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On Thursday, leadership of the party Democrats For Lithuania will convene a meeting of the party’s board to approve the list of candidates for parliamentary elections and its election programme.

Higher defence spending would be agreed in a simpler way if the ruling coalition had implemented a tax reform, says MP Saulius SKvernelis, leader of opposition Democrats For Lithuania. The decision on defence funding must be taken by the current Seimas, he insists.

Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda has the highest approval rating of all Lithuanian politicians, the latest public opinion poll shows.

The first batch of a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to reach Lithuania by the end of December, outgoing Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expects the coronavirus situation to stabilize in the next three weeks of lockdown, allowing the government to start gradually ease or lift some of the lockdown restrictions.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis called on Tuesday for a two-week "pause" in public life, saying the government is planning to extend next week's school holidays for a week and asking people to avoid gatherings and strictly follow safety precautions.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Ramunas Karbauskis, the Farmers and Greens Union's leader, said on Tuesday that a center-left coalition could be formed after the parliamentary election.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' wife Silvija Skvernele has called on members of a closed Facebook group to vote for Interior Minister Rita Tamasuniene over her effort to secure road paving.

Lithuania would back softening of self-isolation requirements for incoming people by increasing the rate threshold that makes self-isolation mandatory, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says, adding that a common position of the EU or at least the Baltic states is needed for that.

There's no need for a review of this year's budget, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has reiterated once again, saying that there's no legal basis to do that.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Finance Minister Vilius Sapoka refused on Thursday to answer written questions from the opposition.

Praėjusią savaitę premjeras Saulius Skvernelis paragino asocijuotas verslo struktūras iki pirmadienio vidurdienio pateikti savo siūlymus, kokie verslai ir kokiomis sąlygomis, jei būtų švelninamas karantinas, galėtų pamažu atnaujinti veiklą. Verslui sureagavus, tarp tokių siūlymų atsidūrė ir lauko ka...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has been tested for coronavirus and the result came back negative, his spokesman confirmed on Saturday.

Skirmantas Malinauskas is stepping down as an adviser to Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' popularity rating has dropped further down amid the ongoing tensions with President Gitanas Nauseda, and the latter's popularity has increased slightly, according to the latest survey by Vilmorus for the Lietuvos Rytas daily, published on Saturday.

Vilnius District politicians on Friday decided to endorse a strategic activity plan for 2020–2022 which, among other projects, also includes further asphalt-paving of the street Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis lives on.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday that his blood cancer is in "complete remission".

Ramunas Karbauskis, the leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, has dismissed as ridiculous criticism over the employment of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' wife with a company that is part of Poland's oil group Orlen.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is losing his ongoing battle with President Gitanas Nauseda over Transport Minister Jaroslav Narkevic as the prime minister's popularity rating dropped further down over a month, and the president saw his public support grow, according to the latest surve...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has urged to refrain from attempts to reinterpret the consequences of World War II, especially regarding the sufferings and losses of the Jewish nation.