International Internet Magazine Saturday, 10.05.2008, 01:59
Lithuanian foreign minister welcomes ratification of Lisbon Treaty
09.05.2008As 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
08.05.2008The 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
Vaskevics: Assassination attempt planned against me
08.05.2008Today, 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
Loskutovs denied his initiave to meet with Lembergs
30.04.2008Corruption 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
Teder: Population Register Act is not constitutional
29.04.2008The 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
28.04.2008In 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 proposes to ratify Lisbon Treaty on same day in Riga
25.04.2008Latvian 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."
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