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New Interior Minister: Police reform halted until mid-2017
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. […]
Politics
Interior Minister Skvernelis throws lot in with Peasant and Green Union
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis has decided to run for parliament in the upcoming elections with the Peasant and Green Union. […]
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Foreign affairs
Economy
Lithuanian parliament backs revised budget
After the second reading, the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) backed next year’s draft state budget which was revised by the Government. The revisions include reduced structural deficit and additional appropriations for education and internal security institutions. […]
Politics
Lithuanian institutions demand extra funding to address terrorism threats
Reacting to the terrorist attacks in France, Lithuania’s Parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee has requested additional funding for the State Security Department, the Lithuanian Police Anti-Terrorist Operations Unit, Aras, and the State Border Guard Service. The committee requests to designate 14.4 million euro to these institutions in next year’s budget. […]
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Lithuanian police crack child pornography distribution network
In cooperation with foreign counterparts, Lithuania’s police have busted a distribution network of pornography involving minors, with suspicions brought against 12 individuals so far. […]
Society
Lithuania to tighten residence permit issuance procedure
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed the amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, under which responsible institutions will be obliged to provide the Migration Department with their conclusions on individuals who have applied for a residence permit in Lithuania. […]
Society
Lithuanian police prevent mass brawl between Polish and Russian football hooligans
Lithuanian police on Sunday prevented a mass brawl between Polish and Russian football hooligans. […]
Defence
Lithuanian police launch investigation into army website hacking
Lithuania’s police on Monday launched a pre-trial investigation into the recent hacking of the website of Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The website itself is now shut down for upgrading. […]
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Lithuanian police offer help to Swedish law enforcement in murder case
Lithuania’s police have offered their assistance to Swedish counterparts investigating the murder case of a Swedish teenager, in which two Lithuanian citizens are named as suspects. […]
Society
Lithuania won’t hand back child taken away from Norwegian foster carers, police say
A Lithuanian child taken away from his foster carers in Norway and secretly driven to Lithuania and his mother will not be handed over to Norway, a spokesman for the Police Department said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army hands over 500,000 munitions to police
The Lithuanian army‘s Logistics Board handed over about 500,000 munitions for automatic weapons to the police at an arsenal in Linkaičiai on Thursday. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s migration system to be reformed
On March 25, the Government will consider the reform of the migration system and the Migration Department. Based on the information available to ELTA news agency, it will be proposed to close down the Migration Department and transfer its functions to the Police Department. […]