Rimantas Šadžius
European Union

Lithuanian finance minister: Greece remains eurozone member

Although eurozone finance ministers have not extended Greece‘s bailout program, the country stays in the single currency, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius has said, adding that the EU will use other means to help Greece, such as structural funding, and that the country now has to take measures to get its financial system under control. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Economy

Lithuanian president warns about widening budget deficit

Lithuania’s increasing budget deficit is a cause for concern, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after the European Council approved the European Commission’s country-specific recommendations to boost growth. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
European Union

Lithuanian president: Mediterranean migrant crisis needs more serious solution

The European Council’s decision to relocate 40,000 refuges from Greece and Italy to other EU member states over the next two years is a symbolic step, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says, adding that the migration problem needs a more serious solution. […]

Juozas Olekas
Defence

Amount of US military equipment in Lithuania will vary, defence minister says

The amount of American military equipment deployed in Lithuania will vary, the Baltic country’s National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says, adding that it would change depending on exercises in Eastern Europe. […]