Politics
PM nominates Surplys for agrimin
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is nominating Vice Minister of the Interior Giedrius Surplys, 37, for minister of agriculture. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s top officials intend to use alternative name for Georgia
Lithuania’s top officials intend to use “Sakartvelas”, an alternative name for “Gruzija”, the current name for Georgia used by Lithuanians, that was approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK) this week. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania, UAE mulling opening embassies
The United Arab Emirates and Lithuania are considering opening embassies in their respective capitals. The issue was on Friday discussed during a meeting of […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM, UAE minister to discuss direct flights
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and visiting Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori will on Friday discuss possibilities to connect their capitals with direct flights. […]
CORPORATE
Referendum on dual citizenship in parallel with the presidential election: is it too late for the preparations?
According to Žygimantas Pavilionis, Member of the Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community, preparations for the referendum on dual citizenship have to begin today or tomorrow at […]
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Lithuania celebrates growing Chinese investment, but does it consider potential risks?
Foreign direct investment from China is on the rise in Europe and Lithuania, the country would also like to invest in a strategic object – Klaipėda port, however behind such investment there may lie the […]
Politics
PM sees no grounds for Seimas commission over president’s emails
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he sees no grounds, at least for now, for opening a parliamentary investigation into President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s email exchanges with Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader suspected in a political corruption case. […]
Politics
PM to name candidate for agriculture minister Monday
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he will name his candidate for agriculture minister next Monday. […]
Politics
PM looks at president’s emails from moral rather than legal viewpoint
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s email exchanges with Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader accused of corruption, should be looked at from a moral rather than a legal point of view. […]
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Indrė Makaraitytė. But Skvernelis has a plan B
Let us grant the prime minister’s Russia policy some content. Some may ask, what content? The public wants to hear that Lithuania must maintain especially good relations with its neighbours and particularly if you don’t […]
Society
Ground-breaking ceremony for “The Lost Shtetl,” a unique museum and memorial complex in Lithuania designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects
On Friday 4th May the ground-breaking ceremony will take place in Šeduva, Lithuania, for The Lost Shtetl Museum and Memorial designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. The ceremony will mark the official start of on-site preparations for the construction of the 3000m2 museum, which will stand to remember and teach about life in what was a predominantly Jewish area – before local populations were decimated by the Holocaust, according to a press release from Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. […]
Politics
President’s behavior “unacceptable”, Seimas committee chair says
The Lietuvos Rytas daily’s report reveals Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s unacceptable behavior of coordinating the appointment of prosecutor general, MP Agnė Širinskienė of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) says. […]
Politics
President’s email exchange with Masiulis: what do we know?
Following the Lietuvos Rytas report on Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s email exchange with former liberal leader Eligijus Masiulis, BNS Lithuania provides key known facts. […]
Politics
Masiulis claims to have exchanged emails with Lithuanian president for 2 years
Eligijus Masiulis, former leader of Lithuania’s liberals, currently a suspect in a political corruption case, claims to have exchanged emails with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė for at least two years, the Lietuvos Rytas daily writes. […]
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Ratings trap: the bells may not be tolling for the “Farmers”
Despite the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) ratings released last Saturday being the lowest since the elections, political scientists do not view this as overly significant – it could simply be a coincidence, there […]
Defence
PM warns about fake Facebook account in his name
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has warned about fake Facebook accounts being created in his name. […]
CORPORATE
How will “the colorados” vote in the presidential election?
My personal position on the relations of some potential candidates for President of Lithuania with Russia has given rise to a series of debates and cast doubt as to whether or not what I say […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania firmly supports Moldova’s EU aspirations – PM
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, on a visit to Moldova, says that Lithuania firmly supports the country’s aspirations to become a member of the European Union. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM to visit Moldova
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in leaving on Thursday for Chisinau to discuss Moldova‘s ongoing reforms aimed at membership in the European Union. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president sees agrimin’s resignation as ‘basis for constructive cooperation’
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday welcomed Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas‘ decision to step down, saying that it will provide a basis for constructive cooperation between the authorities. […]