Ministry of the Interior

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Paksas to present candidates for interior minister post

Rolandas Paksas, the leader of the Order and Justice party, is presenting candidates to the post of minister of the…

9 years ago
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Order and Justice to propose parliamentarian or lawyer to Interior Minister post

The Order and Justice party has at least two candidates in mind for the Interior Minister‘s post after Saulius Skvernelis…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Interior minister agrees to resign

Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday he was ready to resign, adding that he felt he was…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Interior minister will be removed, Paksas says

As Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis has refused to step down, the prime minister will ask the president to…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas calls extraordinary session to extend administrative offences code

The Lithuanian parliament is assembling for an extraordinary session on Friday to vote on extending the current Code of Administrative…

9 years ago
  • Society

Syrian refugee family lands in Vilnius, second to resettle through EU program

On Monday, Lithuania's Ministry of the Interior announced that two Syrian refugees had been relocated to Lithuania in accordance with…

9 years ago
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  • Opinion

Red tape for foreign workers killing Lithuania’s competitiveness

Lithuania’s work visa system for foreigners has become so complicated and time-consuming that it is causing shortages of skilled labour…

9 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius plans ‘affirmative action’ for Roma applying for social housing

Vilnius' city government is planning to create a separate list for Roma people applying for social housing in order to…

9 years ago
  • Society

Illegal immigration now a top issue for Lithuanians

The number of Lithuanians concerned about illegal migration has rocketed in the last year, with 19% of Lithuanians choosing illegal…

9 years ago
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Refugee resettlement to Lithuania at a standstill

Despite plans last autumn to have at least 95 refugees resettled in Lithuania by the end of January this year,…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania refuses residency permit to same-sex spouse

Lithuania's Migration Department has refused to issue a temporary residence permit to a Belarusian man who married his Lithuanian male…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Are restrictions on foreign businesses hurting Lithuania’s economy?

At the end of 2014, stricter requirements were passed for foreigners who wanted to form businesses and live in Lithuania.…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania moves forward with airline passenger registration

The Lithuanian government has endorsed a proposal to have airlines share information about all passengers arriving and leaving Lithuania with…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania to redraw regional divisions to maximize EU support

The Lithuanian government has endorsed a proposal to redraw the country's regional divisions in order to keep some of the…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Party charged with influence peddling and money laundering by investigators

The Special Investigation Service's (STT) Vilnius Department has brought charges against the Order and Justice political party over suspicions of…

9 years ago