Migration Department
Politics

Government backs closure of Migration Department

The Lithuanian government on Wednesday backed the Ministry of the Interior’s proposal to close the Migration Department and its functions transfer to the Police Department and the State Border Guard Service. […]

Jono Pinskaus during the election campaign
Politics

Pinskus withdraws from multiple positions held in Labour party

The Labour Party‘s mayoral candidate in recent elections in Vilnius, Jonas Pinskus, announced on Monday about his withdrawal from multiple positions held in the party. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius ir Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

President, PM and interior minister among most popular politicians in Lithuania

President Dalia Grybauskaite, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius and Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis remain among Lithuania’s most favored politicians, shows a poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]

Gediminas Kirkilas
Politics

Gabrielius Landsbergis as chairman would be the end of conservative party, social democrat Kirkilas says

Social Democratic Deputy Parliament Speaker Gediminas Kirkilas says that the resignation of Andrius Kubilius as chairman of the oppositional conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) was a sensible step. […]