Sports
President to see off Olympic team (Updated)
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met on Thursday with Lithuania’s national team, who are leaving for the 23rd Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. […]
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Reflecting on V. Matijošaitis’ statements about Russia
“I am in favour of relations between all states, particularly neighbours, to be the best possible; for everyone to say “good morning” to one another,” Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis said regarding relations with Russia in […]
Politics
Grybauskaitė, Matijošaitis, Skvernelis top Lithuania’s poll of most popular politicians
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė remains the most favored politician in the country, followed by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis, shows a Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
European Union
Grybauskaitė congratulates Finland’s president on re-election
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated her Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on re-election for the second term in office on Sunday. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president, in Davos, defends Poland in row with EU
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday came to Poland’s defense in the neighboring country’s row with the European Union, saying that decisions in the bloc cannot be forced upon member states. […]
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Lithuanian president in Davos: Russia to remain aggressive after presidential election
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is in Davos for the World Economic Forum, says that Russia will remain aggressive and destabilizing after the upcoming presidential election in the country. […]
Politics
PM says special services won’t interfere with companies’ economic processes
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is confident that the country’s special services will not interfere with “economic processes” at Orlen Lietuva, Achema and Telia Lietuva after these services have been allowed to vet large deals by the three privately-owned companies. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president, in Davos, warns against globalist-protectionist divide
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė warns against a widening divide in the world between protectionist countries and free trade advocates as she starts discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. […]
Politics
President signs bill on large deals by Orlen Lietuva, Achema, Telia Lietuva
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed into law a bill that opens the way for authorities to vet large deals by three privately-owned companies — Orlen Lietuva, Achema and Telia Lietuva — and to block deals that are deemed a threat to national security. […]
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Kęstutis Girnius. Vassal mentality – subservience to the USA
Some ten days ago, former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius uncharacteristically strictly criticised Lithuanian foreign policy, as well as President Dalia Grybauskaitė. According to Butkevičius, “short sighted, uncoordinated, unilateral policies of the current government breach Lithuanian […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s president off to World Economic Forum
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is Wednesday leaving for Davos to attend the annual World Economic For […]
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Potential pitfalls for G. Nausėda in the presidential race
Economist Gitanas Nausėda who is the current leading candidate in the presidential race is adhering to the same lines as former head of state Valdas Adamkus – remain a candidate who is calm, non-antagonising and […]
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Presidential election forecast – new favourite rising
December data from Spinter Tyrimai over potential candidates to the post of president presented a surprise – economist Gitanas Nausėda stepped over the other two favourites. Based on a survey commissioned by the Delfi news […]
Politics
Group of MEPs express concern over Seimas’ scrutiny of Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT
A group of members of the European Parliament have expressed their concern over the Lithuanian parliament’s decision to set up a parliamentary commission to scrutinize the activities of the public broadcaster Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT). […]
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How did it happen that land owners’ property exceeded all permissible limits?
The Chief Official Ethics Commission announced it would begin an investigation regarding Ramūnas Karbauskis‘ likely undeclared 3 million euro gift to his two sons. The politician also should have declared, but failed to that his […]
Society
Exhibition of Lithuania’s Feb. 16 Independence Act opens in House of Signatories
A solemn ceremony was held in the House of Signatories in Old Town Vilnius on Sunday to inaugurate the exhibition of the February 16 1918 Independence Act brought to Lithuania from Germany. […]
Foreign affairs
Culture minister off to World Economic Forum in Davos
Lithuania’s Culture Minister Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson is on Saturday leaving for the Swiss resort of Davos to attend the European Cultural Heritage Conference and the World Economic Forum. […]
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Grybauskaitė and Skvernelis become a target of trolls: why were Mongolians insulted?
The Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė was angered and signed a decree which establishes sanctions against Mongolia. Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis followed up by loudly declaring a “victory against the Horde”. Such fake news have been […]
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Prosecutors initiate investigation over land controlled by Karbauskis’ business group
On Tuesday the Prosecutor General’s Office decided to initiate an investigation regarding news media reports over land controlled by Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis business and his family members. “Concerning information released […]