Pope Francis
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian state’s extra spending on papal visit cut to EUR 1.45 mln

The maximum amount of the state’s additional spending on organizing Pope Francis‘ visit to Lithuania later this month goes down from 1.75 million euros to 1.45 million euros, Government Vice-Chancellor Alminas Mačiulis said on Tuesday. […]

Bogdan Borusewicz
Foreign affairs

Former Polish Senate speaker disapproves of using Vilnius Gate of Dawn image in passports

Bogdan Borusewicz, a former long-time speaker of the Polish Senate and now an opposition politician, on Tuesday criticized the Interior Ministry’s idea of using images of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius in Polish passports. […]

Gate of the Dawn
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian formin against images of Gate of Dawn in Polish passports

Images of the Gate of Dawn, a church in Vilnius, should not be used in the new Polish passports, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]