Alleged CIA jail in Antaviliai
Foreign affairs

ECHR’s CIA prison ruling “impracticable”, Lithuanian govt rep says

The European Court of Human Rights‘ ruling on a CIA prison in Lithuania is “impracticable”, Karolina Bubnytė, the Lithuanian government’s representative at the ECHR, says. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

PM says requirements for strategic companies could apply to media owners

Media owners in Lithuania should be subjected to the same requirements as investors in the country’s strategic companies, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]

Vytautas Bakas
Politics

Lithuania could recover EUR 1.5b damage, NSGK chair says after Seimas probe

The state could recover estimated 1.5 billion euros in alleged damage done by business groups’ influence on political processes, Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK), says following the committee’s investigation. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Lithuania’s ruling party leaders call for new probes into business influence on politics

The leaders of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) on Thursday called for new investigations into businesses’ influence on politics. […]