Lithuania: Former president Valdas Adamkus hospitalised

Lithuania’s former president, Valdas Adamkus, has been hospitalised, his assistant, Bozena Bagonaitiene, confirmed, BNS reports. The former president, who is 98 years old, was admitted to Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos on 3 January 2024. The hospital said that Adamkus was hospitalised due to a worsening of his cardiac condition. Adamkus served two terms as…

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Lithuania: PM Simonyte, Pres. Nauseda most influential politicians

Lithuanian experts regard Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, President Gitanas Nauseda, and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis as the country’s most influential politicians in 2023, according to Reitingai magazine’s poll for DELFI, BNS reports. Reitingai interviewed 999 public figures in May-June 2023 for the survey. A separate Spinter Tyrimai poll showed that the public regards Nauseda as…

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