Remigijus Baltrėnas and Darius Jauniškis
Politics

Military intelligence head does not reveal, what he presented to the PM: have a calm Christmas

The head of the State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis and Second Investigation Department (AOTD) head Remigijus Baltrėnas aim to calm passions, which flared after Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis called upon the intelligence services. The intelligence heads do not reveal, regarding what the PM called on them, however they assure that they have observed no hints of unrest in Lithuania, lrt.lt writes. […]

Seimas
Politics

Dispute over KGB collaborators erupts in Seimas

A dispute has on Thursday erupted in the Lithuanian parliament over a proposal to publish information on people who admitted to have collaborated with the KGB, with the parliamentary opposition warning of the Kremlin’s interest. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Reshuffling stepped up fight with interest groups, Lithuanian president says

The replacement of certain heads of law enforcement and intelligence institutions before 2016 led to a more drastic and effective fight against corrupt interest groups’ influence on political processes, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

MEP Waldemar Tomaszewski, the Polish Election Action leader
Politics

Links of Lithuania’s Poles with Russian Embassy no longer close – security chief

Lithuania’s report of national security threats this year no longer speaks about the Polish community, as “the situation has improved,” says Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

PM says special services won’t interfere with companies’ economic processes

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is confident that the country’s special services will not interfere with “economic processes” at Orlen Lietuva, Achema and Telia Lietuva after these services have been allowed to vet large deals by the three privately-owned companies. […]