Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Archives

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy at Vilnius Summit

One year after Vilnius summit: Times of “limited sovereignty” coming back?

November 28, 2014 BNS 0

“Europe had been waiting for an engagement party for two years but it was called off a week before,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius on the evening of 28 November 2013 after Ukraine refused to sign the association agreement with the European Union (EU). […]

Lithuania outdid Greece in accountability of EU Council presidency spending

October 4, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania outdid Greece in terms of EU Council presidency accountability, international anti-corruption non-governmental organization Transparency International has said. […]

Opinion: Challenges in Europe and how Lithuanians should feel

June 29, 2014 Prof. Dr. Mindaugas Jurkynas 0

These days, the international political scene has been shaken by two processes: the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine and the repercussions of the European elections, […]

India- EU Strategic Partnership

January 20, 2026 0

India and the EU have been strategic partners for over two decades, since 2004. The EU has also emerged as a top trading (Euro 120-135 bn) and investment partner for India. The relationship and institutional […]

Nausėda’s decline and Skvernelis’ rise to stardom: eloquent ratings send a clear message

January 15, 2026 0

The latest ratings of politicians and political parties, released on Friday, must have raised eyebrows among a significant portion of the ruling class, including the country’s top leaders, Agnė Liubertaitė states in lrytas.lt. A poll […]

Freedom Prize winner Šernas pays tribute to female politicians

January 13, 2026 0

On January 13, the historic Seimas Hall of the March 11 Act commemorated the tragic events of January 13 and Freedom Defenders’ Day. As every year, current and former leaders of the country, signatories, and […]

No festive mood in the Seimas: Grunskienė situation was at the centre of attention

December 23, 2025 0

According to ELTA, on 23 December, after the Seimas approved the Social Democratic Party’s proposal to vote on Nida Grunskienė candidacy for prosecutor general by secret ballot, there was considerable outrage in parliament, lrytas.lt reported. […]

Nausėda: we found a solution for LRT, there will be no bulldozers

December 22, 2025 0

After meeting with Seimas Chairman Juozas Olekas and parliamentary faction leaders, President Gitanas Nausėda announced that a solution had been found on how to proceed with the amendments to the LRT law. He criticised the […]

Trucks stuck, balloons from Belarus continue to fly: “Lithuania has shot itself in the foot”

November 26, 2025 0

The border with Belarus was opened at midnight on Thursday, but Lithuanian carriers are still not allowed to leave, Aurimas Perednis states on Žinių Radijas programme. According to the leaders of the National Carriers Association […]