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On June 21, at the 8th Extraordinary Congress of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK), industrialists elected Robertas Dargis, President of the Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association and Chairman of the Board of the Eika Group of Companies, as the new President of the LPK for a four-year term.
June On the 21st, at the 8th Extraordinary Congress of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK), industrialists elected Robertas Dargis, President of the Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association and Chairman of the Board of the Eika Group of Companies, as the new President of the LPK for a four-year term.
In his election speech to 150 industrialists representing 48 business associations, the new President of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Robertas Dargis, said:
“The duty of industrialists, as an important voice of the Lithuanian business community, is to maintain an active dialogue with the government and strive for the best possible, clear and stable environment for business. The foundation of every state is civic, active, creative people. We must encourage them to test their strengths and ideas, encourage them to create, and we must ensure that there are the best possible conditions for sustainable business development and initiative,” he said.
The congress of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists and the newly elected President R. Dargis were congratulated by Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, ministers, and elders of Seimas factions. The President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, sent a congratulatory message.
The Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists unites 39 branch and 9 regional business and industrial associations, which unite more than 2,700 companies of various profiles. The Confederation includes not only most manufacturing companies, but also bank branches, trading companies, representative offices of foreign companies, scientific research institutes, universities and educational institutions. The activities of LPK members cover all major industries, uniting 1/3 of all Lithuanian workers, who create 60% of the country’s GDP, almost all goods and products are manufactured in Lithuania.
One of the main members of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists The goals are to accelerate the country’s economic growth, increase the competitiveness of enterprises, attract foreign direct investment and improve the image of Lithuania as a contemporary and modern state.. The Latvian Chamber of Commerce defends the interests of its members in governmental, social and international organizations.