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Lithuanian president congratulates Poland on Constitution Day
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Poland on the occasion of Poland’s national holiday – May 3rd Constitution Day. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president congratulates UK’s Queen Elizabeth II on royal baby
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II and the people of the United Kingdom on the birth of the daughter of the Duke of Cambridge William and Duchess Catherine. […]
Politics
PM Butkevičius: Lithuania should avoid strong-worded statements on Russia
Lithuania should avoid making strong-worded statements about Russia, because they insult Russian citizens of pro-Western beliefs, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Politics
Andriukaitis showers President Grybauskaitė with criticism for causing psychosis and usurping European Council meetings
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party and currently a European Union commissioner, stated at the party’s congress on Friday that statements about Russia being a “terrorist state”, made by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, leads to a “psychosis” about Lithuania’s possible occupation. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė to mark end of WWII anniversary in Poland and Lithuania
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Poland and will also pay respect to war victims in Lithuania. […]
Politics
Social security minister can continue her work, president Grybauskaitė says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she does not see any reasons to dismiss Social Security and Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė. […]
Politics
Lithuanian education minister meets with PM and president to discuss rift with his party
Lithuania’s Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis met with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday to discuss his party’s calls for him to resign. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Leader and democracy
Nobody takes much notice when the leader of any Western country stays out of the public eye for a period of time. And this is because the state has a governance structure which provides for substituting one official with another, if need be, all the way to the top. […]
Politics
President’s adviser praises Lithuanian conservative party’s chairman election
An adviser to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday commended the results of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats‘ chairperson election, saying that such a renewal could become an example for other political parties as well. In weekend’s vote, the conservatives elected 32-year-old Gabrielius Landsbergis as their new leader. […]
Politics
Vilnius mayor is looking for creditors outside Lithuania
Remigijus Šimašius, Mayor of Lithuania’s capital Vilnius, says that real financial changes will be visible in Vilnius after 2016. He intends to invoke foreign financial institutions to manage the city’s debts. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president: Social security minister is doing worse than education minister
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is critical of the Labour Party‘s decision to recall its minister Dainius Pavalkis from the Ministry of Education and Science, saying that there are other ministers delegated by the party that are doing much worse. […]
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Lithuanian leaders say they do not wish to be audience for Russia’s show of power
After it turned out that Lithuania will be the only country of the European Union without any representation at Victory Day celebrations in Moscow this May, Lithuanian leaders explain that Lithuania will pay tribute to World War Two victims in other ways which do not include playing audience for the Kremlin’s show of power. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė congratulates king of the Netherlands on national day
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on the King’s Day, a national holiday in the country. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president offers condolences over Nepal earthquake
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Saturday expressed her condolences to her Nepalese counterpart after a powerful earthquake struck the country, killing almost 500 people and injuring hundreds more. […]
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Lithuanian president receives Moldova’s top state decoration
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday received Moldova’s highest state decoration – an Order of the Republic of Moldova. […]
European Union
EU antitrust chief: Gazprom’s case is not political
The case against alleged abuse of dominance by Russia’s gas giant Gazprom is not political, the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Policy has said. […]
European Union
Lithuania ready to step up involvement in migrant rescue missions, president says
Lithuania is ready to step up its involvement in migrant rescue missions and provide humanitarian aid as the European Unions mulls ways to deal with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Lithuanian president urges OSCE to step up mission in Ukraine
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called for an enhanced mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Ukraine, where fighting between Russian-supported separatists and Ukrainian governmental forces continue regardless of ceasefire. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė welcomes participants of OSCE/UN conference on women
President Dalia Grybauskaitė welcomed participants of the conference, organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations, on women’s role in promoting international peace and security. […]