Loreta Graužinienė
Politics
Agneta Lobačevskytė (left) in a meeting with Seimas ombudsmen Augustinas Normantas and Raimondas Šukys. Photo Vytautas Valentinavičius, Seimo kontrolierių įstaiga
Politics

Lithuania’s new equal opportunities ombudswoman walks fine line between human rights and religion

From advisor on legal issues to the speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, to deputy culture minister and, finally, to ombudsperson in charge of equal opportunities (EO). This would seem like a surreal career journey to some, but Agneta Lobačevskytė, the new EO ombudswoman, sees what seems like a stroke of luck to many as a logical and deserved turn of events. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Politics

Name spelling issue will be resolved, Lithuanian foreign minister assures

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has no doubt that the original name spelling issue, postponed by the Seimas of Lithuania earlier in the day, will eventually be resolved. He adds that the issue is, first of all, important for the country’s domestic, and not foreign policy. […]

Darius Jauniškis
Defence

Attempts to recruit Lithuanian citizens by foreign secret services intensifying, security chief says

Attempts to recruit Lithuanian citizens by foreign secret services, as well as cyber spying incidents, are intensifying, Darius Jauniškis, director general of Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD), says. […]

Politics

Lithuanian parliament endorses government report

The Seimas of Lithuania has positively evaluated the Government‘s activity report. The report was presented on Tuesday and mentioned successes like major projects, wage increase, reduction of gas and heating prices. […]