Police Commissioner General Archives

Lithuania’s 2017 crime rate up after criminalization of drunk driving – police chief

January 23, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s crime rate last year increased by 5,000, with the rise attributed to the introduction of criminal liability for drinking and driving, Police Commissioner General Linas Pernavas says. […]

New Interior Minister: Police reform halted until mid-2017

December 15, 2016 BNS EN 0

An agreement has been reached with Police Commissioner General Linas Pernavas to suspend the police reform until the middle of 2017, says Lithuania’s new Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas. […]

No major violations reported in 2nd round of Seimas elections – police

October 23, 2016 BNS EN 0

No major violations have been reported in the second round of Lithuania’s parliamentary elections, Lithuanian Deputy Police Commissioner General Donatas Malaškevičius said on Sunday night. […]

German brigade in Lithuania: we shot ourselves in our feet

February 3, 2023 0

The possible deployment of a German brigade and the disputes, anger and bickering that go along with it in Lithuania have been going on for half a year. Security and forward defence are such sore […]

Baltic AHK members plan average salary increase of 7.97% in 2023

February 1, 2023 0

In response to high inflation and a tight labour market, the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) conducted a snapshot survey in January 2023 with around 460 members to identify salary increase trends, according to a […]

Noviti Finance has entered Poland and started providing business loans to Polish companies

January 31, 2023 0

Noviti Finance, an alternative non-banking financier, will now provide business loans not only to small and medium-sized enterprises in Lithuania and Latvia but also in Poland. Polish small businesses will have access to business loans […]

Western optimism has turned into months of waiting: sanctions don’t seem to be working for Russia

January 25, 2023 0

Western optimism that sanctions on Russian goods will soon bring Russia to its knees has turned into months of waiting, but the aggressor’s economy has not collapsed, lrytas.lt portal reported. Summer and autumn have passed, […]

Human rights political agenda based on chams, the disappearance of which brings headaches, anxiety, and despair

January 25, 2023 0

A study by researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) (Morkevičius et al., 2022) revealed that the attitudes of political parties towards human rights in Lithuania change with the elections, depending on whether the party […]

In the Lachine Corridor. Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian

January 25, 2023 0

The village of Lachin (which the Armenians call Berdzor, by the way) is a kind of symbol of the strife and lawlessness of one of the significant South Caucasian conflicts. It was once home to […]