Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Dalia Grybauskaitė
European Union

Lithuanian president reveals her vote in EU appointments

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has confirmed that during the recent meeting of the European Council she voted in favour of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk‘s appointment as the new President of the European Council but abstained during the vote on Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini‘s appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. […]

Federica Mogherini, Catherine Ashton
European Union

EU foreign policy chief cannot be “pro-Kremlin” – Lithuanian president in Brussels

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief cannot be “openly pro-Kremlin,” Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. Grybauskaitė is Saturday attending an EU summit in Brussels, which should focus on the Ukraine crisis and heads of institutions. Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is listed as the most likely candidate for EU foreign policy chief. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Defence

President Grybauskaitė: NATO Summit in Wales is an event of vital importance

In an interview with LRT radio the President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the meeting of the presidents of the three Baltic States with the President of the United States of America (USA) Barack Obama means that the region has very strong support and its concerns are taken seriously. According to her, the NATO summit, which will take place in Wales right after this meeting, is vital in the current geopolitical situation. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president urges government to boost defence and tame populism

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday urged the government to boost defence spending in the face of Russian threats and tame financial populism in the run-up to elections to local governments. […]

President Grybauskaitė met with members of the US Congress
Defence

Lithuanian leaders call on US politicians to endorse Eastern Europe defence plan

Lithuania backs the US initiative to strengthen NATO capabilities in the Baltic States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after a meeting with US congressmen on Friday. […]

Jaroslav Neverovič and Dalia Grybauskaitė
Opinion

Opinion: Will Cytacka save Lithuania?

In the context of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, it is very important for Lithuania and other countries in the region to maintain domestic political stability. Otherwise it would be relatively easy to induce regional unrest by artificially stirring up dissatisfied factions of their societies. […]

Economy

Borderline districts will benefit from increase in Russian shoppers, says Lithuanian president

Residents of Lithuania’s southwestern District of Jurbarkas near the Russian region of Kaliningrad will benefit from an increase in Russian shoppers, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said in an interview with a local newspaper. […]