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Foreign affairs
PM, Pope Francis discuss aid to families, boosting birth rate
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Pope Francis on Friday discussed emigration challenges, humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, social compassion to the impoverished and affected, assistance to families and birth rate promotion issues, the government said. […]
Foreign affairs
PM to meet with Pope Francis
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday. […]
Economy
Government declares nationwide emergency situation over heavy rains
With Lithuanian farmers’ losses due to heavy rains estimated at tens of millions of euros, the Cabinet declared on Wednesday a nationwide emergency situation in a move that will improve the country’s chances of securing EU aid and will open the way for using the government’s reserve funds. […]
Politics
PM willing to give SocMin post to SocDems if they appoint Paluckas
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he would offer the post of social security and labor minister to the Social Democrats, if the party’s leader Gintautas Paluckas sought to fill it. […]
Politics
Ruling Farmer leaders expect SocDem MPs to stand firm on coalition
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union’s (LFGU) leaders say they are confident that Social Democratic lawmakers who have opted to stay in the ruling coalition despite their party’s decision to pull out will not backtrack in fear of being expelled from the party. […]
European Union
Competition commissioner to visit Vilnius after EU fines Lithuanian Railways
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will come to Vilnius next week to meet with Lithuanian leaders after the European Commission on Monday imposed a fine of almost 28 million euros on Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG) for breaching the bloc’s anti-trust rules. […]
Economy
Government to decide on nationwide emergency Wednesday – PM
The Lithuanian government will decide on Wednesday whether or not to declare a nationwide emergency situation after the county’s farmers suffered damages estimated at tens of millions of euros due to heavy rains, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday morning. […]
Economy
Government commission proposes nationwide emergency over rain-hit crops
The Lithuanian government’s emergency commission proposed on Monday that the Cabinet declare a nationwide emergency situation after farmers suffered damages estimated at tens of millions of euros due to heavy rains that battered the country at the end of the summer. […]
Economy
Lietuvos Gelžinkeliai railway Co may get EU fine this week
After a few years of inquiry, the European Commission (EC) may this week announce sanctions for the state-owned railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) for limiting competition by 2008 dismantling of a rails between Mažeikiai, a city in northern Lithuania, and Renge, Latvia. […]
Foreign affairs
PM readying to visit Vatican
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is readying for this week’s visit to Vatican to meet with Pope Francis. […]
Economy
Farmers’ losses can’t be covered using govt’s reserve – PM
The Lithuanian government does not have enough money in its reserve to cover farmers’ losses due to heavy rainfall, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Friday. […]
Economy
Delay to allow original name-spelling already causing financial damage to Lithuania – PM
The parliament’s delay to allow non-Lithuanian characters in names in identification documents does not only burden people and courts but also causes financial damage to the state, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Politics
PM fails to persuade economy minister to stay on
Lithuania’s Social Democratic Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius did not change his mind about resigning from the post after Wednesday’s meeting with Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Politics
Some SocDem ministerial officials resign, others stay on
In the wake of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Council’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition, some of the party’s members in high-ranking ministerial positions have handed in their resignations, but others have opted to stay in their posts. […]
Economy
Government considers measures to help rain-hit farmers
The Lithuanian government is looking at how to best help farmers affected by heavy rainfall and flooded crops, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]
Politics
PM Skvernelis considers joining Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday that he was considering joining the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), the ruling party that delegated him to the post. […]
Politics
PM sees no reason for economy minister to step down
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday that he saw no reason for Social Democratic Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius to step down, despite the Social Democratic Party’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition. […]
Foreign affairs
PM calls off Georgia visit after SocDems’ move to exit coalition
After the Social Democratic Party’s council on Saturday decided to leave the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis decided to call off his plans to visit Georgia. […]
Politics
PM sees SocDems exit from coalition as short-sighted move
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s decision to exit the coalition with the Farmers and Greens Union is short-sighted, and their argumentation is based on demagogy, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]