Dalia Grybauskaitė, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
Politics

Andriukaitis showers President Grybauskaitė with criticism for causing psychosis and usurping European Council meetings

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party and currently a European Union commissioner, stated at the party’s congress on Friday that statements about Russia being a “terrorist state”, made by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, leads to a “psychosis” about Lithuania’s possible occupation. […]

Algimanta Pabedinskienė and Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

President’s adviser praises Lithuanian conservative party’s chairman election

An adviser to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday commended the results of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats‘ chairperson election, saying that such a renewal could become an example for other political parties as well. In weekend’s vote, the conservatives elected 32-year-old Gabrielius Landsbergis as their new leader. […]

Conspicuously empty spot at the centre of Lukiškių Square is where the statue of Lenin used to stand.
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Conservative MP urges government to complete reconstruction of Lukiškės Square by 2018

Deputy Speaker of the Seimas Irena Degutienė has addressed Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius regarding the reconstruction of Lukiškės Square in Vilnius. She has urged to complete the square’s reconstruction before celebrating the centenary of Lithuania’s statehood in 2018. […]