Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

President sees no grounds for stripping MG Baltic’s LNK TV of its license

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that MG Baltic is an example of oligarchic activity, but there is no legal basis, at least for now, for stripping LNK, a TV channel owned by the business group, of its license. […]

State Security Department
Politics

Lithuanian intelligence agency: we respect PM’s wish to declassify info, but assess harm

The Lithuanian State Security Department, or VSD, respects Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ wish that intelligence information about interest groups’ unlawful influence on the political system be declassified, but it has to assess any potential harm to the agency’s ongoing investigation, a spokeswoman said. […]

Vytautas Bakas
Politics

Seimas unlawful influence probe involves 5-6 interest groups – committee chair

The Committee on National Security and Defense‘s probe into unlawful influence on political processes in Lithuania involves five to six interest groups, the parliamentary committee’s chairman said on Wednesday. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Reshuffling stepped up fight with interest groups, Lithuanian president says

The replacement of certain heads of law enforcement and intelligence institutions before 2016 led to a more drastic and effective fight against corrupt interest groups’ influence on political processes, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]