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Prime Minister-designate Gintautas Paluckas formally presented the programme for the future Government to the Seimas on Thursday.

The Lithuanian Government has approved a proposal to amend the National List of Controlled Dual-Use Goods to restrict the export from Lithuania to third countries of goods that could be used in Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. These changes are aimed at reducing threats to the security ...

Social well-being, investment in security and strengthening of public services are the key priorities for the next four years, according to the 19th left Government’s programme made public on Wednesday. The document drawn and registered by the ruling Social Democrats, Nemunas Dawn and Democrats For ...

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda has signed the decree on the composition of the new Government. The new Cabinet so far will be two ministers short as it is still unclear who will head the Ministries of Environment and Justice.

President Gitanas Nausėda may approve the new Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday, his chief adviser Frederikas Jansonas has revealed.

President Gitanas Nausėda says a quite stable Government can be set up by the Social Democrats, Democrats For Lithuania and the Farmers and Greens (LVŽS) if the parties manage to find a consensus on values-based issues.

The Government has confirmed the proposal that Lithuania should establish diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Tonga.

The party Democrats For Lithuania on Monday presented potential candidates to the new Government, which would be formed after parliamentary elections on 13 October.

On Monday, 19 August, the project Pupils to the Government was launched for the 16th time.

On Monday, the Defence Fund package, which includes proposals to increase the national defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) for the period 2025-2030, was approved by the Government. According to Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė, the proposed package consists of four parts: the e...

Newly re-elected President Gitanas Nausėda says he will be meeting with Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė to discuss the Cabinet’s possible reshuffle early next week.

President Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Tuesday took part in debates hosted by public radio LRT prior to the second round of the 2024 presidential election, which will take place on 26 May. Nausėda expressed his dissatisfaction at the composition of the Government and once a...

On Monday in Lithuania, President Gitanas Nausėda met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The head of state stressed that permanent deployment of a German brigade is Lithuania’s priority in the defence area.

Lithuania will make even more data available and easier to share for businesses and citizens. The Government has approved a draft law submitted by the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation to implement the European Data Governance Act, the ministry has announced.

Lithuania is considering a raise of the corporate income tax rate to boost defence funding, but this would not be the best possible solution as it might affect Lithuania’s investment climate, argues economist Rimantas Rudzkis.

The European Union’s (EU) migration and asylum rules were tightened in early April, yet President Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, who are participating in the 2024 presidential election, disagree whether Lithuania should accept 158 migrants annually or instead pay EUR 3 million ...

The Government on Wednesday gave the green light to the Energy Ministry’s roadmap for hydrogen development in Lithuania in 2024-2050. The ministry was obligated to implement the roadmap in cooperation with state institutions and social partners.

On Tuesday in Vilnius, politicians gathered to pay respects to former MP Gediminas Kirkilas, who passed away unexpectedly on 20 April aged 72.

In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio declined from 3.7% in 2022 to 3.6% in 2023, and in the European Union (EU) it increased from 3.4% to 3.5%, reports Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office.

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda urges the government to adopt decisions on sustainable sources of funding for defence soon.