special forces equipment, announced the Ministry of Defence of Estonia.
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Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė thinks mayoral elections could be rerun in Anykščiai district and Visaginas, where two mayoral candidates were at first eliminated from the race but soon reinstated by the court. President Gitanas Nausėda meanwhile harshly criticised the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) “for causing chaos”.
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In meeting with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday, President Alar Karis praised the excellent bilateral relations between Estonia and Germany and said that both were helping Ukraine in its fight against the aggressor, said the presidency.
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The State Language Inspection says there has been a spike in complaints about drivers providing ride hailing services unable to speak Lithuanian. It hopes the legal loophole will be closed by amending the Law on the State Language.
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The Government approved Wednesday the plan for the preparation of draft financial indicators for the 2024 state budget and municipal budgets.