Reacting to the terrorist attacks in France, Lithuania’s Parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee has requested additional funding for the State Security Department, the Lithuanian Police Anti-Terrorist Operations Unit, Aras, and the State Border Guard Service. The committee requests to designate 14.4 million euro to these institutions in next year’s budget. […]
The Liberal Movement political group in the Lithuanian parliament has proposed to boost funding for counter-terrorism effort by additional EUR 15 million starting in 2016. […]
The prime minister‘s spokeswoman Evelina Butkutė-Lazdauskienė says that even if Lithuania is shocked by the events in Paris, it is not frightened. […]
Chief advisor to the Lithuanian president on national security Valdemaras Sarapinas says that people running from war should not be called terrorists and Lithuania will stay committed to the European Union‘s (EU) refugee relocation plan. […]
The Minister of the Interior of Lithuania, Saulius Skvernelis, believes that Passenger Name Records (PNR) must be collected not only on external EU flights but on internal ones as well. According to the minister, Lithuania is ready to unilaterally launch the PNR system already in 2016. […]
A group in Lithuania collected 69,000 signatures under a petition which obligates parliament to consider a proposed bill on name spelling in personal identification documents. The initiative, calling itself “Talka – for Lithuania’s State Language”, seeks to pass a law saying that only Lithuanian characters can be used in passports and other official documents. Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community has been voicing demands to allow the use original non-Lithuanian name spelling in passports. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that terrorism threat remains low in Lithuania, despite recent attacks in Paris. The head of Government added that a counter-terrorism unit will be reopened at the State Security Department (VSD). […]
Prior to leaving for Paris to participate in the Leaders’ Forum of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), President Dalia Grybauskaitė emphasised that everyone must join efforts and look at the fight against terrorism anew because this challenge needs a united response. […]
The Lithuanian prime minister is summoning the minister of the interior and the State Security Department head for an urgent meeting on security following tragic terrorist attacks in Paris. […]
The Seimas Anti-Corruption Commission, which has been granted an ad hoc investigative powers, will into corruption allegations surrounding social democratic politicians in Druskininkai and also the activities of influential Conservatives and their families. […]
After a meeting with Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said that the Lithuanian parliament’s autumn session could be extended to adopt the new social model. […]
The Lithuanian parliament voted to remove the controversial bill on ‘denigration’ of family values from its agenda. The law, which rights groups say would restrict freedom of expression, such as LGBT pride marches, was to be put for the final vote on Thursday. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he supports the proposal of introducing mandatory treatment of alcoholism in the country and believes that preparations for the programme could take around a year. […]
On Wednesday, the Lithuanian Government approved structural reforms of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) which had been put forward by Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis. The reform is expected to help save funds on management costs, increase staff wages, boost their motivation, augment external border protection with material and human resources. […]
Social Democratic MP Juras Požela has asked the Seimas Commission on Ethics and Procedures to look into a statement by Liberal MP Dalia Teišerskytė where she compared an African-American with a toilet. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has contested suggestions that social exclusion in the country is growing. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has accused the parliament of being influenced by interest groups when it voted down two candidates proposed for the post of prosecutor general. Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says there will not be another vote until all suspicions are cleared. […]
Antanas Guoga, member of the European Parliament, has announced he will be running for a seat in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, in next year’s general elections. […]
On 22 November, residents of Telšiai District in Lithuania will elect their new mayor – either Social Democrat Saulius Urbonas or Labour Party’s Petras Kuizinas. […]
Lithuania’s Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė has suggested introducing compulsory treatment for people suffering from alcoholism, a measure that was in place under the Soviet rule and might clash with human rights. The proposal is a reaction to a quadruple homicide by a heavily intoxicated man this week which threw spotlight on the country’s chronic problem with heavy alcohol consumption. […]
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