Valdemar Tomashevski
CORPORATE

“Farmers” already in agreement with Polish Electoral Action over coalition?

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. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Opinion

Lithuanian PM urges SocDems to speed up coalition decision, wants MPs to stay

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. […]

Gintautas Paluckas, Gdiminas Kirkilas
CORPORATE

Paluckas: I have a foreboding that the council will decide to withdraw from the coalition

“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 […]

Gintautas Paluckas ir Gabrielius Landsbergis
CORPORATE

Landsbergis – the Social Democrats are the “Farmer’s” chief opposition

“We see the Social Democrats as being in a very convenient situation – being in the coalition, not voting for strategic reform, occupying the posts of ministers and committee chairmen, using all the privileges, but […]

Heating
Economy

VAT tariff on heating could be 15% – Seimas speaker

The reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate on heating in Lithuania could be 15 percent, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]