Women Political Leaders Global Forum Archives

WPL leader in Vilnius: our mission is to get more women into politics

June 7, 2018 BNS 0

The mission of the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Global Forum is to bring more women into politics and to encourage those already in politics to increase their influence in decision-making, its president said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian president invites women leaders to conference in Vilnius

November 29, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday invited women politicians to an international conference on equality to be held in Vilnius next summer. […]

Lithuanian president off to Iceland for women leaders’ conference

November 28, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will pay a two-day visit to Reykjavik on Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with her Icelandic counterpart, Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson, and deliver a speech at a high-level conference of women political leaders from around the globe. […]

Farewell to Nemunas Aušra – what’s next? It won’t be that easy to reach an agreement; Žemaitaitis may “release the brake”

June 8, 2026 0

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has spoken its mind – it is saying goodbye to Remigijus Žemaitaitis Nemuno Aušra and initiating coalition negotiations with the Democratic Union Vardan Lietuvos, Agnė Liubertaitė says in lrytas […]

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

On the eve of the crucial decision – VP Andriukaitis’ message regarding the coalition and a prediction of a possible split

June 5, 2026 0

It is obvious to me that this cannot continue – the problem of Remigijus Žemaitaitis needs to be solved,” said Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Honorary Chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), MEP. According to […]

Kasčiūnas – about the Russian military intelligence operation in Lithuania and his message to the population: “We need to be honest here”

May 27, 2026 0

A Russian military intelligence operation was carried out at the Registry Centre (RC), Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and a former minister of National Defence, claims on the lrytas […]

Expert on the government’s response to the air raid threat: “We missed the information hybrid attack”

May 25, 2026 0

According to the Žinių Radijas program Aktualusis Interviu, after a threat warning was issued in Lithuania, the public was divided into two camps, lrytas.lt reports. Some say the authorities and decision-makers acted professionally, arguing that […]

“Suicidal paranoia”: The Kremlin went into hysteria after Lithuania hit a nerve with Russia

May 12, 2026 0

On Tuesday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys stated that NATO should show the Russians that their small fortress in Kaliningrad can be breached. This drew considerable attention and outrage from Russian propagandists, as Ignotas Grūnovas […]