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Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius: we are on the right track,
the economic stimulus plan is working
2010/07/28
Data released by the Lithuanian Department of Statistics earlier today has confirmed that GDP Q2 growth was 1.1 per cent up against the same period last year, and 6.6 per cent up against the Q1 this year.
"I am pleased with the results of the ongoing economic recovery, proving that we are on the right track, and that the Lithuanian economy is climbing out of the recession, and, finally, that our economic stimulus plan is working. It will certainly require our further steadfast efforts and time to tame current unemployment and budget deficit. Then, the bare statistic figures of growth will translate into palpable results for the population."- said Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius.
Lithuania Expresses Thanks to the United States for Its Non-Recognition Policy of the Soviet Occupation
2010/07/23
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius welcomes the declaration issued 70 years ago by Sumner Welles, then Acting United States Secretary of State, which condemned the annexation of the Baltic States by the Soviet Union and established the 50-year-long U.S. policy of the non-recognition of the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States. In the Prime Minister‘s opinion, this policy was of paramount importance to Lithuanian people by giving them the power to endure and a hope for freedom and restoration of national independence; following the restoration of its independence Lithuania became a staunch ally of America and a firm supporter of Atlanticism (mostly because of the U.S. non-recognition policy).
Prime Minister Kubilius to set off on bicycle tour along historic roads of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Belarus
2010/07/23
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius embarks on his annual holidays on Sunday, July 25. As usual, the Prime Minister has opted for outdoor recreation: accompanied by his colleagues, he will be cycling along the historic roads of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Four Lithuanian students won scholarships to study in the US
2010/07/22
Four Lithuanian secondary school students were awarded scholarships to study in the United States yesterday by U.S. Ambassador Anne E. Derse. Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius was on hand to congratulate them as well. The students--two from Vilnius, one from Kaunas, and one from Šiauliai--were chosen on the basis of academic merit and English fluency from among 12 finalists, out of 130 who applied for the U.S. Embassy’s new ExCEL scholarship program (ExCEL stands for Exchanges for Culture, Education, and Leadership).
The four students are Gabrielė Uršulė Bartosevičiūtė of the Vilniaus J. Basanavičiaus vidurinė mokyla, Eleonora Lekavičiūtė of the Kauno jėzuitų gimnazija, Gabrielė Papievytė of the Vilniaus jėzuitų gimnazija, and Andrius Sakalauskas of the Didždvaris gimnazija in Šiauliai. They will spend the full 2010-2011 academic year living with host families in the United States while attending their tenth year of secondary school.
Prime Minister: Construction of Terminal Increases
Energy Independence and Reduces Gas Prices
2010/07/21
At the sitting on Wednesday, the Government adopted a decision to construct a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in Klaipėda. The public company “Klaipėdos nafta” was chosen as the main terminal building tool. The proposed capacity for the LNG terminal would be 3 billion cubic metres a year.

“This decision is very important, however, it is not the only step in realizing the Government\`s strategy to seek full energy independence”, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius pointed out. He noted that the construction of the terminal was directly related to the implementation of the European Union directive known as third energy package in Lithuania, announced by the Government in May.