Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė and Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov on Thursday agreed to strengthen cooperation in Ukraine’s reconstruction and expand the partnership between the two countries in the fields of economy, transport, education and other areas, the ministry said in a press release.

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Addressing the participants of the international economic conference Vilnius 700: Creating a Better Future in a Turbulent World on Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda highlighted Lithuania’s readiness to take part in the creation of a unified, open, competitive, and peaceful Europe, where each country would be free to pursue its own goals, said the presidency.

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On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss the agenda for the new EU political season, support for Ukraine, the use of frozen Russian assets for rebuilding Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, and Russia's accountability for crimes of aggression, stated the president’s press service.

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The National Alliance party has addressed authorities calling on the government to stop all measures aimed at facilitated workforce immigration to Lithuania.

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Brussels officials are hinting at a looming loss of “several hundred” millions of euros from the European Union funds for Lithuania if the Seimas rejects the Government’s tax reform proposals, reports business news website Verslo žinios (vz.lt).

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President Gitanas Nausėda, currently in Bucharest for the Three Seas Initiative Summit, has met with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, the presidency said in a press release.

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Freedom Party’s leader Aušrinė Armonaitė does not think that President Gitanas Nausėda will support a draft law on civil union that will be considered by parliament in autumn. The politician made such assumptions after the president’s statements following a meeting with the Board of the Seimas on Tuesday.

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On Thursday afternoon, Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė will attend a meeting of the Lithuanian-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, the ministry reports.

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President Gitanas Nausėda is paying a visit to Romania, where he is attending the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit. Speaking to the media in Bucharest, the Lithuanian president said it is possible to export millions of tonnes of Ukrainian through ports of the Baltic States and Poland.

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On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in the Eighth Summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) in Bucharest, Romania, said the presidency.

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Lithuania’s First Lady Diana Nausėdienė arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday, where on the invitation of First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska she is attending the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen.

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National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas is not surprised that Russia has cancelled this year’s large-scale military exercise Zapad (West). Moscow had already lacked the necessary capacity to hold the drills as it was mobilising its full military power for the war in Ukraine, he says.

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Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says no political group in the Seimas favours the president’s proposal to tighten restrictions for Belarusian nationals, making them equal to the ones imposed on Russian citizens.

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The swift process of returning the abducted baby from Russia to Lithuania has come as a surprise, says the head of the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service.

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President Gitanas Nausėda plans to announce his decision to seek re-election at the end of this year. He says he needs time to decide, assess his health and willingness to continue with politics.

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The Lithuanian Education Employee’s Trade Union (LŠDPS) has announced that approximately 6,000 teachers may strike in September demanding for higher pay and better working conditions.

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Within the next month it may become clear whether Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is going to announce her bid for 2024 presidential elections.

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The minister of education, science and sport says no consensus has been reached with trade unions that would help prevent a planned strike of teachers.

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Members of the ruling Liberal Movement are electing a new leader on 4-8 September, with the incumbent chair, Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, facing a challenge from three candidates.

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Economist Raimondas Kuodis, adviser to the prime minister, criticises the president’s proposals to introduce a tax benefit for families and allow people to withdraw part of their funds from the second pillar of pensions. It is a “social populism, which is a crime”, he says.

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