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The Lithuanian Parliament Seimas in Vilnius, Lithuania

Ruginiene confirmed as Lithuania’s new prime minister

2 min read Inga Ruginiene, Gintautas Paluckas, Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuania, Social Democrats, Nemunas Dawn, LVZS, LLRA-KSS, Poland, Ukraine, China, Ignitis, CEE

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda described Ruginiene as “a constructive negotiator who seeks compromise”, adding that foreign policy continuity, especially support for Ukraine, would be maintained. Nauseda signed a decree on 27 August formally appointing her.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas in Mazeikiai, north-west Lithuania

Lithuanian gov’t collapses after PM resigns over EU funds scandal

2 min read Gintautas Paluckas, FNTT, Homeland Union, Liberal Movement, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Gitanas Nauseda, Saulius Skvernelis, Dankora, Garnis, For Lithuania, Social Democrats, Nemunas Dawn, Rimantas Sadzius, European Commission

“I carried out my duties in good faith, but I cannot allow this situation to paralyse the work of the government,” Paluckas told members of the press after tendering his resignation in Vilnius, south-east Lithuania.

Incoming Lithuanian PM prioritises defence

2 min read Baltic countries, Belarus, Defence, Eastern Europe, Economy, Lithuania, Politics, Ukraine, Gintautas Paluckas, NATO, Telia Lietuva

Lithuania’s new Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas plans to increase the country’s defence spending to 3.5% of GDP in response to security concerns, he announced as he took office on Thursday, 21 November. MPs in the Baltic country’s parliament, the Seimas, confirmed Paluckas, 45, as the country’