Elections to the Seimas
CORPORATE

New ratings – concerning trends

Bad news for the LiberalsIf elections were to happen next Sunday, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) would triumph in it following its continued rise in popularity. Political scientist Virgis Valentinavičius warns that the […]

Šalčininkai
Society

Conservatives initiate special fund for southeast Lithuania

After the parliament voted down the earlier initiative for a special foundation for development of southeastern Lithuania, a group of MPs have again initiated the issue. […]

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CORPORATE

Budget 2017 – who will be better of next year?

The President and the new government have stressed a number of times that one of the greatest tasks for next year would be to reduce social segregation. The 2017 budget allocates over half a billion euro to social needs. The Prime Minister promises larger pensions, wages are to rise for educators, police officers. However the Seimas opposition says that without structural reform, it will be difficult to reduce poverty and social segregation. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
CORPORATE

Exclusive interview with the President

In an exclusive interview to TV3, President Dalia Grybauskaitė revealed how the new ministers were appointed. The President also responded warmly about the new Seimas and cabinet and asked people to be understanding to the […]

Milda Dargužaitė
CORPORATE

Dargužaitė’s aims – lower governance costs and staffing reduction

“I definitely would not have taken this position had it just been for maintaining the bureaucracy. I am definitely not the most suitable person for that. I am entering from outside in order to make changes. The most important reforms we have in mind are increasing the effectiveness of institutions, the review of work processes and the implementation of the Lean system into the state sector, which would increase work effectiveness. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis
CORPORATE

Inconvenient questions for Karbauskis

Yet to have time to warm up in power, the actions and aims of “Peasant” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis leave some surprised, some resentful, while others – even doubtful whether they voted for the right saviours […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuanian MPs call to invest in coop with US amid admin reshuffle

Amid changes in the United States administration, a group of Lithuanian MPs said after returning from a visit to the US that Lithuania should raise funding for maintaining ties with the strategic partner and making of new contacts. They say the regional priority should be cooperation with the neighboring Poland. […]