Algirdas Butkevičius ir Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian PM to ask Special Investigation Service for more details on Gedvilas report

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he plans to ask the country’s Special Investigation Service (STT) for more detailed information about the Labour Party‘s candidate for education and science minister Vydas Gedvilas. […]

Klaipėda University
Economy

PM says Lithuania must enhance its maritime sector

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is visiting Klaipėda on Monday. He says that Klaipėda University and companies located at the seaside must cooperate and contribute to the development of Lithuania’s maritime sector. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Lithuania’s social democratic leader names likely successors

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, leader of Lithuania’s Social Democratic Party, is expecting to be reelected as the party’s chairman this Friday. However, he says, he would like to see a young politician replacing him in the post in two years. […]

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Politics

No discussion on admitting refugees from North Africa to Lithuania yet, PM says

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the Lithuanian government is ready to help the EU’s efforts in solving illegal migration from Africa crisis and contribute to search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean with equipment and human resources. As regards allowing refugees from Africa to resettle in Lithuania, however, it may be discussed at a later time, according to him. […]