Concerns over political influence on Lithuania's public broadcaster
Official title: De poging tot overname van de publieke omroep van Litouwen en de bedreiging van de democratie in Litouwen
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- The European Parliament opposes new rules and funding cuts that threaten the independence of Lithuanian broadcaster LRT.
- These measures mainly affect Lithuanian journalists, LRT's management, and the Lithuanian parliament.
- For you, this means Parliament wants to protect access to free and trustworthy news across Europe.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
How parliament voted
Passed on 22 January 2026385 for · 165 against · 35 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
153 for · 0 against · 1 abstention
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S&D (Social Democrats) Divided
81 for · 7 against · 17 abstentions
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Patriots for Europe Divided
0 for · 70 against · 5 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Voted for
62 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
0 for · 56 against · 5 abstentions
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Greens/EFA Voted for
46 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Voted for
36 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Non-attached Divided
7 for · 10 against · 7 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Voted against
0 for · 22 against · 0 abstentions
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇮🇪 MEPs from Ireland
Majority in favour13 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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🇦🇹 Austria
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🇧🇪 Belgium
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🇧🇬 Bulgaria
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🇭🇷 Croatia
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🇨🇾 Cyprus
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🇨🇿 Czechia
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🇩🇰 Denmark
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🇪🇪 Estonia
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🇫🇮 Finland
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🇫🇷 France
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🇩🇪 Germany
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🇬🇷 Greece
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🇭🇺 Hungary
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🇮🇪 Ireland
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🇮🇹 Italy
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🇱🇻 Latvia
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🇱🇹 Lithuania
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🇱🇺 Luxembourg
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🇲🇹 Malta
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
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🇵🇱 Poland
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🇵🇹 Portugal
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🇷🇴 Romania
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🇸🇰 Slovakia
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🇸🇮 Slovenia
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🇪🇸 Spain
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🇸🇪 Sweden
Figures: for / against / abstention.