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President Grybauskaitė congratulates people on World Lithuanians’ Unity Day
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Lithuanian communities on the occasion of the World Lithuanians’ Unity Day. […]
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Politics
Economic adviser leaves Lithuanian president’s team
Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, chief advisor on economic issues to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, is leaving the presidential team after working less than a year. […]
Culture
Lithuanian president opens exhibition in Sforza Castle on historic Lithuania-Milan ties
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is in Italy on a working visit, has opened an exhibition entitled Historical Ties between Milan and Lithuania: Bona Sforza and the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Milan’s Sforza Castle, the presidential press service said. […]
European Union
Distributing refugees alone will not solve problem, Lithuanian president says
Lithuania is ready to share the immigrant burden with South Europe but this measure alone will not solve the problem as without additional measures, it can encourage human trafficking from Africa even more, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian and Italian presidents discuss European security challenges
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday with her Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Rome and discussed security challenges Europe is facing as well as the migration policy, her press service said in a statement. […]
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Lithuanian and Latvian presidents discuss joint armaments purchase
During their meeting in Vilnius Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis have discussed, among other things, collective armaments purchase, in particular, jointly acquiring medium-range air defence systems. […]
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Latvian president visiting Lithuania
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is on Monday meeting with the President of Latvia, Raimonds Vejonis, who is in Lithuania on an official visit. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president: Future will show if Greece stays in eurozone
The future will show if Greece will stay in the eurozone, but in any case, the European Union will help the country, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Sunday. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president wants ‘objective criteria’ for refugee relocation
Lithuania hopes the relocation of refugees from Greece and Italy to other EU member states will be based on the same GDP and population criteria after EU members states agreed on the resettlement of refugees from third countries, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president sees 50-50 chance of Greek deal
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday there was a 50-50 chance of reaching agreement with Greece on reforms. […]
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New Latvian president to pay a visit to Lithuania
Latvia‘s new President Raimonds Vejonis will pay a working visit to Lithuania on 13 July. This will be the first visit of the new leader of the neighbouring country to Lithuania and his second foreign trip after he took the presidential oath. […]
Politics
Lithuania gets ready for refugee challenge
As the European Union launches talks on refugee distribution, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says accepting several hundred refugees is not only a challenge but also an opportunity to solve the problem of short workforce supply. […]
Society
Lithuania to tighten residence permit issuance procedure
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed the amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, under which responsible institutions will be obliged to provide the Migration Department with their conclusions on individuals who have applied for a residence permit in Lithuania. […]
Defence
US general in Lithuania: You’ll see increasing exercises in Baltics
Visiting Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Raymond T. Odierno says military exercises in the Baltic states will be of “greater sizes” in the future. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president: Greece might have to drop out of eurozone
Greece might have to renounce the euro if the country’s government refuses to make commitments and continues with its “irresponsible” policy, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president confers state decoration on US General Raymond T. Odierno
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented the Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Raymond T. Odierno. Later on, they discussed the security situation in the region, the presidential press service said. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president and finance minister off to Brussels for Greek debt summit
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius will on Tuesday attend an emergency meeting with their counterparts in Brussels to discuss the Greek debt crisis following the Sunday referendum that saw the Greeks voted down austerity measures. […]
Society
President Grybauskaitė calls on nation to rediscover Lithuania in State Day address
Congratulating the nation on the State Day in Simonas Daukantas Square outside the Presidential Palace on Monday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė called on people to rediscover Lithuania. […]
Society
Lithuania marks State Day – Coronation of King Mindaugas
Lithuania marks the State Day (the Coronation of King Mindaugas) on Monday. On this occasion, Lithuania’s residents and Lithuanians living abroad are being traditionally invited to sing the national anthem together. […]
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Greek “no” complicates situation – Lithuanian president
The Greek vote against reforms proposed by the country’s creditors has further complicated the situation, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on late Sunday. […]