BNS A recent survey conducted by Vilmorus for the magazine Valstybė has revealed 41.1 per cent of Lithuanian people would vote for incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė in presidential elections. Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius would be supported by 20.3 per cent. Other candidates would …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an article published in www.delfi.lt on whether Lithuanian President’s public speaking habits hinder her international career. Earlier this week, Europe awarded the President of Lithuania for merit to the European Union. Known as the ‘Oscar of politics’, the Charlemagne award went …
The German city of Aachen was the centre of the realm Charlemagne created. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Europe was torn apart, full of chaos and deep in the dark ages. Charlemagne’s efforts to unify Europe contributed to the development of the continent …
BNS German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday congratulated Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė who will be awarded the Charlemagne Prize in the German city of Aachen. The German chancellor also pledged support to Lithuania when the Baltic country takes over the rotating EU presidency in the …
After the meeting with Dalia Grybauskaitė, the new President of European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Henri Malosse, posted a message on Twitter that “Meeting with the future EU President is very promising”, writes www.delfi.lt. Lithuanian President and the President of Committee had a conversation …
The post of the president of Lithuania is more real to Dalia Grybauskaitė than that of the European Union’s (EU) leader, says political scientist Lauras Bielinis from Vytautas Magnus University, The Baltic Course reports with reference to the news agency ELTA. “Lithuanian presidential election is …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Lord Mayor of London, Roger Gifford, who is visiting Lithuania. The conversation focused on Lithuania’s preparations for the presidency of the Council of the European Union and the investment climate in the country, Presidential palace press office reported. According …
BNS Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius remain the most popular politicians in the country, a fresh survey published in the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday shows. According to the poll carried out by public opinion and market research company Vilmorus on …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with other world leaders is attending the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, President’s press office reported. “Today we say goodbye to one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. Britain and the world have lost …
President Grybauskaite on Wednesdays departed to London to attend the funeral of the former British prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and chose the services of the low-cost carrier ‘Wizzair’, writes www.delfi.lt with reference to the news agency ELTA. The photographs that appeared in President’s Facebook account …
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė claims that Lithuania seeks to be independent of Russian gas. Russian gas company Gazprom puts lot of pressure on Lithuania forcing it to sign long-term contracts, while gas price is based on politics but not on the market price, informs The …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed the book of condolences for Margaret Thatcher at the British embassy in Vilnius, the Press Service of the President has informed. “Strong personalities fascinate us with their ability to take responsibility for the nation and for the reform process during historically …
BNS Nėrijus Udrėnas, chief adviser to Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė believes there is a lot of ‘darkness’ in the natural gas market in the Baltic region, which is lacking in transparency. In an interview to ‘Žinių Radijas’ on Tuesday Udrėnas said that the lack of …
BNS Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė left for Norway on Monday on a working visit, which will include participation in a conference on reduction of unemployment and social exclusion, as well as promotion of economic growth. The president is going to attend a meeting organised by …
The Press Service of the President has informed that President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going for a working visit to Norway next week. She intends to hold a bilateral meeting with Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to discuss cooperation in energy sphere and the possibilities to …
BNS Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday that land speculation must be countered through laws, adding that the threat of speculation “does not necessarily” comes from foreigners. Speculative land purchases and artificial inflating of land prices are already an existing phenomenon in Lithuania, she …
In the run-up to Lithuania’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with representatives of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) of the European Parliament (EP), the Press Service of the President has informed. The meeting focused …
BNS Andrius Kubilius, leader of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Conservatives), says he will call on the party to back the incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaite, if she decides to seek re-election next year. “If President Dalia Grybauskaitė decides to once again run …
BNS On Tuesday, the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, had a meeting with the new head of the Special Investigation Service (SIS) Saulius Urbonavičius and his deputy Romas Zienka. Influential politicians, businessmen and officials engage in corruption in Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaite …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to the Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus, Evaldas Ignatavičius. Lithuania and Belarus maintain economic, cultural and transit relations. According to the President, Lithuania aims to have with its neighbors constructive and mutually beneficial relations which are based on …
