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 […]

Exiting the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Energy
Energy

Lithuania to scrap energy ministry – Peasants leader

Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), the party that triumphed in recent parliamentary elections, says that the Energy Ministry, which, in words, was established for a new nuclear power plant project, will be scrapped and its functions will be transferred to a separate department at the Economy Ministry. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius, Ramūnas Karbauskis
CORPORATE

Karbauskis gathering 2 coalitions: a formal and a value-based one

The Peasant and Greens Union is continuing negotiations with the Social Democrat Party. On October 31 the representatives of both parties met in Seimas where they discussed their next steps. Representing the Social Democrats were […]

Mindaugas Jurkynas
CORPORATE

“Peasant” weight in the coalition could drown the SocDems

The Social Democrats have chosen to begin negotiations on a coalition with the “Peasants.” In the aftermath of all that has been said in the week after the elections it looks logical. You could suspect that both the Conservatives and Social Democrats found it hard to cope with the idea of being the junior, not senior partner in the coalition, however the latter had fewer grudges against the winners. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius, Gediminas Kirkilas, Juozas Olekas
CORPORATE

Negotiations begin – are the SocDems making a mistake?

The Social Democrats have decided to negotiate with the “Peasants.” Unofficial sources sources suggest the Social Democrats are aiming for four ministries. The Seimas Chairman post will remain with the “Peasants.” The Social Democrats entering […]