Emmanuel Macron
LPK President Dargis: Lithuania is not immune from the winds of change
Lithuania is not immune from the winds of change and the draughts of populism that are blowing across Europe, says Robertas Dargis, a prominent entrepreneur and the president of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK). With his insightful overview of the country’s economic outlook, Mr. Dargis concluded the European Business Network’s season of monthly breakfast events. […]
Lithuania does not possess the ability to mediate nor compromise
According to, political scientist Dovilė Jakniūnaitė there are three main perceptions dominating Lithuanian foreign policy: small stated, a stated that exists closer to Russia and a Western state trying to choose between the EU (Europe) […]
PM Skvernelis congratulates new French counterpart
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday congratulated the newly-appointed French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. […]
French political priorities will be visible after Govt appointment – ambassador in Vilnius
Political priorities of France will be more visible after appointment of the government, the country’s Ambassador to Lithuania Philippe Jeantaud said after pro-European centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won the presidential elections. […]
Support to Macron at Embassy in Vilnius 4 times above that to Le Pen
Pro-European centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron secured four times the vote at the French Embassy to Lithuania on Sunday, as compared with his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen. […]
Brave European policies defeated populism – Grybauskaitė’s message to Macron
Brave European policies defeated populism and nationalism, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in a congratulatory message to France‘s president-elect Emmanuel Macron. […]
Macron victory will ease Lithuania’s concerns over France’s stance on Russia
The victory by centrist Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential elections will mitigate the concerns in Lithuania over the Paris attitude towards Russia, says Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, director of the Vilnius University’s International Relations and Political Science Institute. […]
President doesn’t comment on French presidential candidates
President Dalia Grybauskaitė does not comment on the French presidential candidates, saying that Lithuania will work with whoever is elected the next president of France. […]