Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president calls on people to prepare for citizenship referendum

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday backed the idea to hold a referendum on dual citizenship, stressing the need for thorough preparation. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Lithuanian PM supports referendum on dual citizenship in 2016

Lithuania’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has backed the idea of holding a referendum on dual citizenship alongside general elections in 2016. […]

State Security Department headquarters
Defence

Lithuanian government told to look for money for State Security Department

Lithuania’s government will have to decide whether to increase financing for the State Security Department (VSD) by 1.15 million litas (EUR 333,000) next year, the parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, acting on proposals from the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK), ruled on Wednesday. […]

Malikas ir Khadizhat Gatajevai
Society

Lithuania’s top court upholds rulings in Gatayevs case

Lithuania’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld previous court rulings in the criminal case of Chechen spouses Malik and Khadizhat Gatayevs who have been granted asylum in Finland. The pair had been sentenced for minor impairment to health of their former foster daughter. […]