Politics
Restructuring would leave Lithuania with public service staff of 20,000 – intermin
Reform of the public service in Lithuania would leave the country with about 20,000 civil servants, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said. […]
Ministry of the Interior
Economy
Lithuania’s Public Service reform: smaller staff, centralized selection
Lithuania will have fewer public servants, the selection will be centralized, their employer will be free to set salaries and reduce bonuses, however, they will have more days off and money for good performance, according to the reform initiated by the Interior Ministry that will still need approval from the government and the Seimas. […]
Society
Policeman’s death puts focus on officers’ safety
A killing of a policeman while on duty last week has drawn attention to the issue of officers’ safety. Lithuania’s minister of the interior is planning a meeting with police leadership and unions to discuss measures to prevent similar incidents. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker ‘concerned’ about funding for domestic security
Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, says that she is concerned at the Finance Ministry’s refusal to allocate extra funding to shore up the country’s domestic security.
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Politics
Lithuania launches new initiative against vote-buying before elections
The heads of Lithuania’s ministries for interior and justice and the Central Electoral Commission signed on Thursday a memorandum on cooperation in combating vote-buying during elections.
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Society
Lithuania to receive more refugees this month
More refugees will be resettled in Lithuania within the coming month, according to the country’s Ministry of the Interior.
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Society
Stricter speeding fines and lower tolerance proposed by Ministry of Interior
The Ministry of the Interior has a new legal proposal that would lead to a reduction of speeding tolerances to 5kmh over the speed limit and to an increase in fines for every kmh over the limit from €2 to €5 for certain speeds. […]
Politics
Lithuanian Prime Minister’s adviser appointed as deputy Interior Minister
The board of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has decided to appoint the prime minister’s adviser, Justas Pankauskas, to the post of interior vice-minister. […]
CORPORATE
Growing controversy over rejection of Lithuanian citizenship claims by Litvaks
Lithuania’s citizenship laws recognize the right of people who lived in Lithuania in the period 1918-1940 and their offspring to claim Lithuanian citizenship but recently a growing number of applications by Litvaks, Lithuanian Jews, have been rejected by the Lithuanian Ministry of Interior, leading to serious questions about how the system is being administered. […]
Foreign affairs
Syrian refugee family arrive in Lithuania under EU resettlement programme
A Syrian family of five have arrived in Lithuania from Turkey under the European Union‘s (EU) resettlement programme. […]
CORPORATE
PM says police unions ‘politicking’ with criticism of new interior minister
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has accused police unions of “politicking” for criticizing the appointment of Tomas Žilinskas as the new minister of the interior. […]
Politics
Tomas Žilinskas appointed Lithuania’s new interior minister
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has appointed Tomas Žilinskas, the director of the Interior Ministry’s Public Security Policy Department, as the country’s new minister of the interior affairs. […]
Politics
Outgoing interior minister faces probe by electoral commission
Outgoing Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis could have breached official ethics by using the Ministry’s public relations resources for campaigning, according to the Central Electoral Commission. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM submits nomination for interior minister
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has proposed Tomas Žilinskas, an employee of the Interior Ministry, for the post of interior minister. […]
Politics
Order and Justice leader submits two more candidates for interior minister
Order and Justice leader MEP Rolandas Paksas suggested two more candidates for the interior minister’s job to Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Monday. […]
Society
Skvernelis proposes immigration fast lane for skilled foreign workers
The Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior has proposed simplifying temporary residence permit procedures for foreigners in an effort to facilitate business development and promote investments in the country. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM pushes for Skvernelis’ early resignation ‘due to politicking’
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has already submitted a proposal to the presidential office to dismiss the Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis, although previously he has said he would only do so after a new minister had been found. […]
Politics
Paksas proposes three more candidates for interior minister
The leader of Lithuania’s ruling Order and Justice party, MEP Rolandas Paksas, said on Monday he had proposed three new candidates for the post of interior minister after Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius rejected the candidacy of MP Povilas Gylys. […]
Society
Lithuanian police crack down on small speed limit breaches
Drivers in Lithuania may soon face fines for smaller speed limit infractions than before. […]
Politics
MP Povilas Gylys proposed for minister of the interior
The Lithuanian prime minister is meeting with MP Povilas Gylys who has been proposed for the post of minister of the interior on Friday. […]