President in the Media

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?

2009-09-04 Interview with FRANCE24

Madam President, thank you very much for joining us here on France24. It’s fair to say that Lithuanian politics was previously all male domain. As first female President elected this year, how was your reception?

2009-08-12 EUobserver: EU commissioner elected president in Lithuania

EU budget commissioner Dalia Grybauskaitė has won the presidential elections in Lithuania with an overwhelming majority, becoming the first female head of state as the country struggles through its worst economic recession since the early 1990s.

2009-05-18 WELT: Lithuania elects first female head of state

European Union budget commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite decisively won election as Lithuania's first woman president, the Baltic nation battling a deep recession, official results showed on Monday. In Lithuania, the president is the head of state and formally appoints the prime minister and the cabinet.

2009-05-18 BBC News: Lithuania gets first woman leader

Dalia Grybauskaitė has been elected Lithuania’s first female president, according to official results. “I am grateful for the responsibility invested in me,” said Ms Grybauskaitė, the European Union budget commissioner.