Politics
Journalists won’t have to pay for registry access, PM says
Lithuania’s government said it made a principled decision on Thursday to ensure that media representatives get free access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
Centre of Registers
Politics
Journalists call on Lithuanian authorities to lift restrictions on access to registry data
Lithuanian journalists called on the authorities on Thursday to lift restrictions on access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
Economy
Finland’s preclinical research co Experimentica sets up subsidiary in Lithuania
Experimentica, seen as one of Finland’s most promising innovative companies, has established a subsidiary in Lithuania, where it plans to conduct tests with rodents and use the results in the development of medicines. […]
Economy
Housing market activity in the first half of the year in Lithuania retains last year’s levels
Ober-Haus housing market review shows that the first half of 2018 in the Lithuanian housing market was one of the most effective over the past decade and was comparable to those of 2016–2017 both in the apartment and private house sectors, a press release from the real estate agency states. […]
Society
MG Baltic Media’s FY revenue down 12 pct to EUR 58 mln
MG Baltic Media, a media and telecoms group indirectly owned by Lithuanian businessman Darius Mockus, last year saw its consolidated revenue drop to 57.871 million euros, down 12.1 percent from 65.858 million euros in 2016. […]
CORPORATE
Misappropriation and abuse, which surprised Masiulis: they did not even try to hide it
Minister of Transport and Communications Rokas Masiulis says that the recently surfacing corruption in the sector he curates are a natural matter. “There are areas that were touched and those that weren’t. The transport and […]
Politics
Urbanavičius takes office as head of Lithuanian Center of Registers
Saulius Urbanavičius, a former head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, has been appointed as director of the Center of Registers. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian intelligence agency still uses suspected CIA prison building for training
The Lithuanian State Security Department, or VSD, continues to use a building near Vilnius that allegedly housed a secret CIA detention facility for its training center. […]
Politics
Nine key findings of Seimas committee’s influence probe
The Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK) completed on Wednesday its investigation into business and interest groups’ influence on political processes and decision-makers. […]
Politics
PM hopes new head will solve Center of Register’s problems
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis hopes Saulius Urbanavičius, former head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT), who has won the competition for the position of head of the Center of Registers, will solve the state enterprise’s problems. […]
Politics
Ex-STT head wins competition for Center of Register’s chief
Saulius Urbanavičius, former head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT), has won the competition for the position of head of the Center of Registers. […]
CORPORATE
Urbšys on Karbauskis’ comments: Tomas Dapkus would simply inform me if something was wrong
Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis claims he has heard that the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee investigation over business and politicians’ links could also feature a former member of his […]
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Former intelligence leaders evaluate the famous VSD report
It is evident to every Lithuanian citizen that the publication of the State Security Department (VSD) report is linked to Eligijus Masiulis and Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s correspondence story, former VSD director Mečys Laurinkus told lrt.lt. The […]
CORPORATE
A spider’s web none dared touch for a decade: how MG Baltic aimed to conquer the country
A copy of the State Security Department (VSD) report to the National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK) Delfi has obtained reveals in what ways the MG Baltic group aimed to influence state institutions, politicians and […]
Society
Lithuanian state security body: journalist was involved in blackmail for MG Baltic
Journalist Tomas Dapkus, as a middleman for the top executives of MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s biggest business groups, was allegedly involved in activities bearing the signs of blackmail, the State Security Department (VSD) said in a document. […]
Politics
Doubts about agrimin’s operations discredit Lithuanian govt’s reputation – president
The shadows of abuse on Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas and his family discredit him and damages the reputation of the rest of the government, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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Tomas Dapkus. The roots of the Justice Ministry scandal
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ first days back from holidays were much hotter than the Spanish sun. Vice Minister of Justice Raimondas Bakšys resigned on Monday. This was a publically expressed ultimatum-like desire from S. Skvernelis’ […]
Politics
Vainiutė steps down as Lithuanian justice minister (Updated)
Lithuanian Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė is stepping down from the post following criticism from President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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How did it happen that land owners’ property exceeded all permissible limits?
The Chief Official Ethics Commission announced it would begin an investigation regarding Ramūnas Karbauskis‘ likely undeclared 3 million euro gift to his two sons. The politician also should have declared, but failed to that his […]
Politics
Lithuania plans to cut number of state enterprises to five – minister
Lithuania will likely have only five companies with the status of a state enterprise in half a year’s time, including the Centre of Registers, the state car registration company Regitra, the State Forestry Enterprise, the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and an agricultural regulation company, Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevičius said on Wednesday. […]