Saulius Skvernelis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

PM hits back at president’s criticism over implementation of reforms

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Monday hit back at criticism that the government “lacks capacity” to implement laws, saying that the president’s office apparently thus tries to compensate for its lack of action. […]

Viktoras Pranckietis
Politics

Seimas speaker expects parties to sign deal on defence funding

Amid disagreements of Lithuania’s opposition on further commitment among parties to raise defence funding, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis expressed hope for the deal to be signed. […]

Gintautas Paluckas
Politics

SocDems to propose candidate for president, Paluckas not to run for EP

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party will propose a candidate for the 2019 presidential elections, the party’s council decided at its meeting on Saturday. […]

LRT
Politics

PM stresses need for decisions to manage future risks in LRT probe

With the Lithuanian parliament set to launch its scrutiny of LRT, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that it is important not only to dispel existing doubts, but also to ensure that no doubts about the public broadcaster’s activities arise in the future. […]