Europe Lithuania A commission to reduce red tape will be established with new body called' Commission for the Elimination of Excessive Business Requirements', chaired by the Prime Minister
Europe Lithuania Rounding cash payments began: under the new rules, the final amount of a purchase paid in cash will be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents; the new practice is part of a gradual move to phase out the use of 1- and 2-cent euro coins
Europe Lithuania The Constitutional Court ruled that the 'the institution of partnership', as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides for a union between a man and a woman, excluding same-sex relationships
Europe Lithuania Lithuania’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that limiting access to assisted reproduction to only married or partnered women violates the Constitution, prompting the government to pledge broader access to the procedure
Europe Lithuania Vilnius Gediminas Technical University will receive €669.000 of funding from Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, thanks to which researchers will create a programme of 'Cyber Security Seminars' for 200 students from different academic disciplines