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Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania

Joint motion RC-10-2026-0070-AM-001-001

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20 January 2026
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20.1.2026 B100070/2026 }

B100073/2026 }

B100074/2026 }

B100075/2026 }

B100078/2026 } RC1/Am. 1

Amendment 1

Petras Auštrevičius, Dainius Žalimas

on behalf of the Renew Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, the Left

Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania

Joint motion for a resolution

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J. whereas following the 2024 parliamentary elections in Lithuania, a governing coalition was formed that includes the far-right populist party Nemunas Dawn; whereas on 25 April 2024, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania found that the leader of this party had committed a gross violation of the Constitution and a breach of the constitutional oath through making antisemitic and hate-inciting statements; whereas these findings were subsequently confirmed by a court of first instance; whereas neither the governing coalition nor the Nemunas Dawn party have distanced themselves from these actions; whereas the Nemunas Dawn party leader continues to play a prominent role within the governing majority and to actively promote a campaign targeting Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT);J. whereas following the 2024 parliamentary elections in Lithuania, a governing coalition was formed by the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania together with the far-right populist party Nemunas Dawn and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union; whereas on 25 April 2024, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania found that the leader of this party had committed a gross violation of the Constitution and a breach of the constitutional oath through making antisemitic and hate-inciting statements; whereas these findings were subsequently confirmed by a court of first instance; whereas neither the governing coalition nor the Nemunas Dawn party have distanced themselves from these actions; whereas the Nemunas Dawn party leader continues to play a prominent role within the governing majority and to actively promote a campaign targeting Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT);

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European Parliament (2026). “B10-0070/2026 }  -  B10-0073/2026 }  -  B10-0074/2026 }  -  B10-0075/2026 }  -  B10-0078/2026 } RC1/Am. 1 - Amendment 1 - Petras Auštrevičius, Dainius Žalimas - on behalf of the Renew Group - Joint motion for a resolution - PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, the Left - Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania”. Text, 20 January 2026. docId RC-10-2026-0070-AM-001-001, reference RC-B10-0070/2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2026-0070-AM-001-001 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/RC-10-2026-0070-AM-001-001 (CC BY 4.0).
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{B10-0070/2026 \}  -  B10-0073/2026 \}  -  B10-0074/2026 \}  -  B10-0075/2026 \}  -  B10-0078/2026 \} RC1/Am. 1 - Amendment 1 - Petras Auštrevičius, Dainius Žalimas - on behalf of the Renew Group - Joint motion for a resolution - PPE, S\&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, the Left - Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2026-0070-AM-001-001}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2026-0070-AM-001-001},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. docId RC-10-2026-0070-AM-001-001, reference RC-B10-0070/2026. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}