KGB archives
Politics

Seimas takes 1st step toward publishing names of self-confessed ex-KGB agents

The Lithuanian parliament has decided to start debates on an initiative by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (LLRA-KŠS) to make public the names of people who have confessed about their past collaboration with the KGB. […]

Rytis Račkauskas
Politics

Suspicions brought against Panevėžys mayor, 4 other persons in corruption case

The mayor of the northern Lithuanian town of Panevėžys, Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas, was on Tuesday detained by the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service, alongside his advisor Gintarė Maskoliūnienė and three business representatives. […]

Panevėžys
Politics

Lithuania’s anti-corruption agents searching Panevėžys local authority’s offices

The Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) officials on Tuesday are searching the offices of the Panevėžys local authority as part of an investigation involving the town’s mayor, Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas. […]

Žydrūnas Bartkus
Politics

New STT head proposes overhauling lobbying regulation in Lithuania

Žydrūnas Bartkus, the new head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT), suggests overhauling the way lobbying is regulated in Lithuania. In his words, the country needs a special procedure for businessmen with specific interests to act only through lobbyists. […]