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Gabrielius Landsbergis ir Algirdas Butkevičius
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Social Democrats and Conservatives – a quest for identity

December 7, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

The two largest and up to then most significant parties in Lithuania, the Social Democrats and the Conservatives, not only did not win the elections, albeit losing very differently, but are also standing at a sort of crossroads. Plagued by internal dissent they are seeking their future, striving to free themselves of a crisis of identity and to define their values. Meanwhile political scientists believe that average voters care little who rules – the left or the right, what matters is who resolves their problems. […]

Prime Minister's chancellery
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What’s left from tax reform; a look at new Govt’s programme

December 5, 2016 DELFI 0

The Peasant and Greens Union electoral programme pledged to undertake specific tasks – change taxes, remove tax breaks, equalise taxation on different forms of business and implement a state monopoly on alcohol sales. The future […]

Vitalijus Gailius, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Eugenijus Gentvilas
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Criticism for opposition disagreements pointed at G. Landsbergis

November 28, 2016 LT Daily 0

The new Seimas opposition has so far been unable to find common ground, more specifically the Conservtives and the Liberals. A result of this – there is and in the near future most likely won’t […]

Stasys Jakeliūnas
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Jakeliūnas on the letter which decided his post

November 25, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

Prior to the Seimas elections Stasys Jakeliūnas was viewed as the most likely candidate for the post of Minister of Finance. Surprisingly, however, he replaced the already confirmed Seimas Budget and Finance Committee chairman, while the PM chose Vilius Šapoka as a candidate for the post of Minister of Finance. According to Jakeliūnas this occured due to his stance on pension funds and pressure on financial institutions. […]

Virgis Valentinavičius, Gabrielius Landsbergis
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Conservatives need a new message and a unifying leader?

November 24, 2016 LT Daily 0

Now is a suitable time for the Homeland Union to take care of its unity, seek a new core message and perhaps – a new chairman. Such was the view of political scientist Virgis Valentinavičius talking to LRT.lt. […]

Ambassador at large Eitvidas Bajarūnas
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Hybrid threats facing Lithuania – real or imagined?

November 22, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

If you type the word “hybrid” into the Google search machine, you will get a rather likely result – the term “hybrid car”. Only later Google will include such terms, as “hybrid warfare” and “hybrid threats”. In general, hybrid means a thing made by combining two or many different elements, mixed. So much about the terms. […]