The spring session of the Seimas is to begin this week

Press release, 9 March 2020 On Tuesday, 10 March 2020, representatives of the nation will meet at the 8th (spring) session, the penultimate session of the current tenure. The sitting will begin at 10 a.m. At the first sitting, the draft work programme of the session containing over 580 draft bills will be presented. A … Skaityti toliau

STATEMENT OF THE RAIL BALTICA JOINT VENTURE

The Supervisory Board is fully committed to a highest standard of responsible corporate governance and integrity in the conduct of the company’s control, while acting in the best interest of the shareholders – the States.  Correspondingly, any attempts to undermine the role that the Supervisory Board has effectively and efficiently exercised to date need to … Skaityti toliau

Andrius Kubilius to take part in electoral campaign meetings as the Lithuanian candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Press release, 11 February 2019    The Board of the Seimas has seconded Andrius Kubilius, Member of the Seimas, to Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, to participate in the meetings held there as part of the electoral campaign for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Mr Kubilius is also to visit Kyiv, … Skaityti toliau

The Seimas adopted a resolution on enhancing the strategic dialogue between Lithuania and Poland

By 90 votes in favour, none against and 3 abstentions, the Seimas adopted a resolution on enhancing the strategic dialogue between Lithuania and Poland. In the Resolution, the Seimas welcomes the decisions of the NATO Summit in Warsaw dispelling doubts over allegations that NATO membership of Central and Eastern European countries is not fully-fledged. The … Skaityti toliau

Seimas approved parliamentary diplomacy action plan for 2017

Press release, 9 March 2017 The Board of the Seimas approved the parliamentary diplomacy action plan for 2017 and decided to establish a working group for overseeing the implementation of this plan.* The plan identified the objectives of the parliamentary diplomacy of the Seimas in 2017: maintaining the attention of the United States of America … Skaityti toliau

Meeting with member of the European Court of Auditors: the use of EU funds

Today Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with member of the European Court of Auditors Rimantas Šadžius.    The Head of Government has thanked for the 2015 Annual Report on the EU’s budget implementation, and has expressed his satisfaction about the absence of remarks on Lithuania therein. Skvernelis said that he was delighted about the … Skaityti toliau

Seimas urged EU Member States to extend sanctions against the Russian Federation

Press release, 17 November 2016 At its sitting, the Seimas adopted a resolution on the situation in Ukraine and sanctions against the Russian Federation. In the adopted document, the Seimas expresses its strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and urges EU Member States to extend sanctions against the Russian Federation until full … Skaityti toliau

Committee on Foreign Affairs invites the EU and NATO to engage actively in addressing the restoration of Ukraine’s security and territorial integrity

Press release, 14 September 2016  On 14 September 2016, the Committee on Foreign Affairs discussed the current security situation and reforms underway in Ukraine, the process of the implementation of the Minsk Agreements and how these issues are addressed in various international formats. The Committee unanimously adopted a Statement Regarding the Implementation of the Minsk … Skaityti toliau

Speaker of the Seimas: we hope that Georgians, who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of independence, can soon travel to the EU visa-free

Press release, 26 May 2016 On her official visit to Tbilisi, Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, congratulated Georgia on its 25th anniversary of independence and stressed that Lithuania had always supported and would continue to support Georgia on its path of European integration. At her meeting with David Usupashvili, Speaker of the Parliament of … Skaityti toliau

Prime Ministers of Baltic states coordinate their actions in implementation of strategic objectives in Vilnius

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius chaired the meeting of the Primer Ministers of the Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM) on Monday, which was also attended by Latvian Prime Minister Laimduota Straujuma and Estonian Head of Government Taavi Roivas. “Complex geopolitical situation requires that our countries remain as united as ever in order to implement strategic decisions … Skaityti toliau