Speeches

Opening speech of the Speaker of the Seimas, Loreta Graužinienė, at the Baltic Assembly

20 November 2015 Dear Speakers, President of the Baltic Assembly, Vice-Presidents, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. This is the 34th Baltic Assembly.

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews on 22 September 2015

Photo of the Seimas Office (author Olga Posaškova) Press release, 22 September 2015 Participants of the commemoration ceremony, Witnesses of the tragic events, Relatives of the victims, Pine trees are whispering in dignity above our heads

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the opening ceremony of the Day of Baltic Unity

Rokiškis, 19 September 2015 Honourable Speaker of the Saeima, Dear Members of Parliaments, Your Excellencies Ambassadors, Dear people of Rokiškis and guests, Photo of the Seimas Office (author Olga Posaškova) I am delighted to celebrate the Day

Speech by the Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament at the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament General debate: Placing Democracy at the Service of Peace and Sustainable Development: Building the World the People Want

New York, 31 August–2 September 2015 Mr President, Colleagues, Today’s debate is very important for us, speakers of national parliaments, because parliaments are the foundation and guarantee of democracy in democratic countries.

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the solemn commemoration to mark the Days of Mourning and Hope and of Occupation and Genocide

Press release, 15 June 2015 Your Excellency President of the Republic of Lithuania, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, President of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Your

Address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, on the occasion of the proclamation of the Declaration on the Renewal of Independence of the Republic of Latvia

Your Excellency President of the Republic of Latvia, Honourable Speaker of the Saeima, Honourable Prime Minister, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, You are marking a special day today.

Welcome address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the international conference Sustainability of Public Finance: Challenges after the Changeover to Euro

Press release, 29 April 2015 Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow parliamentarians, It is commendable that the Seimas has resumed discussions on the subject of finance. Over the 25 years of independence, Lithuania has undergone many political and economic reforms.

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments

Address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the Conference of the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Council of Ministers “Eastern Partnership from Vilnius to Riga: achievements, challenges and future prospects”

20 March 2015 Photo by Ilona Šilenkova, the Seimas Office Honourable guests and colleagues, The topic of today’s conference is highly relevant.

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the international parliamentary meeting State of Democracy around the Globe: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the solemn commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuania’s Independence

Press release, 11 March 2015 Dear Lithuanian people, Your Excellency President of the Republic of Lithuania, Prime Minister, President Valdas Adamkus, President of the Supreme Council– Re-constituent Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Signatories to the Act of Independence of

Address of the Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė at the conference, entitled 25 years of Freedom: Experience and Prospects

Address of the Speaker of the Seimas Mrs Loreta Graužinienė in the European Parliament on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuania’s independence

Press release, 5 March 2015 Mr Schulz, President of the European Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen, Photo by Olga Posaškova, the Seimas Office It is a privilege to jointly commemorate a remarkable historic event here with you.

Address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the Conference 20th Anniversary of the Law on the State Language 132 kB

Speech by Mrs Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the solemn sitting of the Seimas dedicated to the commemoration of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom

Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas: “Ever since that night, all the defenders of our young country have borne the name of FREEDOM”

The national flag hoisting ceremony was held today in commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom. When delivering a speech during the event, Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, emphasised that “we have gathered today in the noble memory of and with the

Welcome address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the 33rd Session of the Baltic Assembly

Tallinn, 24 October 2014 Speakers of Parliaments, President of the Baltic Assembly, Ladies and gentlemen, Photo by Olga Posaškova, the Seimas Office The 20-year-old Baltic Assembly is not only an organisation with a long history but also an initiator and developer of

Welcome address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the First Baltic Conference Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Opening address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, at the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liquidation of the Kaunas and Šiauliai Ghettos

Address of Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at unveiling of the billboards commemorating the Baltic Way

Welcome address of the Speaker of the Seimas at the annual meeting of the Speakers of the Nordic and Baltic Parliaments

Congratulatory address by the Speaker of the Seimas, Loreta Graužinienė, at the swearing-in ceremony of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė

12 July 2014 Your Excellency Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania, May I express my sincere congratulations on your becoming President of the Republic of Lithuania for the second term in a row. Madame President, you have received an exceptional mandate which voices the choice and trust of our nation. I believe this is the best evaluation that can be earned by a politician and country’s supreme power representative. You will go down in history as the first woman President of the Republic of Lithuania.

Speech delivered by Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė at the solemn commemoration of the Day of Mourning and Hope and the Day of Occupation and Genocide

Press release, 14 June 2014 A moment from the solemn commemoration of the Day of Mourning and Hope and the Day of Occupation and Genocide. Photo by Olga Posaškova, Office of the Seimas Your Excellency President of the Republic of Lithuania, Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Council –

Address by the Speaker of the Seimas to participants of the Conference “National Security, Democracy and the Media. Wars for Brains”

Address by the Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė at dinner, hosted on the occasion of the Conference of Speakers of European Union Parliaments, in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

“Excellences, distinguished guests, I am delighted to welcome you all in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, as participants of the Conference of Speakers of European Union Parliaments.

Welcome address by Mrs Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the international conference “Contribution of Parliaments to NATO Enlargement”

28 March 2014 “Members of Parliaments, Your Excellencies Ambassadors, Ladies and gentlemen, I am privileged to welcome you all to the international conference Contribution of Parliaments to NATO Enlargement hosted by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

Address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the solemn commemoration of the Day of Restoration of Independence

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the ceremony of hoisting the flags of the three Baltic States

Press release, 11 March 2014 Ladies and Gentlemen, The recent events in Ukraine force each and every one of us to reassess the importance of freedom and remember what our nation had to survive for the independence of Lithuania.

Speech by Ms Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the event to honour the winners of the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize 2013 and present their creative achievements at the Seimas

16 February 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, May I first of all congratulate you on the Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania. We are a particularly strong and persistent nation, an extremely rich nation.

Welcome speech by Mrs Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, at the Meeting of Secretaries General of EU Parliaments

27 January 2014 Honourable guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to have an opportunity to welcome you all to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Less than a month has passed since the official conclusion of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the solemn sitting on the occasion of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom

Press release, 13 January 2014 Freedom fighters’ families, Your Excellency President of the Republic of Lithuania, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, President Valdas Adamkus, President Rolandas Paksas, Chairman of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent

Speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, at the solemn meeting of the Seimas to mark the 300th birth anniversary of Kristijonas Donelaitis

Welcome speech by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania at the Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Environment Protection and the Committees on State Administration and Local Authorities

Welcome Address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, at the Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Social Affairs and Labour

Address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, at the Interparliamentary Conference on Economic and Financial Governance of the European Union

Welcome address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, delivered at the inaugural meeting of COSAC Women’s Forum

Welcome address by Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania at the opening of the L COSAC meeting