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State Progress Council encourages citizen to participate in building vision
"Lithuania 2030" - 2010/03/04
- For the purpose of implementing one of the four operational priorities 2010, the Government has invited different experts, academic representatives, business pundits, analysts of political and economic developments to join the State Progress Council which is to mobilize the community in mapping Lithuania’s route into the near future and building its vision “Lithuania 2030”. The decision to set up the Progress Council was endorsed by the Cabinet meeting earlier today.
"This year we are marking the 20-th anniversary of March 11, which provides a great opportunity to bring people together to reflect on how Lithuania should look in another 20 years. I very much hope that the Progress Council will encourage the people to join in an energetic creative collaboration. If we want to be a good country for all to live, we all have to help create its future", – said Prime Minister Kubilius.
- Lithuanian Prime Minister and European Commission’s project coordinator Pavel Telička : Rail Baltica is to continue
- 2010/02/23
- Earlier today, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius met with Pavel Telička, European Coordinator for the Rail Baltica project which aims to develop transport infrastructure accessible to and managed by all parties involved, and link the Baltic countries with the rest of the EU via Poland.
Prime Minister Kubilius reiterated the strategic importance of the project, and pointed out that there were no doubts whatsoever that Government’s decision taken last December regarding the first phase of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania – the reconstruction of railway track from the Lithuanian-Polish state border to the Logistics Centre in Kaunas – is to be put into effect within the current EU Financial Perspective, i.e. by 2013.
- The Government Set Four Key Activity Priorities for the Current Year
- 2010/02/18
- The Cabinet of Ministers approved the corrected Government Activity Priorities for 2010. Hence, the activities of the 15th Government will be guided by the following priorities:
• Job creation, reduction in unemployment levels and economic promotion;
• Upgrading of public administration and fight against corruption;
• Structural reforms in the areas of social care, education and energy;
• Build-up of public society for the creation of the vision ‘Lithuania – 2020’.
- Prime Minister Kubilius: European Council lends a helping hand to Greece
- 2010/02/12
- On Thursday Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius took part in the informal session of the European Council in Brussels. For the first time the session was chaired by the President elect of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.
The European Council agenda was slightly disturbed by heavy snow. Having been delayed for almost four hours, the session first discussed the EU support for Greece, which led to the EU leaders offering support to the debt ridden Greece. The decision was made to overthrow growing concerns about the possible spread of economic crisis hence affecting other members of the eurozone.
- Lithuanian Prime Minister congratulates European Commission President
- 2010/02/09
- Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius congratulates European Commission President José Manuel Barroso on the final approval by the European Parliament of the composition of the new European Commission.
“I am confident that with your energy and determination, and with the support of your excellent team of top-class Europeans, you will continue to consolidate the European Union for the benefit of its citizens and will strive for competitiveness, innovation, sustainability, safety and comfort in Europe”, says the Prime Minister in his letter to the European Commission President.