Though the Department of Statistics indicates otherwise, certain good and services cost as much in euro now as they used to in litas, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis told LRT Radio. According to him the situation […]
Seimas Social Democrat group prefect Andrius Palionis states he believes that the Social Democrats should not withdraw from the coalition. According to a survey done by him, this opinion is held by another 12 of […]
The contours of the Social Democrat position regarding the coalition’s fate are slowly emerging. And only the Jonava branch, led by Minister of Economy Mindaugas Sinkevičius, spoke up in support of continued work with the […]
While the Social Democrat Party branches proceed with consultations over the prospects of continuing work in the ruling coalition with the “Farmers”, the latter may already have come to terms with the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Union (LLRA-KŠS). “I could neither confirm, nor deny this,” LLRA-KŠS leader Valdemar Tomashevski told LRT.lt after a Wednesday meeting of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the “Farmer” management in Seimas. […]
The Farmer Greens intend to take up dealing with social questions next political season, which, experts and the opposition say, is what the people are most expecting of them. “No doubt important works also await […]
Value-added tax (VAT) discount for centralized heating and hotels will remain, says Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, adding that the government would announce the proposed tariff next week. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has warned the Social Democratic Party against procrastinating their decision on future in the ruling coalition. Delegated by the Farmers and Greens Union, the PM said he would work to secure alternative support without a formal decision of coalition partners, if they tried to put off the discussions until the budget adoption. […]
The 9-percent value-added tax (VAT) discount tariff for heating will be reintroduced in Lithuania on a temporary basis between the fall and the end of 2017, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said. The discount for 2018 has not yet been specified. […]
Upon the conclusion of the Seimas spring session and with the Farmer and Greens Union leader once again embroiled in yet another scandal, one can already clearly conclude – the reforms, if they happen at […]
Leadership of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union is Wednesday gathering to discuss the future of the ruling two-party coalition, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis said. […]
While the cities were drowning from rain, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the Farmer Greens were trying to save their drowning positions from the political river. He succeeded, though he was forced to stand upside […]
The popularity of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) declined further in July, allowing the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) to secure a slight lead, shows a poll published by Lietuvos Rytas daily. […]
“Personally I am sceptical. I tried talking, sitting down at one table, but I see less and less common vision and consensus in our diverged opinions. This political season’s end was the culmination. When you […]
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats are catching up in popularity with the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]
Having overcome the somewhat extended Seimas spring session, members of Seimas evaluate the work accomplished ambiguously. The majority “Farmers” take pride in counting passed legislation, which is to supposedly deal with various “weeds”, while the […]
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) will likely decide in late September or early October whether or not to stay in the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), Gintautas Paluckas, the LSDP chairman, said on Wednesday. […]
After Lithuanian politicians have reached agreement on reintroducing a reduced VAT rate for district heating, a lower rate will likely start to be applied as soon as this fall, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said. […]
Today marks eight years of President Dalia Grybauskaitė in the post of head of state. In recent years of her second term she continued to adhere to her style and methods of work – criticizing […]
Having spoken up about plans to renegotiate the agreement with the “Farmers” in autumn, Lithuanian Social Democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas continues to raise tensions. “We are moving from words to deliberations on procedures to terminate […]
There are often complaints that Lithuanian political parties do not renew themselves, the same politicians keep getting re-elected to Seimas, youth or new faces, who have fresh ideas, are not allowed in. These complaints have […]
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