Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Karbauskis to take up culture reform himself

One of the key priorities for “Peasant” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis and his team is culture. This is why he is prepared to head the Seimas Culture Committee, which will be formed by splitting the current Education, Science and Culture Committee. The Peasant Greens leader also intends to move the Agriculture and Environment ministries to Kaunas. According to Karbauskis, he has consulted with Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis regarding the matter and the latter is prepared to assist in establishing the ministries in the former temporary capital. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis
CORPORATE

Landsbergis – Pavilionis’ presumptions are laughable

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 […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis
Economy

New Labour Code to be postponed for half a year – Karbauskis

Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), the party that triumphed in recent parliamentary elections, says that he will propose that the entry into force of the country’s new Labour Code be postponed for half a year. […]

At the meeting of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats board
CORPORATE

Confusion in the Conservative ranks

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 […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

PM: President failed to pass impartiality test during Seimas elections

The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, outgoing Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, says he had sensed pressure from President Dalia Grybauskaitė upon voters for more than a year to not support the Social Democrats, accusing her of failing to pass the test of impartiality. […]