National Security Commission

The National Security Commission chaired by Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas on Wednesday met to discuss response to incidents in the Baltic Sea.

The National Security Commission on Tuesday proposed the Government to close two more border checkpoints with Belarus at Lavoriškės and Raigardas, banning movement of pedestrians, cyclists, other vehicles and goods as of 1 March.

The National Security Commission has instructed public authorities to submit proposals for measures to reduce the number of vehicles and people crossing into Lithuania from Belarus.

The National Security Commission is considering prohibiting some Lithuanians from travelling to Russia and Belarus due to safety concerns. If regulations are amended, this would apply not only on state officials, officers and soldiers, but also on individuals working with classified information.

Lithuania may need over 100 million euros to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, the country's prime minister and its health minister said on Tuesday.

Lithuania's government is calling a meeting of its National Security Commission on Monday over the recent fire in the country's southern city of Alytus.

The Lithuanian National Security Commission, headed by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, proposed on Monday to ban natural and legal persons from third countries from advising Lithuanian politicians and political parties during election campaigns.

The heads of Lithuanian public bodies may in the future face sanctions for neglecting cyber-security.

The Lithuanian National Security Commission, headed by the prime minister, on Wednesday decided to set up a closed communication network for the key state institutions.

Government officials on Monday confirmed plans to establish a National Security Commission to help deal with crises.