By Plenary Sessions: Marek Reinaas

The opposition is aimed at those who accused Minister Liisa Pakosta of long delays in transposing the directive, and those who claimed the draft bill would weaken the Competition Authority. The criticism targets procedural and political attacks, labeling them "absurd" and "rubbish." They also criticize the mindset where punishment, rather than market restoration, is considered the most important priority.

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The main confrontation was with the faction of the Social Democratic Party, whose proposal for the complete replacement of the draft bill was clearly rejected by the leading committee (2 in favor, 6 against). The amendment proposed by the Legal Affairs Committee was also rejected, in preference to the more precise version submitted by the initiator. The criticism is directed at specific amendments and the procedural substance.

Criticizes the widely circulated media narrative regarding Lithuania's economic success, pointing out Estonia's advantages in knowledge intensity and R&D spending. Expresses clear opposition to the previous decision to make the second pension pillar voluntary, arguing that it damaged equity investments. Deems the justification that a drop in productivity is positive because it kept employees working to be unreasonable.