Seimas Speaker

The newly elected Seimas, the Parliament of Lithuania, on Thursday afternoon elected MP Saulius Skvernelis as the new parliament speaker.

Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen believes that the visit to Russia by Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres discredits the organisation. The Liberal Movement’s leader regrets that institutions, which have to safeguard Western values, fail to pass t...

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen believes new initiatives on dual citizenship should be put aside for some time. She has said that in response to recent suggestions by some politicians to lower the threshold for the referendum vote.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen said Monday MPs are not enthusiastic about changing the Constitution to abandon parliamentary funds, but political groups agreed to discuss that in their internal talks.

Speaker of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen supports the idea that Lithuania could borrow money from residents in order to boost defence spending.

The organiser of the farmers’ protest says Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen has pledged an urgent procedure to address part of farmers’ demands in the parliamentary spring session.

Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says it is unjustifiable that the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot reach an agreement on appointment of a new ambassador of Lithuania to Poland.

The latest public opinion poll shows growing support for incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda in the 2024 presidential elections. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė continues to follow, with a similar number of votes as a month before.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says that the parliamentary opposition is manipulating the verdict of the Court of Appeal in the so-called MG Baltic case to harm both the Liberal Movement and the ruling majority.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says politicians should be very careful when commenting on actions of state institutions amid heated public discussions over a video showing a child being forcibly taken away from his mother.

A new defence tax would be realistic only if backed by all parliamentary parties, says Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, noting that she supports the discussion that has recently broken out.

Construction of Bio City, Europe’s largest biotechnology city and the first one in the Baltics, has officially begun in Vilnius. Its first complex is expected to open in the second quarter of 2024.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, longtime favourite in the polls on who would make the best prime minister, has finished second in the latest one. Social Democrat leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė took a narrow lead, a poll by Spinter for news website delfi.lt finds.

Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, who is paying a visit to Taiwan, addressed Taiwanese MPs emphasising that Lithuania is looking to become a high added-value economy and is ready to partner with Taiwan.

President Gitanas Nausėda continues to lead presidential polls, with support slightly growing in September, the latest survey shows.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says she missed a “clear and reassuring message” from the Interior Ministry in the first days of numerous hoax bomb threats emailed to educational institutions.

Highest state officials on Thursday congratulated teachers across the country on World Teachers’ Day.

Representatives of the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) on Thursday met with Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen to discuss a motion to amend the law that says information about the LGBT community has a negative impact on minors.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says Poland’s recent statement on arms deliveries to Ukraine is paving way for a win for Russia only, but she expected Kyiv and Warsaw will eventually resolve the dispute over Ukrainian grain exports.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says she is sceptical of the National Defence Ministry’s proposal for the State Defence Council (VGT) to discuss Lithuania’s withdrawal from a convention banning the use of cluster munitions.