During his visit to Tallinn, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Tuesday proposed establishing the position of a special EU coordinator for the disconnection of the Baltic states' power systems from the post-Soviet and its synchronization of that of Western Europe.
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Gitanas Nausėda (born 19 May 1964) is a Lithuanian politician and the President of Lithuania, elected on 26 May 2019.
From 1982 to 1987 he studied in Vilnius University, Faculty of Industrial Economics and from 1987 to 1989 in the Faculty of Economics. From 1990 to 1992 he did a practice at the University of Mannheim in Germany under the DAAD scholarship. He defended his PhD thesis "Income Policy Under Inflation and Stagflation" in 1993. Since 2009 he is an associate professor at Vilnius University Business School.
Having completed his studies, from 1992 to 1993 he worked for the Research Institute for Economics and Privatization. From 1993 to 1994 he worked for the Lithuanian Competition Council as a head of the Financial Markets Department. From 1994 to 2000 he worked at the Bank of Lithuania, initially in the department regulating the commercial banks and later as a director of the Monetary Policy Department. From 2000 to 2008 he was a chief economist and adviser to the chairman of AB Vilniaus Bankas. From 2008 to 2018 he was the financial analyst as well as chief adviser and later the chief economist for the SEB Bankas president.
Gitanas Nauseda is leaving on Tuesday for his first visit as Lithuanian president to Estonia to discuss security, energy and other issues with the country's leaders.
Lithuania hopes for India's further investment in the country, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu during their meeting in Vilnius on Saturday.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says he has received assurances from Germany's leaders that sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Moscow stops its aggressive behavior in Ukraine.
Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is to meet with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda during his visit to Vilnius on Saturday.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has on Friday dismissed Henrichas Jaglinskis, a judge of Vilnius Regional Court who is a suspected in a corruption case, and also turned to the country's parliament over the dismissal of two other judges, including Egidijus Lauzikas of the Supreme Court and Konst...
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has rejected the government's proposal to re-appoint Virgilijus Valancius for another term as judge at the EU General Court.
The Lithuanian prime minister has said recently that a car tax will be introduced in the country in January, 2020, but President Gitanas Nauseda sticks to the previous position that such a tax is not necessary yet since it would increase social exclusion.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is leaving for an official visit to Germany on Wednesday. BNS Lithuania presents the visit's five key topics.
Ramunas Karbauskis, leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, the biggest parliamentary party, praised on Monday the new president, Gitanas Nauseda, for his openness to dialog.
The memory of Lithuania's first President Antanas Smetona should be duly honored in Vilnius, President Gitanas Nauseda says.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda approved on Wednesday a reshuffled Cabinet with three new ministers.
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance is proposing Rita Tamasuniene for interior minister taking into account President Gitanas Nauseda's recommendation for the new government to have female ministers, a presidential advisor says.
There cannot be several different policies on sensitive historic issues in Lithuania, and the assessment of historic figures should be depoliticized, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called on Thursday for an increase in funding for social needs.
Chinese investment into the construction of an outer deep-water port in Lithuania's port of Klaipeda can undermine national security, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda initiated on Friday the dismissal of Konstantinas Gurinas, a Court of Appeals judge suspected in a large-scale judicial system corruption probe.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda confirmed on Tuesday that the ruling parties are proposing former Vice Minister of Transport Vladislav Kondrotovic to lead the ministry, and MP Jaroslav Narkevic is being proposed for interior minister.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda vetoed on Tuesday legislative amendments allowing political parties to continue using state-owned or municipal property free of charge.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda tops the popularity rating in the country, according to the latest survey by Vilmorus for the Lietuvos Rytas daily, published on Saturday.