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SACL: Responsibility for examining asylum application shifted to Lithuania after transfer deadline expired
Asylum: where an asylum applicant is not transferred to the responsible Member State within the six-month period laid down by law,...
EU Justice Scoreboard: Lithuania's administrative justice system ranks among the European Union's best-performing
The 2026 EU Justice Scoreboard, published by the European Commission, confirms that Lithuania's administrative justice system continues...
Baltic States present joint ACA-Europe Presidency programme for 2027–2029
The Baltic States will assume the Presidency of ACA-Europe for the first time. The joint presentation emphasised that the overarching...
SACL: a breach of public procurement rules does not automatically justify a financial correction under EU funding rules
EU funding: although contracting authorities are bound by mandatory requirements when drafting technical specifications, a breach of...
SACL Vice-President Ernestas Spruogis appointed substitute member of the Venice Commission
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, Inga Ruginienė, has appointed Lithuania's representatives to the European Commission for...
SACL: Migration Department unlawfully refused asylum to a child born in Lithuania whose mother already holds refugee status and a permanent residence permit
Legal status of foreign nationals: Lithuania's more favourable procedure for granting asylum to a child of a person who has already been...
SACL presented 2025 annual report alongside a discussion on the trust of the judicial
On 13 April 2026, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (SACL) presented its 2025 Annual Report and the main developments in its...
SACL: no legal violations found in setting Vilnius airport charges for 2023–2025
Aviation: the procedure for establishing, and the calculation of, charges for the use of Vilnius Airport for the 2023–2025 period...
SACL: Environmental Project Management Agency must provide adequate reasons for refusing a grant for the installation of a solar power system
EU funding: a decision refusing a grant for the installation of a household solar power system cannot be based solely on the finding that...
SACL rules on the lawfulness of sanctions imposed by the Bank of Lithuania for breaches of anti-money laundering requirements
Financial supervision: in the context of the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or...
SACL, following a ruling of the CJEU, upholds the refusal to accept an application for a temporary residence permit submitted by a person holding Canadian, Israeli and Russian citizenship
Temporary residence permits: the possession of multiple nationalities does not preclude the application of restrictive measures where the...
SACL rules on the legality of UAB “Kesko Senukai Digital” pricing practices
Consumer protection: State Consumer Rights Protection Authority in finding an infringement must clearly establish and disclose its...
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