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After the meeting, the president shall evaluate the suitability for this position. Previously, many of the candidates were greeted by the president’s advisers, and now G. Nausėda will speak with each candidate in person. And the decision promises to be made in the near future.
Simonas Krėpšta, Senior Advisor to the President, said the candidate had made a good impression: “The President was very impressed by the candidate’s knowledge in this field; she has accumulated experience in this field while working at Seimas.”
According to him, the Ministry of Social Security and Labor is “one of the main poles on which the welfare state is based.”
“I am also pleased that the candidate is showing determination to change and reduce relative poverty, focus on social services that are currently unsatisfactory in level and quality, and have plans to improve work-life balance, especially for families. with children. .
The president also paid close attention to pension issues during the conversation. The president has indicated that we must strive for change and progress in this area, because the replacement rate and the ratio of the average pension to the average salary is currently too low, around 43 percent. It should consistently and sustainably reach at least 50% over the next few years, ”commented S. Krėpšta, Senior Advisor to the President, after the meeting.
Presidential adviser S. Krėpšta said that all the ministerial candidates initially meet in a “wide circle of advisers.”
“We have very detailed discussions about the main problems in each area, about specific ways to solve them, what the candidate or candidate sees, and then a meeting with the president and an in-depth interview,” Krėpšta said, noting that the results are evaluated. of the candidates. and experience in communicating with the social partners.
PHOTO GALLERY. Minister candidate M. Navickienė met with the president
Navickienė said what he would do with the child’s money and pensions.
According to M. Navickienė, the meeting with the president was very constructive and professional. He outlined the basic principles that would be followed and guided if approved by the Minister.
He spoke to the president about a constantly growing pension system. He also promised not to change the decisions already planned in the budget for the child’s money. Do not change your order and do not differentiate according to income.
“The boy’s money, whatever was planned, the decisions that the previous government made, will have their own continuity.
Although the budget is now returned to the Government for review. We are really going to leave the child’s money as it is now, a universal principle. We are not going to reduce or change the principles of child money now.
And about pensions. In the budget, we did not have the funds to increase pensions as provided by law. Because the stable growth of pensions will be a priority for this Government. We have both discussed this with the President and we have spoken with Prime Minister Ingrid Šimonyte. Money for pension growth as planned must and will be found, ”said M. Navickienė.
“I would very much like and wish there were no more invisible and invisible people.”
According to the candidate, the president spoke a lot about how people could return to the job market faster and how poverty could be reduced. He also drew attention to social workers.
“I would very much like and wish that Lithuania had the goal of eliminating invisible and unnoticed people. This goal should unite all social workers, ”said M. Navickienė.
According to the candidate, attention must be paid to the skills, conditions and remuneration of social workers: “We must also highlight those people who contribute directly to the fight against both social exclusion and poverty.”
Subsequently, the candidate for the Liberal Culture Minister Simonas Kairys and the candidate for the Minister of Transport and Communications Kasparas Adomaitis will visit the Presidency.
Šimonytė promised to take responsibility for the proposed ministers
On Tuesday, the Seimas approved the candidacy of conservative representative Ingrida Šimonytė for the post of prime minister. 62 members of the Seimas voted in favor of his candidacy, ten against and 41 deputies abstained.
On Tuesday from the Seimas rostrum, I. Šimonytė said he was taking personal responsibility for all his nominated ministerial candidates.
“We have agreed in the coalition that if someone in the cabinet decides not to leave in the event of a shadow, then apparently, by that logic, I would have to leave myself. I am ready to assume that responsibility, ”said I. Šimonytė.
Once the Seimas approves the candidacy of the Prime Minister and the President appoints him, the Prime Minister, no later than 15 days after his appointment, will present to the Seimas the Government formed by him and approved by the President and submit to consideration of the program of this Government.
The entire cabinet of future ministers looks like this:
Minister of the Environment: Simon Gentville (LRLS)
Minister of Energy: Dainius Kreivys (TS-LKD)
Minister of Economy and Innovation: Aušrinė Armonaitė (LP)
Finance Minister: Gintarė Skaistė (TS-LKD)
Minister of National Defense: Arvydas Anušauskas (TS-LKD)
Minister of Culture: Simonas Kairys (LRLS)
Minister of Social Security and Labor: Monika Navickienė (TS-LKD)
Minister of Transport and Communications: Kasparas Adomaitis (LP)
Minister of Health: Arūnas Dulkys (TS-LKD)
Minister of Education, Science and Sports: Jurgita Šiugždinienė (TS-LKD)
Minister of Justice: Ms Evelina Dobrovolska (LP)
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Mr. Gabrielius Landsbergis (TS-LKD)
Minister of the Interior: Agnė Bilotaitė (TS-LKD)
Minister of Agriculture: Dalia Miniataitė (TS-LKD)
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