Speaking at a Delfi conference, Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) Chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis has news for citizens, who receive benefits from the state. According to him, the current regulations need to change. […]
The leader of the newly elected government Ramūnas Karbauskis is cautious in discussions of a defence spending in excess of 2% of the GDP. “Our programme includes a section where defence spending has to be […]
Having built a coalition, the “Peasants” and Social Democrats will be forced to seek support from parties that ended up in the opposition in regard to a number of questions. Writing names in non-Lithuanian symbols, […]
Saulius Skvernelis is already being titled as the next Prime Minister, but he assures that the list of candidates for minister posts will only be announced when he is confirmed as head of the cabinet […]
Donald Trump‘s victory in the US presidential elections left the world shocked. Few believed it and most were disappointed. British and other European media describes this as the greatest mistake of the American electorate in history because the real estate magnate is seen as a liar, bully, populist and has gone bankrupt a number of times. What can we expect after Trump‘s victory? LRT spoke with former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, first post-independence head of state and one of the leaders of the independence movement Prof Vytautas Landsbergis, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. […]
The winner of Parliamentary elections in Lithuania, Peasant and Greens Union, together with their coalition partner, Social Democratic Party, aims to erase Energy Ministry from Lithuanian political landscape. […]
The Social Democrats may propose their candidates for other ministries than just the ones currently assigned to them during the current negotiations says Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) Prime Minister candidate Saulius Skvernelis. The […]
How will Trump’s victory affect the world? And Lithuania? Lithuanian leaders hope that he will continue current American policy and will not sell Lithuania to Putin. Meanwhile some political scientists warn that it is no […]
The leader of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) Ramūnas Karbauskis appears to intend a serious rework of state domestic politics. The leader of the currently strongest party in Seimas has already spoken up about the need for key changes in the relationship between Seimas and the cabinet. What will R. Karbauskis’ new doctrine look like and what could it mean for Lithuania? […]
The primary market reaction to Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the United States was a small drop. It recovered quickly, but the American Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania warns that with D. Trump as president, […]
With the Donald Trump victory in the US presidential elections, the Baltic States can await uneasy times warns Edward Lucas, chief editor for The Economist and VP of the Centre for European Policy Analysis. According […]
“I heard news – America is withdrawing, take care of yourselves. Talks that the USA is going to take care of Europe are no longer convincing.” Such was an unofficial statement to a group of […]
Both the “Peasant” and Social Democrat negotiation group leaders – Ramūnas Karbauskis and Algirdas Butkevičius say that it is very unlikely the two parties will fail to agree on programme points and posts. Thus the […]
Žygimantas Pavilionis, former Lithuanian ambassador to the United States and now Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) member of Seimas has stated that he believes the Conservatives have yielded to Moscow’s machinations by refusing […]
“The Conservatives could join the coalition only after our negotiations with the Social Democrats, becoming the third member of the coalition. We will not cease negotiations with the Social Democrats for the Conservatives because that […]
The Conservative presidium has confirmed that the party remains open to coalition negotiations with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) if their negotiations with the Social Democrats (LSDP) fail. This was confirmed during a […]
The victor of this year’s election, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) has begun forming a coalition, it has currently initiated negotiations with the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party to form a new coalition. While […]
Who could take the post of Seimas Speaker? The “Peasant” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis is unwilling to give a direct answer, assuring that the question is premature, while he has also stressed a number of times […]
After the surprising Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) victory in the second round of elections, it was significantly less surprising to hear of the Social Democrat (LSDP) decision to begin negotiations with the victors on […]
“We received no requests regarding specific posts from the Social Democrats. They are not raising any advance conditions,” stated the leader of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union Ramūnas Karbauskis. He also said that the […]
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