President in the Media

2010-03-11 EUobserver: Lithuania celebrates EU status 20 years after independence

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The President of Lithuania has underlined the country's EU status as a marker of development on the 20th anniversary of its split from the Soviet Union. "Breaking away from the USSR and the Soviet repressive system was the foundation stone of the achievements we have today. Lithuania is a free and democratic state, a fully fledged member of the EU and Nato," Ms Dalia Grybauskaite, who came to power on the back of her reputation as EU budgets commissioner, said in a statement on Wednesday (11 March).

2010-03-11 Agence France-Presse: Lithuanian leaders reflect on 20 years of independence

The Baltic state of Lithuania Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of its secession from Moscow's rule, a move that launched a wave of breakaways that doomed the Soviet Union a year later. "Independence was the ultimate goal that united the people," President Dalia Grybauskaite told a session of parliament called to commemorate the 1990 split by her nation of 3.3 million people.

2010-03-11 Deutsche Presse-Agentur: Lithuanian leaders reflect on 20 years of independence

Vilnius - Twenty years since Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to break free from the Soviet Union, its present-day leaders have been remembering March 11, 1990, and how it changed the course of history. The current president and prime minister were amazed at the speed and scope of the changes. President Dalia Grybauskaite became the first ever female leader of Lithuania in 2009. Like many of her fellow Lithuanians 20 years ago, she spent hours watching the television for the latest developments, she said.

2010-03-11 The Baltic Course: Lithuania and Slovenia united by shared history, similar aspirations and common interests

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite has received the President of Slovenia, Danilo Tuerk, who came to Vilnius on an official visit. This is the first official visit by President Danilo Tuerk to Lithuania, the reported BC presidential press service.

2010-03-11 The Irish Times: Independence no panacea but end of Soviet rule still celebrated in Lithuania

When Algirdas Endriukaitis voted for Lithuania’s independence on March 11th, 1990, he and his fellow parliamentarians started a process that would ultimately unravel the Kremlin’s empire, create 15 new countries and end the Cold War. Today, Endriukaitis and his compatriots mark 20 years since Lithuania regained the sovereignty that Soviet occupation had abolished 50 years earlier, when Moscow’s secret pact with Nazi Germany carved up eastern Europe between Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler.

2010-03-08 EurActiv.com: Five leading women outline visions for Europe 2020

To celebrate Women's Day, EurActiv asked five prominent women to set out their visions for the future of the European Union. Starting with Dalia Grybauskaitė, president of Lithuania, these successful professionals are symbols of the economic, political and social achievements of Europe's women.

2009-11-04 EUobserver: Grybauskaite for President

The last hurdle has finally been removed and the Lisbon Treaty is set to enter into force by the end of the year. The content of the treaty have been praised by leading politicians all over the Union. They predict that, come the Lisbon treaty come a united Europe, more efficient, more democratic and with more focus on the needs and demands of the citizens.

2009-10-26 Baltic Business News: Lithuanian president requests NATO defense plan for Baltic region

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, at Saturday's meeting in Riga of Baltic States' presidents, advocated a NATO emergency plan for the Baltic region, saying that five years have passed since the countries joined NATO, but "still no plan.", LETA writes.

2009-10-16 The Baltic Times: Grybauskaitė still the most popular politician n Lithuania

In September the Lithuanian people have given best evaluations to four public figures – the head of the country Dalia Grybauskaitė, the ex-president Valdas Adamkus, parliament’s speaker Irena Degutienė and the euro-parliamentarian Vilija Blinkevičiūtė.

2009-10-02 Lunch with the Financial Times: Dalia Grybauskaite

Midway through my lunch with Dalia Grybauskaite, I feel a strange urge to launch myself at her. It is not that I am attracted to the president of Lithuania. It is just that she is the only head of state that I know of who is also a karate black belt. The first half of our lunch has been devoted to a staid discussion of economics. Perhaps it is time to liven things up a bit, and test President Grybauskaite’s martial arts skills?