Raising the reduced 9-percent VAT rate on district heating to the standard 21-percent rate is an untimely and improper move, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday. […]
“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. […]
Lithuania’s ruling Peasant and Greens Union, which triumphed in the recent parliamentary elections, saw its popularity grow, while that of their coalition partners, the Social Democratic Party, was cut in half from the September level, shows a poll published in the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Vilnius vice Mayor and member of the Social Democrat Party (LSDP) presidium Gintautas Paluckas warns that the coalition with the Peasant Greens (LPGU) is a trap for the Social Democrats. In his opinion the Peasant […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is the country’s most popular politician after his Peasant and Green Union won October general elections, a poll showed Saturday […]
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 […]
The average old-pension should go up by about 20 euros starting early 2017, which is 5 euros more than the increase planned earlier. The raise is envisaged in the revised 2017 budget draft of the Sodra state-run social insurer. The draft does not say anything about the plans of the Peasant and Green Union, which won the October general elections, to increase pensions by 40 euros from July. […]
After the parliament on Tuesday approved the government’s program, the country’s 17th Cabinet headed by Saulius Skvernelis took oath. […]
he Lithuanian parliament endorsed on Tuesday the programme of the new coalition government of the Peasant and Green Union and the Social Democratic Party. […]
The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union won the election on a platform of combatting social segregation and raising wages, but so far the actions of the new government betray more interest in identity questions, Alfa.lt […]
During discussions of electoral results it was typically accepted that the results of some parties depend on voter turnout. The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and Polish Electoral Action in Lithuania (LLRA) were typically identified as such parties; the lower the voter turnout, the better for the Conservatives and Poles. […]
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. […]
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG) pursues a foreign policy of its own by cooperating with a Russian corporation linked to the military industry, a member of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence said. […]
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) has a campaign debt of almost a million euros after the October parliamentary elections, in which the party scored a resounding victory, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reported on Friday, based on data from the Central Electoral Commission. […]
The sparks flying due to the Artificial Insemination Law should not impact the ratings of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) and a part of society may overall find the topic hard to understand note experts. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė expressed hope for the new ruling coalition to take consideration of all opinions about artificial insemination and come up with a compromise. […]
Small-scale entrepreneurs say they would go bankrupt, if alcohol was moved out of food stores to specialized shops, as proposed by Lithuania’s new ruling Peasant and Green Union. […]
According to the data of early surveys, Ramūnas Karbauskis’ Peasant and Greens Union’s popularity could have jumped up to 28% after the elections. Such a jump in ratings means significant expectations from the public toward the party. The party leaders promised faster increases in income, fighting emigration, moving ministries and many other potentially costly initiatives, but the economy could grow slower than expected next year. How will the “Peasants” manage to uphold their campaign promises and how strong will the fascination of society with the party prove to be? […]
Human rights expert Dovilė Šakalienė who was invited into Seimas by the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) shared an open statement on her Facebook profile regarding amendments to the artificial insemination law. […]
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