On 6 November, the meeting of the Baltic Council of Ministers will take place in Vilnius. Journalists willing to cover the event are requested to apply for accreditation to the Press Service by 12 am, 5 November at [email protected] The meeting of the Baltic Council of Ministers will be held in Vilnius’ Town Hall.

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has received a visit from the new Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the United States to Lithuania Anne Elizabeth Derse. During the warm and fruitful discussions the Lithuanian Prime Minister has reiterated the strong desire to strengthen and deepen the Euro-Atlantic cooperation, particularly focussing on the strategic partnership with the United States.

Today Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius met Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm. The conversation mostly focused on energy issues and a general situation in financial markets. Both interlocutors were pleased with the progress made in the Swedish - Baltic power bridge project and noted that preparations for the planned power cable under the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Lithuania were going according to schedule. Prime Minister A. Kubilius briefly introduced the Swedish colleague to the finalized business plan of a new nuclear power plant in Visaginas and invited Swedish companies to participate in the international tender (the tender is scheduled to be announced next year) for a strategic investor of a Visaginas nuclear power plant either individually or by setting up ...

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, together with Prime Minister of Sweden, the current EU Presidency, Fredrik Reinfeldt, has opened the first plenary session of the 11th Baltic Development Forum Summit in Stockholm today.

Today Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius met Elena Flores, Head of the Directorate for the Economies of the Member States of the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission, paying a visit in Lithuania. At present the official of the European Commission is visiting the Baltic States with the aim of collecting information on the achievements of the countries to overcome the outcome of the biggest global economic crisis after the World War II.

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has taken part in the panel discussions “Lithuania’s Presidency over Community of Democracies: Challenges and Prospects”, hosted by the Seimas on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy. In his speech, the Prime Minister described challenges emerging for the democracy in 21st century and touched upon Lithuania’s assistance to new democracies.

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has met with Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen in his residence. The two Premiers have openly discussed strategies for overcoming the economic downturn. The Prime Ministers have agreed that not only each country must have its own national strategy, but a coordinated EU strategy and more intense bilateral cooperation policy are required as well.