Saulius Skvernelis and Ramūnas Karbauskis
CORPORATE

Voters have already evaluated future changes: sweets for some, whip for others

Potential voters rewarded the ruling Farmer Greens for observed advantages, however its delegated Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has been punished for unfulfilled expectations. According to a survey commissioned by the Delfi news portal on 16-24 […]

Lukiškių Square
History

The development of the Lukiškės suburb during the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Lukiškės, which today is part of the city centre of Vilnius, for a long time was one of the oldest suburbs of the city, or to be more precise, a settlement near the city. It is a territory with one of the most unclearly defined territories in the city that has caused a number of conflicts and problems, which was fated to sooner or later become a part of the city due to its location. […]

cocaine shipment
Society

Lithuanian authorities burn half a ton of cocaine worth EUR 49 mln

More than half a ton of cocaine, smuggled from South America, with an estimated street value of nearly 49 million euros were destroyed in a furnace on Tuesday, the Lithuanian Customs said. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

PM about president’s criticism: There’s one person who’s never wrong

All of the projected reforms are being implemented and will be up for assessment in three years, after the work is complete, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said in response to criticism from President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

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Economy

Seimas approves 2018 budget

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday approved the 2018 budget, the first budget in the country’s history with the government sector’s revenue expected to top the spending, and Lithuania finally meeting its commitment to NATO of earmarking 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence. […]

Mateusz Morawiecki
Foreign affairs

PM invites new Polish counterpart to come to Vilnius next year

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has congratulated Mateusz Morawiecki on his appointment as Poland‘s new prime minister and invited him to visit Vilnius next year. […]