Šalčininkai
Society

Šalčininkai needs to make use of its geographical position – PM

Lithuania’s Šalčininkai District, densely populated by Poles, needs to make use of its good geographical position and local forests, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius, Rolandas Paksas, Viktoras Uspaskichas, Valdemaras Tomaševskis
Politics

Lithuania’s ruling coalition rejects presidential “threats”

Leaders of Lithuania’s ruling coalition on Thursday issued a statement rejecting President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s “expressed threats.” […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Calling Government “criminal” is application of double standards – PM

Attempts to put a tag “criminal” on the incumbent Lithuanian government amount to politicizing and application of double standards, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Thursday in response to President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s recent criticism of certain government representatives. […]

Leifas Arne Ulland
Foreign affairs

PM bids farewell to outgoing Norwegian Ambassador

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Leif Arne Ulland, who ends his term in Lithuania. During the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that Norway is an important partner of Lithuania and thanked the Ambassador for his personal contribution to the development of good bilateral relations as well as an intensifying cooperation in both the business and cultural sectors, the prime minister’s press service said. […]

Gas
Energy

PM Butkevičius: Gazprom’s exit means Lithuania first in Baltics to unbundle gas sector

Gazprom’s decision to sell its Lithuanian assets could be due to the German energy group E.ON’s exit and the EU Third Energy package requirements, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday, adding that the Russian group’s withdrawal means that Lithuania will be the first of the three Baltic countries to unbundle the gas sector. […]