VIP Protection Department
Politics

Authority protection amendments might lead to criticism restrictions – expert

Human rights defenders criticize proposed amendments, submitted by the Ministry of the Interior, which would authorize the VIP Protection Department to protect the authority of the president, parliament speaker and prime minister. […]

No Picture
Politics

Govt mulls interest declarations for journalists, media ban for politicians

Lithuania’s government is considering introducing asset, income and interest declarations for journalists, and also barring politicians from becoming shareholders in media companies. […]

Eligijus Masiulis and Raimondas Kurlianskis
Politics

Ex-Liberal leader Masiulis pleads not guilty in political corruption trial

Eligijus Masiulis, a former leader of the Liberal Movement, pleaded not guilty to all charges in a major political corruption trial on Monday. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuania to protect memory of its partisans – Grybauskaitė

President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the state will protect the memory of Lithuanian partisans who fought against the Soviet occupation. […]