During the first half of this year MEP Leonidas Donskis expressed his support by signing a dozen MEPs initiated written declarations on health, education, development, animals` rights and other issues. (Read more...)

MEP Leonidas Donskis, who was appointed as the Rapporteur for drafting the main EP human rights document, the annual report on human rights in the world and the EU`s policy on this issue, used last days in Brussels before summer break for consultations necessary to prepare the document. On Monday the MEP initiated the meeting with the representatives from „Human Rights and Democracy Network“ which unites more than fourty world non-governmental organisations. (Read more...)

The marathon of defending Bachelor and Master works is finished in Lithuanian universities, and for the third academic year in a row VšĮ „Atvira visuomenė ir jos draugai“ is organising L. Donskis’ and E. Gentvilas’ awards competition for best students. This academic year awards for the best works were awarded to students from Vytautas Magnus and Klaipėda universities. (Read more...)

The last EP plenary session drew huge attention from the EU citizens as the MEPs decided on whether to consent to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The MEPs also assessed the results of the previous week`s European Council, heard the priorities of the Cypriot presidency which takes over from Denmark, and discussed the situation in Syria, Egypt, and Georgia, also adopting urgency resolutions on human rights violations in the world. (Read more...)

MEP Leonidas Donskis visited Moldova under the invitation of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moldova on the occasion of Lithuania and Moldova`s 20th year of diplomatic relations. (Read more...)

Last Friday, after a half a year`s pause, MEP Leonidas Donskis returned to the Panevėžys region.  This time two meetings were held in Panevėžys, and he visited Kupiškėnai in the evening. (Read more...)