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The president’s honeymoon has ended

September 16, 2019 0

September 1 has arrived and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports’ negotiations with teachers’ unions have once more entered the heated phase Vytautas Bruveris wrote in lrytas.lt Already a few weeks ago, it turned […]

Freedom Day and Stockholm Syndrome

September 11, 2019 0

The 31st of August marks Freedom Day. On this day 26 years ago, the occupation army was officially withdrawn from Lithuania, vacating nearly 500 military facilities and 65,433 hectares of Lithuanian land, Member of the […]

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Paris Political Sciences students join in the Baltic Way

September 10, 2019 0

The Paris Institute of Political Studies (Science Po) opened its academic year with a conference about the 30 anniversary of the Baltic Way, from USSR back to the EuroAtlantic community. Lithuanian MEP Rasa Juknevičienė, the […]

There are many examples that show we are in the land devoid of ideas

September 9, 2019 0

Already in one other piece, I was left asking myself, whether we need snap elections. Immediately another question arose – what after? A return to this topic was spurred on by political scientist V. Laučius‘ […]

Nausėda: The big neighbour is actively working and achieves the most where there is a shadow

September 5, 2019 0

“The big neighbour is actively working and achieves the most where the darkest shadows lie. Our duty is to always and everywhere bring more light,” President Gitanas Nausėda said at the annual Valdas Adamkus Conference […]

Differences between Nausėda and Grybauskaitė becoming clearer: 1st month reveals contrasts

September 4, 2019 0

A month has passed with President Gitanas Nausėda in office, the so-called honeymoon. Compared to an analogous period of Dalia Grybauskaitė’s first term, the impression arises that the new head of state’s relations with both […]

USA expert: in case of a Russian attack, a clear defence plan for the Baltic states does not exist

September 3, 2019 1

China and Russia are the biggest headaches for the USA, but if Russia crosses the line in the Baltic countries, USA and NATO alliance partners would not hesitate, says Matthew Kroenig, an expert from the […]

The principles of Lithuanian politics: a new saviour isn’t necessarily new

September 2, 2019 0

Lithuania is certainly not among the main players in international politics, where everyone is primarily self-interested. Thus, the country has to be particularly active and wise, otherwise, we may be left standing around regretfully at […]

Little room left in the Baltic States’ relations for the spirit of the Baltic Way

September 2, 2019 0

The Baltic Way greatly adjusted my, a then Sąjūdis Seimas council member and council secretariat official, forecasts. I had no doubt that the event, which was already being considered from early 1989, would succeed, but […]

There are many examples that show we are in the land devoid of ideas

September 9, 2019 0

Little room left in the Baltic States’ relations for the spirit of the Baltic Way

September 2, 2019 0

Vytautas Landsbergis. The Sąjūdis uprising and the revolution of the Baltic Way

August 23, 2019 0

‘The thirtieth anniversary of the Baltic Way is a good opportunity to stop and think. Perhaps to also place some punctuation. Sąjūdis, for change in Lithuania, was an uprising. Non-violent and thus victorious. After prior […]

Lithuania is best in Digital Quality of Life index among new EU member states

August 22, 2019 0

The first-ever Digital Quality of Life (DQL) research indexed 65 countries, covering a population of over 5.5 billion people was carried out by privacy company Surfshark. Lithuania ranked 23rd in the final index and was […]

Lithuania acknowledged as a cheap country, this caused the anger of citizens

August 19, 2019 0

According to the affordability of goods and services in 2018, Lithuania lies ahead of many EU countries, the newest EU survey data says. However, Lithuanians are not rushing to celebrate; they say that the prices […]

Mažeikiai refinery: Lithuania – ours, oil and money for it – Russian

July 11, 2019 0

Most Lithuanians view Russia as our greatest threat. Few people do things that would benefit their enemy. However, it is very likely that every time we fill our cars’ tanks with petrol or diesel, part […]

Wind energy – 82% Lithuanian’s in favour of it

May 19, 2019 0

Renewable energy ideas in Lithuania are steadily expanding. A recent public survey shows that 8 out of 10 people in the country are in favour of the further development of wind energy. The implementation of […]

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