The civil union law could appear on Thursday’s Seimas agenda

by times news cr

2024-07-17 10:13:34

“Possibly. It depends on various things,” V. Čmilytė-Nielsen said to “Žinių radijui” when answering whether the draft law on civil unions could appear on the agenda of Thursday’s meeting.

“Today, this issue is on the agenda of the Law and Order Committee. First, the committee must decide on sufficient cosmetic fixes. That issue could be on the agenda tomorrow, but it depends on many factors,” she added.

The Speaker of the Seimas named the President’s right of veto as one of the possible risks. According to her, if the head of the country, Gitanas Nausėda, decides not to support this law, the parliamentarians would have to gather their votes again to reject this veto.

“It would be good to settle this matter once and not to continue this long story. We have already passed two stages, the last one remains. On the other hand, you don’t want to go back to the zero stage again. Therefore, there are many factors to consider. Among them is one that, once such a law is passed, the president can veto it. Here one can only speculate whether they would do so. And this would mean that it would be necessary to mobilize the majority once again to reject such a veto”, emphasized V. Čmilytė-Nielsen.

After “Laisviejas” repeatedly hinted that they will support the candidacy of the European Commissioner proposed by the conservatives depending on how the coalition partners “fight” for the Civil Union project, the Speaker of the Seimas evaluates such exchanges negatively. She emphasized that on this issue, even if the ruling party is united, the votes of the opposition may be needed.

“Such exchanges do not improve either the chances of partnership or the chances of Lithuania having a good European Commissioner. If it becomes something that parliamentarians would try to block because of some unfulfilled promise,” the politician emphasized.

“Arithmetically, when the entire governing coalition is concentrated, the opposition’s help is still needed. The question of how important the Civil Union Law is for individual politicians in the opposition. Especially in the current election period,” she added.

ELTA reminds that this term’s Seimas, after deliberation, has approved the Civil Union Law project initiated by the ruling majority of parties. In order for it to be adopted, MPs will have to vote again. However, it is not clear whether the issue will return to the agenda of the parliament.

This project proposes to regulate both the property and personal non-property relations of persons who are not married, but who are creating mutual relations.

2024-07-17 10:13:34

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