Politics
There should be no fears about security in Lithuania, PM’s spokeswoman says
The prime minister‘s spokeswoman Evelina Butkutė-Lazdauskienė says that even if Lithuania is shocked by the events in Paris, it is not frightened. […]
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Politics
Lithuanian PM: No change in refugee resettlement plans after Paris attacks
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that terrorism threat remains low in Lithuania, despite recent attacks in Paris. The head of Government added that a counter-terrorism unit will be reopened at the State Security Department (VSD). […]
Defence
Lithuania’s VSD proposes to establish crisis management centre to coordinate terrorism response
Head of the State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis says the Lithuanian Government should consider creating a crisis management centre which would adequately respond to terrorist attacks. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM calls emergency meeting on security
The Lithuanian prime minister is summoning the minister of the interior and the State Security Department head for an urgent meeting on security following tragic terrorist attacks in Paris. […]
Foreign affairs
Flights cancelled after Lithuania’s MFA advises against air travel to Sinai Peninsula
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has issued a recommendation against travelling to Sharm el-Sheikh Airport in Egypt and other airports in the Sinai Peninsula. […]
Defence
Politics
MPs want more funding for Lithuania’s State Security Department
The Lithuanian government is planning to increase the budget for the State Security Department (VSD) by 500,000 euro. However, parliamentarians say that in view of the growing geopolitical threats, the VSD should receive a far bigger budget increase. […]
Politics
New deputy director of State Security Department appointed
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has appointed Vaidotas Mažeika to the post of deputy director of the State Security Department. […]
Politics
State Security Department to undergo structural reform
A structural reform plan for the State Security Department will be presented to the members of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Security Department to screen every refugee to be resettled in Lithuania
The State Security Department will scrutinize every refugee to be resettled in Lithuania to make sure that persons linked with terrorism do not enter the country, says the department’s director Darius Jauniškis. […]
Foreign affairs
Russian journalist Galina Sapozhnikova declared persona non grata in Lithuania
Komsomolskaya Pravda journalist Galina Sapozhnikova has been declared persona non grata in Lithuania. […]
Society
Uncategorized
How Lithuanian-Polish feud and Baltic Entente played into Soviet hands
Between the two world wars, Lithuania was an enthusiastic new nation state caught in a precarious international situation. Trapped between two expansionist powers, Germany and the Soviet Union, Lithuania tried to strengthen its security, but the main handicap was its feud with Poland over Vilnius. One diplomat tried to change that but it was too late. […]
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Politics
Prosecutors appeal against acquittal of Lithuanian president’s spokeswoman
Lithuania’s Prosecutor General‘s Office on Friday lodged an appeal with the country’s Supreme Court against the acquittal of presidential spokeswoman Daiva Ulbinaitė in a state secret disclosure case. […]
Defence
Foreign services made four attempts to recruit Lithuanian border guards this year
Four attempts by foreign services to recruit officers of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service were documented in 2015, the service said on Friday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president appoints new deputy director of Security Department
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday appointed Remigijus Bridikis as the deputy director of the State Security Department. […]
Economy
Lithuanian services could not afford Italian spying equipment
Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, police, State Border Guard Service, State Security Department and military intelligence were looking into possibilities to secretly purchase, via intermediates in Lithuania, secret surveillance equipment produced in Italy but the deal failed as it was too expensive, the 15min.lt news website reports, citing WikiLeaks. […]
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. […]