CONGRESS MONITORING VISIT TO LITHUANIA 

Vilnius, Kaunas, Elektrėnai (23 – 24 January 2018)

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Congress delegation:

Rapporteurs:

 Mr Artur TORRES PEREIRA             Rapporteur on local democracy

Chamber of Local Authorities, EPP/CCE[1]

Member of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress

President of the Municipal Assembly of Sousel (Portugal)

Mr Sigurdur Bjorn BLONDAL             Rapporteur on regional democracy

Member of Chamber of Regions, ILDG[2]

Alternate member of the Monitoring Committee

of the Congress

Councillor, Reykjavik (Iceland)

Congress Secretariat:

Ms Stéphanie POIREL                       Secretary to the Monitoring Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

Consultant:

Ms Tania GROPPI                               Member of the Group of Independent Experts

of the Congress on the European Charter of Local Self‑Government (Italy)

Interpreters:

Ms Ruta KAUNE

Ms Alina DAILIDENAITE

 

The working languages, for which interpretation is provided during the visit, will be Lithuanian and English.


Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Vilnius

                                                                                                                                

 

Lithuanian Delegation to the Congress:           

Mr Gintautas GEGUZINSKAS, Head of Delegation, Mayor of Pasvalys District

Mrs Nijolé DIRGINCIENE, Deputy Head of Delegation, Mayor of Birstonas

Mr Vitalijus MITROFANOVAS, Full Member, Mayor of Naujoji Akmene

Mrs Edita RUDELIENE, Full Member, Mayor of Trakai district municipality

Mr Jonas GUDAUSKAS, Alternate Member, Mayor of Silale

Mrs Zivile PINSKUVIENE, Alternate Member, Mayor of Sirvintos district municipality

Mrs Henrikas SIAUDINIS, Alternate Member, Mayor of Ignalina district municipality

Mrs Danute SKRUIBIENE, Alternate Member, Vice-Mayor of Kretinga

Association of Local Authorities of Lithuania

Mr Ričardas MALINAUSKAS, President,

Mayor of Druskininkai Municipality

                                    Union of Lithuanian Rural Communities

Ms Jolanta Marija MALINAUSKAITĖ, Chairman

Experts (GIE)

Mrs Aiste LAZAUSKIENE, member

Dr Diana SAPARNIENE, alternate member

Mr Simonas GIRDZIJAUSKAS, Vilnius City Council Secretary

Ms Rita BALČIŪNIENĖ, Vilnius City Councillor

Mr Kasparas ADOMAITIS, Vilnius City Councillors

Mr Povilas URBŠYS, Chair of the Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities


Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Vilnius, Kaunas and Elektrėnai

Mr Eimutis MISIŪNAS, Minister

Mr Vilius ŠAPOKA, Minister

·   National Audit Office      

Mr Arūnas DULKYS, Auditor General

Mr Dainius ŽALIMAS, President

                                                  

Kaunas City

Mr Visvaldas MATIJOŠAITIS, Kaunas City Mayor,

                              Kaunas District Municipality          

Mr Valerijus MAKŪNAS, Mayor of Kaunas District Municipality

Mr Kęstutis VAITUKAITIS,Mayor



[1] EPP/CCE: Social Democratic Party

[2] ILDG: Independent Liberal and Democratic Group