Before passions from the last European Parliament (EP) session in Strasbourg had time to subside, yesterday and today Members of the European Parliament (MEP) gathered to the plenary session hall, this time in Brussels. In the short session, which takes place six times a year, issues that were not considered in Strasbourg because of lack of time are being debated. (Read more...)

This time we would like to invite you to discuss a topic which, even though is quite removed from Leonidas Donskis` working areas in the European Parliament, is one of the most important problems in Lithuania. Social security, its essence, main functions and tasks in the state and society, its situation in our country and directions in which we should move on – we invite you to discuss these issues in this month’s virtual discussion. (Read more...)

This week, during the first out of two plenary session in June, MEPs gathered to remember one of the worst moments in the history of Europe and Lithuania – the Baltic nations’ deportations, which were initiated by the Soviets seventy years ago in order to destroy the occupied countries’ public and political elites.  (Read more...)

Last Friday, June 3rd, MEP Leonidas Donskis was visiting his birth town – Klaipėda. During the visit a discussion ‘Human Rights without Banalities’ was organized in the I. Simonaitytė Library. (Read more...)

All five currently operating zoos in Lithuania do not meet even the minimum requirements of the EU or national wildlife protection laws. Such a conclusion was made on Wednesday in the European Parliament (EP) during the seminar on the EU Zoo Inquiry 2001 report, which also looked into Lithuanian zoos.  (Read more...)

This was the theme of the talks with students from the Vilnius “Minties” gymnasium and other schools which MEP Leonidas Donksis visited on May 19th during his short stay in Lithuania. The gathering was a continuation of the meeting cycle “About tolerance with a cup of tea” organised by the Human Rights and Civil Society Committee of the Liberal Movement. (Read more...)