Former Deputy Minister V. Kondratovičius has returned to the Ministry of Transport and Communications; runs one of the departments



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According to information published on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, V. Kondratovičius holds the position of Director of the Department of Networks and International Relations of the Ministry.

V. Kondratovičius 15 minutes on Tuesday he said he has been working at the ministry since Monday.

He said he returned to the ministry after submitting a request to the Civil Service Department (VTD) to restore his status as a public servant and that request was granted.

By law, the ETS may restore the status of civil servant to a position or, if this is not possible, to other equivalent or lower positions of civil servant in the same institution.

In 2013-2014, V. Kondratovičius served as Deputy Minister of Transport, then headed the Departments of Development and International Relations and Road Transport and Civil Aviation Policy. Before that, V. Kondratovičius worked as deputy director of the administration in the Vilnius district municipality.

According to V. Kondratovičius, the whole process back to the ministry took about two months.

“We met with the supervising deputy ministers, we spoke with the minister, but very briefly,” he said.

The functions of the Director of Networks and International Relations, unlike those of the Officers of Political Confidence, are not linked to the mandates.

M.Skuodis: experience and competence will be useful

The Minister was asked about the return of V. Kondratovičius to the Ministry through his spokesperson 15 minutes He stressed that the reinstatement of V. Kondratovičius was provided for in the Civil Service Law, according to which the Civil Service Department reinstated him in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Photo by Luke April / 15 minutes / Marius Skuodis

Photo by Luke April / 15 minutes / Marius Skuodis

The Minister noted that V. Kondratovičius has been working in the Ministry of Transport and Communications in various managerial positions since 2013.

“We believe that his experience and competence will be useful for the work in the ministry. V. Kondratovičius has been the head of the Department of Networks and International Relations in the Ministry since Monday,” confirmed the Minister.

It did not suit G.Nausėda, mentioned in the highway scandal

Before becoming Deputy Minister of Communications, V. Kondratovičius LLRA-KŠS was nominated to the ministers, but the LLRA-KŠS took into account the statements of President Gitanas Nausėda and proposed Jaroslav Narkevičius as a candidate for the transport ministers.

The scandal of the asphalting of the street inhabited by former Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis emerged, in which V. Kondratovičius is also mentioned.

The Chief Official Ethics Commission (COEC) investigates the circumstances of the paving of Upės Street in Smigliiai, Vilnius district research material released in the summer.

It shows that former Minister of Transport and Communications Rokas Masiulis stated that he had repeatedly spoken about Upės Street with the Prime Minister.

This was said to be the case for the asphalt paving of gravel roads or landscaped streets, with the participation of him, Prime Minister S. Skvernelis, in some cases the head of the Lithuanian Highway Administration (LAKD) and the deputy minister, then director of KTCAPD. , V. Kondratovičius.

R. Masiulis explained from the conversations with V. Kondratovičius that he understood that the latter had been invited to the Government House on several occasions, where the issue of the aforementioned street was also discussed.

R. Masiulis could not say exactly whether V. Kondratovičius met with the Prime Minister or with the Government Chancellor, who, while he was minister, allegedly supervised all road affairs.

15min photo / Saulius Skvernelis

15min photo / Saulius Skvernelis

The COEC had also received a notification from an unidentified person.

Whether the Commission knew of his identity or whether the information was provided anonymously is not clear from the data provided in the conclusion.

However, the man pointed out that in the first half of 2018, the Deputy Minister of Transport was personally invited to S. Skvernel at least twice. It seems that he was referring to V. Kondratovičius.

During the meetings, the Prime Minister wondered if there would be opportunities to pave the street where he lives. After these meetings, the Deputy Minister, who was Director of the Ministry of Transport and Communications KTCAPD in 2018 (V. Kondratovičius – aut.), Recounted the words of the Prime Minister to his colleagues and conveyed the Prime Minister’s question, in what sense of the asphalt street could be the cheapest. The rapporteur drew the commission’s attention to the fact that the street was never on the list of priority objects ”, according to an anonymous report received by the COEC.

Commenting on this, V. Kondratovičius then 15 minutes He said that he had been invited to the government a couple of times, but together with the minister.

“There was talk of programs, of various sectors, but not of a specific street. They didn’t speak to me, to me, “then 15 minutes assured the now former deputy minister.

Sweep the legacy of J.Narkevičius

M.Skuodis is reviewing the decisions of the former Minister of Transport and Communications J.Narkevičius, so many people have lost their positions.

Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Jaroslavas Narkevičius

Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Jaroslavas Narkevičius

Shortly before, M.Skuodis revoked the order of former minister J.Narkevičius to appoint his former adviser Aldonas Violetas Grinienė as Head of the Ministry’s Public Relations Department, and dismissed the director of the state company Oro Navigacijos Marius Beliūnas.

The Minister also revoked the Lithuanian Railroad Board appointed during the last days of J. Narcevičius’ term.

On February 1, Arijandas Šliupas, Chairman of the Lithuanian Airports Board, submitted his resignation to M. Skuodis.



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