Legislation

International Internet Magazine Saturday, 10.05.2008, 01:59

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Lithuanian foreign minister welcomes ratification of Lisbon Treaty

09.05.2008

As previously informed, yesterday the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) ratified the Treaty of Lisbon. Lithuania is thirteenth of the 27 EU member states that has ratified the Treaty. On May 8 the treaty was also ratified by Latvia.

Keyword tags: EU – Baltics, Legislation, Lithuania

Latvian and Lithuanian Saeimas ratified Lisbon Treaty

08.05.2008

The Latvian und Lithuanian Saeimas today, in its final reading, ratified the Lisbon Treaty. For the Lisbon Treaty to come into effect, it must be ratified in all European Union member states in accordance with their national procedures. The treaty is expected to come into force on January 1, 2009.

Keyword tags: EU – Baltics, Latvia, Legislation, Lithuania

Vladimirs Vaskevics

Vaskevics: Assassination attempt planned against me

08.05.2008

Today, the head of the State Revenue Service's Customs Criminal Administration Vladimirs Vaskevics plans to turn to the Prosecutor General's Office to find out who has been following him and why, as the newspaper Telegraf reports today.

Keyword tags: Latvia, Legislation, Transport

Aleksejs Loskutovs

Loskutovs denied his initiave to meet with Lembergs

30.04.2008

Corruption Prevention Bureau Chief Aleksejs Loskutovs has denied that he was the initiator of informal meetings with Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs, charged with committing several serious crimes, and has never sworn loyalty to him.

Keyword tags: Analysis, Latvia, Legislation

Indrek Teder

Teder: Population Register Act is not constitutional

29.04.2008

The Chancellor of Justice is of the opinion that the Population Register Act that will make it possible to issue personal data collected for fees upon justified interest is unconstitutional.

Keyword tags: Estonia, Law & Regulations, Legislation

Constitutional amendments supported by 217,567 voters in Latvia

28.04.2008

In total 217,567 voters have expressed their support for the Constitutional amendments in the two rounds of signature drive, according the final data confirmed by the Central Election Commission (CVK).

Keyword tags: Analysis, Latvia, Legislation

Gundars Daudze

Gundars Daudze proposes to ratify Lisbon Treaty on same day in Riga

25.04.2008

Latvian Saeima Speaker Gundars Daudze offered Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Ceslovas Jursenas to ratify the most important EU document – the Lisbon Treaty – at the parliaments of both countries on the same day, reports ELTA. Jursenas thinks that "this would be a nice move of the two Baltic states."

Keyword tags: EU – Baltics, Latvia, Legislation

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