Within the next month it may become clear whether Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is going to announce her bid for 2024 presidential elections.
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On Sunday, a father kidnapped a daughter from a mother and fled from Lithuania to Russia across a river in a rubber boat. Russia has refused to return the kidnapped toddler to Lithuania. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says authorities are working actively to have the child returned.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė does not rule out that the Lithuanian Parliament may fail to adopt the draft law on civil union in the remaining term of office.
On Wednesday, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia mark the 84th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the 34th anniversary of the Baltic Way. On this occasion, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has highlighted the importance of these dates for the history of Lithuania.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has reservations about Lithuania closing more than two border crossing points at the border with Belarus as this would have implications for other neighbouring countries. That is why Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have agreed to coordinate actions in case their borders ...
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė sent a message of greetings, on behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania, to Singapore celebrating their National Day, said the Office of the Government.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says she has confidence in National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas amidst an uproar after the minister’s social media posts on Lithuania’s intended procurement of German tanks.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says the Medininkai massacre is an episode of the war going on in Ukraine as Lithuania marks 32nd anniversary of the brutal killings of border guards by Russia’s Omon special force.
On behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has sent a message of sincere greetings to France, celebrating its national day – Bastille Day – along with her best wishes for prosperity and well-being, the Government said.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Wednesday met with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was visiting Lithuania on the occasion of the NATO summit.
The two-day NATO summit in Vilnius starts on Tuesday. The first meeting of the Alliance Lithuania is hosting will see more than 40 foreign leaders, heads of diplomatic missions, defence ministers and other high-ranking officials gathering for talks on strengthening NATO’s collective defence, deterre...
World leaders are heading for Lithuania on the eve of the NATO summit. On Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will arrive in the capital in the daytime, while US President Joe Biden’s plane is set to land in Vilnius in the evening.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has nominated Gintautas Jakštas, deputy education minister, as the next minister of education, science and sport.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says the president’s criticism levelled at the Government’s economic policy is not entirely valid. The Government has nothing but tax payers’ money and a state debt, which means it is impossible to fulfil all the president’s promises, she said.
MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis continues to share anti-Jewish statements despite previous outrage from international community and has accused Jews of carrying out a ‘holocaust of Lithuanians’.
On Friday, the presidium of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) will convene to discuss political developments and the future of the Government. MP Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, believes the presidium will decide that Prime Minister Ingrida Š...
On Tuesday, the Lithuanian Parliament will decide whether to hold a snap election amid the municipal expenses scandal. However, views of political parties diverge on the issue.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is sending a message of greetings, on behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania, to Sweden celebrating its National Day, said the prime minister’s press service.
On Friday, 2 June, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė participated in the High Level Meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of NATO Member Countries in Vilnius.
Lithuania’s highest officials on Friday congratulated their Georgian counterparts and all the people of Georgia celebrating its Independence Day.
