National Security and Defence Committee

  • Defence

Lithuanian army chief: We will buy from Lithuanian producers if they offer good price-quality ratio

The Lithuanian army would be willing to buy from local producers but needs a good price-quality ratio that would match…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Selection criteria for Lithuanian state security chief “too restrictive”

The Lithuanian parliament may decide during its spring session to revise the provisions that are said to burden the search…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian parliament to consider privatisation of arms factory

Rasa Juknevičienė and Arvydas Anušauskas, conservative members of parliament, have addressed Chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Is “Independence”, Lithuania’s national pride, safe or an easy target?

The Lithuanian authorities have just blurted out a major state secret: the round-the-clock surveillance of “Independence”, a floating liquefied natural…

10 years ago
  • Energy

LNG terminal is properly guarded, Lithuanian interior minister reassures

The liquefied natural gas terminal in Lithuania's western port of Klaipėda is properly guarded, the country's Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Parliament committee chair: Terrorism threat low but Lithuania must stay alert

The threat of terrorism in Lithuania is low but the country should stay on alert, says Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament committee to discuss anti-terrorism measures

The Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence is going to convene on Wednesday to discuss preparations to combat terrorism.…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian prosecutors set up task force for CIA prison probe

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has set up a special group for investigation of all data about the alleged prison…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania will have to accept responsibility, if CIA prison allegations prove correct

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said on Wednesday that the reports on alleged CIA-operated prison in Lithuania will have to…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanians react to US Senate’s CIA report: will it sow discord in US-European relations?

The release of redacted summary of US Senate's investigation into the CIA's detention and interrogation programme, which allegedly included secret…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian army aims to enrol 1,000 privates annually

Lithuania's Armed Forces should enrol about 1,000 new privates every year, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said at a discussion in…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian parliament holding debate on defence funding

The Lithuanian parliament's National Security and Defence Committee is holding a discussion on implementation of the agreement signed by political…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian government told to look for money for State Security Department

Lithuania’s government will have to decide whether to increase financing for the State Security Department (VSD) by 1.15 million litas…

10 years ago
  • Society

Putin’s chief propagandist to open news desk in Vilnius

Dmitry Kiselyov, controversian Russian journalist and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has set his eyes on Lithuania. He has…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Cyber security centre to be housed in Lithuanian Military Academy

The Lithuanian Military Academy is preparing premises for the projected National Centre of Cyber Security, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says.…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian Defence Ministry seeks broader mandate for army in case of undeclared war

Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence seeks broader mandate for the army when the country is not officially at war, the…

10 years ago
  • Society

Calls to ban Russian TV channels amidst Moscow’s “information war” against Lithuania

How to counter intensifying Russian propaganda campaigns that have been targeting Lithuania lately? This was the topic of the discussion…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian MP suggests returning military training to school curriculum

Lithuania should start discussion on returning military training classes to schools, says Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security…

10 years ago