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Saulius Skvernelis and Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė

Skvernelis sworn in as Lithuania’s interior minister

November 11, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s former police chief Saulius Skvernelis, 44, was sworn at parliament as the country’s new interior minister on Tuesday. […]

Lithuania adopts constitutional law in line with EU’s Fiscal Compact

November 11, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

At its plenary sitting on Monday, the Seimas of Lithuania adopted the legislation implementing the European Union‘s Fiscal Compact treaty signed in 2012. […]

Mykolas Majauskas gets conservative nomination to run for Vilnius mayor

November 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Mykolas Majauskas will be running for mayor of Vilnius after receiving the nomination from the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats. […]

Linas Pernavas appointed Lithuania’s police chief

November 10, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday appointed Linas Pernavas as chief of the country’s police. He so far served as chief police commissioner for Kaunas County. […]

New Lithuanian interior minister promises to be creative

November 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

New Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis has criticised the employment of former deputy minister Algimantas Juocevičius in Regitra, vehicle registration and driving licence issuing institution under the Ministry of the Interior. […]

President Grybauskaitė and members of the Lithuanian Government

Over 40 percent of Lithuanians positive about government’s performance

November 10, 2014 BNS 0

Around 41 percent of Lithuanians were more or less positive about the government’s performance in October, up 4.6 percentage points from September, the latest poll by the public opinion and market researcher Spinter Tyrimai has shown. […]

Lithuania’s Labour Party announces candidates for local elections

November 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The Labour Party presented its candidates for 2015 municipal and mayoral elections at the 20th congress on Saturday. […]

Policijos generalinio komisaro pavaduotojas Renatas Požėla spaudos konferencijoje, skirtoje akcijai "Lašiša 2013"

Požėla proposed for Lithuania’s police chief

November 8, 2014 BNS 0

Renatas Požėla has been proposed for the position of Lithuania’s police chief. He has so far served as the country’s deputy chief of police. […]

Lithuanian parliament votes to allow EU citizens to join political parties

November 6, 2014 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday allowed EU citizens who permanently reside in Lithuania to become members of political parties. However, non-Lithuanian citizens will not be allowed to found political parties. […]

Order and Justice party nominates TV producer Skaisgirys to run for Vilnius mayor

November 6, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The Board of the Order and Justice party decided to nominate TV producer Rolandas Skaisgirys to run for the Vilnius mayor seat. […]

Appointing police chief as interior minister is unusual and hasty, political scientist says

November 6, 2014 BNS 0

Appointing a statutory officer as interior minister is an unusual decision, since in democratic countries, the so-called “repressive ministries” are mainly headed by politicians, says Lithuanian political scientist Algis Krupavičius. […]

Police chief Skvernelis appointed Lithuania’s ministry of interior

November 5, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday appointed Police Commissioner General Saulius Skvernelis as interior minister. […]

Police commissioner general proposed as Lithuania’s next interior minister

November 5, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Leader of the Order and Justice party Rolandas Paksas has proposed Police Commissioner General Saulius Skvernelis as minister of the interior. […]

Bar raised high for new director of Lithuania’s Public Procurement Office

November 5, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that the new Director of the Public Procurement Office (VPT) Diana Vilytė is expected to act responsibly. […]

Lithuanian Seimas speaker in favour of constitutional amendments on dual citizenship

November 5, 2014 BNS 0

Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania Loreta Graužinienė has welcomed the president’s proposal to expand provisions for dual citizenship and underlined that the country’s Constitution needs to be amended to stay in touch with the times. […]

Lithuanian MP says referendum is needed to resolve dual citizenship issue

November 4, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, Artūras Paulauskas, believes that amendments to the Law on Citizenship proposed by the president will not solve any problems. According to him, a referendum should be held on dual citizenship for the nation to decide the issue, and there is no other way round this. […]