Valdis Dombrovskis
Economy

EC vice president Dombrovskis says Lithuania should cut budget deficit

Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission‘s vice-president for the euro and social dialogue, has warned that Lithuania’s budget deficit should not increase this year, noting that the EU’s executive body forecasts that the country’s budget deficit in 2015 will be 0.7-0.8 percentage points above the target. […]

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European Union

Accepting 250 refugees matches Lithuania’s capabilities, foreign minister says

Lithuania could take in 250 refugees as a voluntary contribution to the European Union‘s efforts to alleviate the Mediterranean migrant crisis, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. According to him, the number of 250 refugees, which the Lithuanian president recently mentioned, matches the country’s capabilities. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
European Union

EU Council to finalize refugee quota for Lithuania next week, interior minister says

The meeting of the European Union‘s (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Council next week should establish the number of refugees Lithuania will have to accept, Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president delivers State of the Nation address: The world is not a peaceful place

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia‘s aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age population. Grybauskaitė also stressed the need to work more on addressing social issues, particularly in childcare institutions. […]

Politics

Lithuanian parliament committee says EC’s refugee quotas would undermine integration capabilities

The Lithuanian Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs has stated that solidarity to distribute refugees among European Union (EU) member states should be understood as a voluntary contribution based on a country’s capabilities. […]