Five parties would pass the 5-percent threshold and secure seats in the Lithuanian Parliament if elections were to take place in the nearest future, the latest public opinion poll has revealed. […]
Transparency International has published the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index revealing that primary anti-corruption challenges for Lithuania’s defence and security sector are related to internal procedures and procurement. […]
A new spiral of NATO expansion directly affects Russia‘s interests and provokes a response, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a commentary released on Wednesday over NATO’s invitation to Montenegro to join the alliance. […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius says that invitation extended this week to Montenegro to begin NATO membership negotiations is a signal not only to the Western Balkans but Georgia as well. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the question of visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) will depend on how successful will be Kiev’s efforts to eradicate corruption. […]
Lithuanian teachers will hold a strike on 10 December, two days later than previously planned due to a requirement to warn about a strike seven days in advance. […]
A poll commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has revealed that Lithuanians are mostly interested in relations with neighbouring countries, Poland being among those with which they believe cooperation should be most intense. People in Lithuania are also interested in security and NATO, and favourably assess Lithuania’s position on Ukraine and the country’s contribution to fighting terrorism. […]
NATO must be ready to effectively respond to threats irrespective of their source, says Lithuania’s Linas Linkevičius at a meeting of foreign affairs ministers of NATO countries. […]
Political magazine Politico has announced the list of the most influential personalities in European politics, “The 28 People from 28 Countries who are Shaping, Shaking and Stirring Europe”. Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Antanas Guoga has become the first Lithuanian to be included in the list. […]
On Wednesday, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko who is arriving on a working visit. The heads of state will participate in the eighth Lithuania-Ukraine Presidential Council and discuss enhancement of Ukraine’s security and economic independence. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has instructed the head of the State Security Department (VSD) together with Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the Public Security Service (VST) under the Ministry of the Interior following an article in the media. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has accused district heat provider Vilniaus Energija of foul play after it stated that heating prices in Lithuania’s capital would grow due to the obligation to purchase part of gas from the Klaipėda Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. The prime minister said the company was ending the year how it had begun it – with strange manipulations when purchasing fuel and with heating prices in Vilnius higher by one quarter. […]
The European Union‘s (EU) sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Minsk agreements are fully implemented, says Renaldas Vaisbrodas, chief foreign policy advisor to the Lithuanian president. […]
President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė says Saulius Skvernelis‘ decision to remain in office as the interior minister is “his choice”. […]
Political scientists say that Saulius Skvernelis, Lithuania’s Interior Minister delegated by the party Order and Justice, overreacted when announcing his resignation. Political scientists say that although President Dalia Grybauskaite criticised the minister, she did not send a clear message that he should step down. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels where Turkey was represented by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The summit was held to discuss the flow of Syrian refugees crossing Turkey, the press service of the president said. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is also among those who believe that the Seimas should have awarded the Freedom Prize 2015 to Vytautas Landsbergis, the first head of the restored and independent Republic of Lithuania, chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania (Reconstituent Seimas), signatory of the Independence Restoration Act. […]
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