One crisis after another keeps falling on the shoulders of those in power. Some politicians are watching them and not expressing their opinion in public, while others are criticising or even raising the question of […]
With only a few kilometres of physical barrier left to be built on the border with Belarus, the crisis of irregular migrants caused by the country’s dictator last year is still far from being contained, […]
Vytautas Sinkevičius, a professor at Mykolas Romeris University and an expert in the Law, says there is no reason why Margarita Drobiazko, who danced at Russian-sponsored events, should lose her Lithuanian citizenship, Vilmntas Venckūnas writing […]
It is not important how many migrants try to cross the Lithuanian border illegally, but how many actually manage to do so, said Laurynas Kasčiūnas, a conservative member of the Seimas, commenting on the renewed […]
Former President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s strong statements in the public sphere have sparked a discussion that she may try her luck again in the presidential elections in 2024. Although opinion polls show that voters would be […]
With the opposition vociferously speculating that the current ruling coalition, which is dogged by scandals over foreign policy, will only last until the autumn and then collapse in the face of unfavourable economic, pandemic and […]
He has been in office for three years now, but people still disagree – has he finally got used to the role or not yet? That was the impression given by this week’s anniversary of […]
A press conference was held on Friday to discuss the challenges and the way forward. The Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė, the Commander of the State Border Guard Service, General Rustamas Liubajevas, and the […]
The presidential elections will take place in May 2024, but politicians do not seem to be rushing to fill the seat. This is normal. Nobody wants to fire off bullets too early. However, behind the […]
From 1 May, the emergency situation in Lithuania has been lifted. From then on, not only the rules on wearing masks will change, but also the rules on visiting patients. At that time, it will […]
Dr Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania on March 17, gave a testimony before the United States Commission on Security ad Cooperation in […]
Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė visits the registration centres in Alytus and Marijampolė for war refugees from Ukraine. Minister Bilotaitė and the Mayor of Alytus, Nerijus Cesulis, discussed the organisation and coordination of the […]
After failing to hear of Gabrielius Landsbergis’ resignation over the fertiliser transit scandal, President Gitanas Nausėda continues to scramble the Conservative leader out of his ministerial post, but he does so while slipping himself, Tadas […]
The government ship, tossed to and fro by various crises, is sailing into 2022 with the same crew it left port with. Not a single member has changed in the first year of Ingrida Šimonytė’s […]
The Fundamental Rights Office of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has recommended that Lithuania abandon its current policy of returning migrants who have crossed the border illegally and take them to border […]
Nearly two months have passed since a state of emergency was imposed on Lithuania’s border with Belarus due to an influx of migrants. On December 1, the Government proposed to extend it for another month, […]
The Law on the Lithuanian Intelligence Ombudsperson may also find itself on the shelf of vetoed legislation, Mečys Laurinkus writes in lrytas.lt news portal. According to the draft, the purpose of the law is to […]
The political climate is increasingly marked by rating fluctuations. Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, the speaker of the Seimas and leader of the Liberal Movement, who was among the most popular politician just a year ago, is now […]
Last week, two striking episodes rocked the national political landscape – the ongoing issue of the transit of Belaruskalij fertilisers through Lithuania and the periodic defections of politicians from the largest opposition party, the Lithuanian […]
The latest party and their leader ratings show slight changes in the tables. The Social Democrats remain the most popular, while the Lithuanian Famer and Greens Union have seen a drop. Political analysts say that […]
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