Eimutis Misiūnas
Politics

Lithuania’s intermin to look into drunken MP incident

Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas has pledged to look into the reasons why the police was notified about the allegedly drunken condition of MP Linas Balsys after he had already left the parliament building by car, also planning to find out why the security let him leave. […]

Eimutis Misiūnas
Politics

Interior minister proposes to close down Migration Department

Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas proposed on Tuesday to abolish the country’s Migration Department, which has been under criticism lately, and transfer its functions to the police. […]

Financial Crimes Investigation Service
Politics

Interior minister proposes Mikulskis for FNTT chief

Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas has suggested that the Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT) should be headed by Antonis Mikulskis, deputy chief of the Vilnius County Central Police Commissariat. […]

Refugees
European Union

Lithuania reaches final agreement with Italy on refugee interviews

Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas and his Italian counterpart, Marco Minniti, have signed an agreement on cooperation in resettlement of refugees. The deal will enable Lithuania to interview refugees as part of security procedures in Italy. […]