Ričardas Pocius, head of Lithuania's internal security services
CORPORATE

Loyal to Moscow or Lithuania? Investigators probe police and army officers

Eight months ago Lithuania was shaken by a scandal caused by the then Public Security Service (VST) leader Ričardas Pocius. Following such declarations there were many pledges to take action, investigations were announced but what has changed since that noise died down? […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Grybauskaitė vetoes bill easing restrictions on repeat residence permits for foreigners

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed a bill proposed by Social Democrat MP Algirdas Sysas and adopted by the Seimas (parliament) that suggest that certain requirements for third-country nationals would only apply for their first application for residence permits in Lithuania, and that the permit would later be extended almost automatically.

To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here. […]

Household internet access
Society

‘Most Lithuanian households to have internet access by 2020’

The vast majority of Lithuanian households will have internet access by 2020 according to a leading Lithuanian government committee. Some 85% of households in Lithuania will have access to the Internet by 2020, the Information […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Lithuanian PM seeks opposition support to overturn presidential veto on Labour Code

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius has met with the leader of the parliamentary opposition to request support for overturning the presidential veto on the parliament-approved Labour Code.

To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here. […]

No Picture
Culture

How Lithuania’s ham radio operators outfoxed the Soviets and helped win independence

Dictatorial regimes of all kinds have always sought to control communications, especially between those in their own countries and the outside world. With the Internet, their ability to do so has been much reduced; but it is important to remember that, even before the World Wide Web, their control was never quite as complete as many now think. In the struggle between those seeking freedom and those seeking to suppress it, the former have often been able to find ways to outfox the latter.

To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here. […]

Z. Sierakausko g. 25
CORPORATE

Violation of a Vilnius cultural treasure or one big misunderstanding?

In a prestigious location near the centre of Vilnius, an old state-owned villa was recently sold off to private investors. Soon after, the development regulations for the property were changed to allow for new construction – and locals aren’t happy about the new plans. […]