BNS A few bills intended to restrict LGBT rights currently under discussion at the Lithuanian parliament affect the country’s image on the international arena, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. “I …
BNS A few bills intended to restrict LGBT rights currently under discussion at the Lithuanian parliament affect the country’s image on the international arena, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. “I …
BNS On Thursday, a group of Lithuanian MPs representing the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats for the third time will ask the Seimas to turn to the Constitutional Court over the so-called Polish Card. The initiative is backed by former Ministers of Foreign …
On 21 May, 2013 the Lithuanian Parliament accepted the amendment to the Code of Administrative Violations by introducing administrative liability for “public denigration of constitutional moral values and of constitutional fundamentals of the family life, as well as organisation of public events contravening public morality,” www.atviri.lt …
BNS The parliament of Lithuania on Tuesday opened discussions into amendments, which authors say should bar LGBT from being foster or adopted parents. The bill was approved for discussion with 56 votes in support, four were against and 16 abstained. MP Marija Aušrinė Pavilionienė of …
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorsky in an interview to the Polish daily ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ said that he hoped that Vilnius and Warsaw could return to the era of warm relations, writes www.delfi.lt. However, the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs mentioned that there were conditions to …
On 18 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius condemned the anti-Semitic act carried out in Panevėžys during which a swastika was painted on the doors of Panevėžys Youth school and the building of Jewish community of Panevėžys. “I strongly condemn any acts carried out …
BNS Nearly two thirds of Lithuania’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) individuals say they feel discriminated for their sexual preferences, shows a survey published by the European Union’s (EU) Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) on Friday. According to the poll, Lithuania’s indicator is the highest …
On 17 May, 2013, the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) will officially launch Baltic Pride 2013 promotional videos, www.atviri.lt reported. The main purpose of these videos is not only to invite everyone to the Baltic Pride 2013 events this July, but also to speak about broader …
BNS The Council of the Punsk municipality, Poland, on Friday intends to revisit the issue of the three Lithuanian-language schools facing closure. Dainius Numgaudis, chancellor of the Lithuanian Education and Science Ministry, said on Wednesday that one of the Lithuanian schools in Punsk could be …
BNS A fund in charge of compensations for the Jewish properties has received about 1,000 applications from Holocaust survivors for compensation. Faina Kukliansky, the leader of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, is considering postponement of the application deadline, as some people learned about the opportunity to …
BNS A group of Lithuanian MPs representing the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats want the Lithuanian parliament to turn to the Constitutional Court of the so-called Polish Card. The initiative is backed by former Ministers of Foreign Affairs and National Defense, Audronius Azubalis …
BNS Liberal members of the European Parliament said the Lithuanian government assured them that the gay pride parade will be protected, but, nevertheless, pledge to closely monitor on the situation. Hans van Baalen, a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), …
BNS Lithuania’s Culture Minister Šarūnas Birutis has refused to sign the draft National Minority Law, the minister’s spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday. “The bill still needs further discussions, it has too many gaps for the minister to put his signature under,” spokeswoman Dalia Vencevičienė told BNS. …
BNS Lithuania’s Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis has pledged to submit a proposal to the government in connection to the spelling of non-Lithuanian first and last names in ID documents. Speaking to journalists after the government’s meeting on Monday, the minister said discussions are still in …
BNS Mobilisation of the voters of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL) would weaken, if Lithuania settled the issue of spelling of non-Lithuanian first and last names, Polish MEP Pawel Zalewski has said. Zalewski, a member of Poland’s liberal Civic Platform gave his …
Lithuanians and Poles should cooperate and seek compromise – this is the opinion shared by 70 per cent of Lithuanians and 68 per cent of Poles, according to a survey created by the Polish Public Affairs Institute along with Professor Bronisław Geremek’s fund, writes www.delfi.lt. …
A group of MPs in the Lithuanian Parliament seeks to pre-empt the possibility for same-sex adoption or foster care by law. According to www.atviri.lt, 18 MPs have registered an Amendment to the Law on the Fundamentals of Protection of the Rights of the Child, which …
BNS Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday condemned anti-Semitic inscriptions near two historic locations sensitive for Jewish people by calling them an act of vandalism. “I strictly condemn the act of vandalism committed at the time when we are commemorating the victims …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an article by Anna Shepherd of the Lithuanian Gay League in which she analyses the demeaning attitudes promoted by some Lithuanian music festivals in relation to homosexuals. Mėnuo Juodaragis (meaning Black Horned Moon) is an independent post-folk festival held on a …
BNS A protest rally against the demands made by the ruling Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania to allow bilingual spelling of location names and non-Lithuanian letters in personal names in documents, as well as different examinations of the Lithuanian language examination for Lithuanian and …
