Prime Minister

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday announced his decision to stay in the position, saying that his earlier statements about resignation were driven by "emotions".

The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, the Social Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania, the Order and Justice party and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance and the country's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis signed a coalition agreement on Friday.

President-elect Gitanas Nauseda is the most favored politician in Lithuania, according to the latest opinion poll released by the daily Lietuvos Rytas last Saturday.

After the European Commission recommended on Wednesday that Lithuania broaden its property tax base, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said he does not think that people's primary homes should be taxed.

Lithuanian President-elect Gitanas Nauseda believes that Saulius Skvernelis should stay on as prime minister after his inauguration, but he does not rule out other options.

It’s important to have direct flights between Vilnius and Tbilisi, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said after meeting with Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze.

Saulius Skvernelis will remain Lithuania's prime minister under the coalition memorandum signed by the leaders of three political parties in Lithuania, and the Social Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania will nominate a new Seimas speaker.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has survived a vote of no-confidence by the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union's political group in the Seimas, and the LFGU group has also changed its position and wants to stay in the ruling majority.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he will resign after failing to get into the presidential runoff but doesn’t rule out the possibility that the ruling majority will remain.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, one of the presidential candidates, expects some serious fight in the presidential runoff.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who is running for president, has promised to sell his house in Vilnius to MEP Valentinas Mazuronis, another presidential candidate, for its declared value.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says his predecessors were negligent in not talking to Belarus about the Astravyets nuclear power plant when the project was still in its early stages.

Belarus has rejected Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' proposal to convert its nearly-completed Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) to gas.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis believes that another review is needed to determine if Revolut, a UK-based fintech startup that is setting up a specialized bank in Lithuania, meets the country's national security interests.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius is starting on Thursday a visit to Kiev that includes a meeting with Ukraine's president-elect, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis does not think that a parliamentary investigation into the circumstances that led to the 2009-2010 economic crisis will adversely affect Lithuania's investment environment.

Lithuania's incoming government of Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis, whose line-up is dominated by ministers who are not members of any political party, may face risks due to instability, political scientists said.

Seimas accepted Saulius Skvernelis‘ appointment as PM on Tuesday. The first tasks awaiting the new Prime Minister over the next couple of weeks are to form a new cabinet and prepare a government programme. S. Skvernelis spoke on these issues in the show Dėmesio Centre on LRT.