The ruling Lithuanian Peasants and Greens Union is changing the English-language version of its name, replacing "peasants" with the more modern "farmers".
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Children in Lithuania should attend school from the age of six so that they graduate before they turn 19 or 20, Eugenijus Jovaiša, head of the Seimas Committee on Education and Science, said on Tuesday.
The Peasant and Greens Union ratings have dropped by 4.2% over the past month, however Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis’ popularity rose an entire 11.3% during the same time.
Leaders of Lithuanian parliamentary political parties on February 10 agreed on closer coordination of efforts to block electricity from a nuclear power plant that Belarus is building in Astravyets, just around 50 kilometers from Vilnius.
The ministerial cabinet is currently preparing a reform plan for state run enterprises. Experts are certain that it will face resistance from those used to and benefiting from the current situation.
The scandal surrounding car lease and relationship with MP Greta Kildišienė has affected the rating of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) and its leader Ramūnas Karbauskis, says sociologist Vladas Gaidys.
The transport sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP is over 13%, but Lithuania has no clear transport strategy which could be implemented. The representatives of various fractions in Seimas doubt whether consensus could be reached regarding this among the national parties.
