Rolandas Paksas
Politics

Lithuania’s Order and Justice party looking for new interior minister

Finding a new interior minister will take a few days, Rolandas Paksas, leader of Lithuania’s Order and Justice party, says, adding that a candidate could be nominated as early as next week. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius, Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas
Politics

Lithuanian PM says Order and Justice party will not quit coalition

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has denied speculations that if Minister of the Interior Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas resigns, his party, the Order and Justice, will leave the ruling coalition. […]

Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas and Loreta Graužinienė
Politics

Lithuanian parliament speaker says interior minister should resign

Lithuanian Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says she would resign, if she were in the place of Interior Minister Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas, whose former associates were detained amidst corruption investigation on Tuesday. […]

Belorussian Lithuania border
Defence

Situation at Lithuanian borders is calm: Minister of Interior

The situation at Lithuania’s borders, where controls have been stepped after the abduction of an Estonian security service officer into Russia, is calm, Interior Minister Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas said on Sunday. […]