As the implementation of the project “Support to the Civil Service Modernisation in the Republic of Moldova in line with the EU best practices” of the EU Twinning Programme gathers momentum, an opening conference was held in Kishinev on 16 April.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius extends greetings to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Independence Day.

On Friday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and the counterparts from the Baltic States: Latvian Head of Government, Laimduota Straujuma, and Estonian Prime Minister, Taavi Rõivas, have sent out a joint letter to President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and ...

Today, at the building of the Government, the award ceremony for the Righteous Among the Nations took place. It was meant to commemorate ten persons, who performed remarkable deeds during World War II by saving the Jews from the genocide.

On Tuesday Prime Minister has met with representatives of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe (CPJCE) as well as the Jewish Community of Lithuania and discussed further steps in the project for the conversion of Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace into a Congress Centre. The Prime Minister has ...

On Monday, in-coming Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Republic of Lithuania Ajay Bisaria has met Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius at the Office of the Government. The Prime Minister has congratulated the Ambassador on his new term of office in Lithuania, discussed bilateral relations, and stressed Lithuania’s interest in the ...

On Friday an informal meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Baltic Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, was held in Vilnius. The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Prime Minister of Latvia Laimdota Straujuma, and Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi Rõivas have discussed the situation in Ukraine, preparation for the Eastern Partnership summit in ...

On Friday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas who came to Vilnius to take part in the informal Prime Ministers’ Council of the Baltic Council of Ministers. The Lithuanian Prime Minister congratulated the Estonian colleague on the reappointment and formation of a new government and thanked ...

Tomorrow, Friday, an informal meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Baltic Council of Ministers is to take place in Vilnius. Prime Minister of Latvia Laimdota Straujuma and Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi Rõivas are arriving to meet Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has extended greetings to Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas over the reappointmnet and the formation of the new government.

On Friday, the Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius welcomed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in the Government building. Prime Minister emphasized the active bilateral relations and discussed Lithuania’s goal of becoming a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Head of IMF Mission in Lithuania, Cristoph Klingen, and his team to discuss Lithuania’s economic outlook and development trends, as well as the proposal of the new social model.