Laurynas Kasciunas, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

L. Kasčiūnas: How many migrants shall Lithuania take in this time?

December 20, 2017 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

The deadline established two years ago for EU Member States to take in a fixed number of refugees has expired. Further ways of tackling the problem are currently under debate. In order to shape the […]

Opinion: Movement protecting Ukraine from Putin came under criticism

August 3, 2015 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

There is much discussion about the conflict between Ukraine‘s nationalist movement the Right Sector and the government. In Lithuania, the situation is seen as playing into the hands of Russia: the Right Sector is the “weak link” that the Kremlin is exploiting for its own ends. […]

Opinion: In defence of Lithuania’s foreign policy in 2014

January 7, 2015 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

I am not a fan of the social-democratic tradition of foreign policy, especially when it comes to perpetually unsuccessful attempts of the Lithuanian left to “turn a new page in relations with Russia” and base their policies towards Poland on promises about name spelling. I dare say, however, that Dovilė Jakniūnaitė’s criticism of Lithuania’s foreign policy in 2014 is unfounded. […]

Opinion: Time for EU to review security strategy

November 21, 2014 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

It is a paradox that European security strategy, prepared in 2003, names closer relations with Russia as one of the most important factors of the EU’s security and prosperity. […]

Opinion: What Kremlin gained and lost in Ukraine

October 3, 2014 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

As Russia‘s intervention in Ukraine seems to be entering a lower-intensity stage and reports are coming in about ceasefire agreements, both international and Lithuanian media are indulging in discussions on who are the winners and the losers of the conflict. […]

Opinion: What can stop Russia?

August 7, 2014 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

The sanctions of the West against Russia are followed by discussions about what effect they could have on further actions of Russia towards Ukraine. One side stresses that Putin and his closest environment understand only force, therefore the increasing sanctions are the best measure of scaring Russia from further aggression in Ukraine. […]

Videos are already being made to lure Africans to Lithuania

July 23, 2024 0

The number of foreigners working in Lithuania is increasing. Videos have even been produced inviting Africans to work in Lithuania. Job search websites are full of job offers for foreigners that would put many Lithuanians […]

Bank of Lithuania: we are witnessing a turning point

July 8, 2024 0

Lithuanians are the least likely to feel inflationary pressures and interest rate increases and the most confident that salaries will rise in the coming years, according to a survey initiated by Citadele Bank in the […]

Citus Experts: The Housing market hasn’t gone on summer vacation yet. The most active half-year in two years and improving affordability

July 8, 2024 0

Based on the preliminary data of analysts of Citus, a creative real estate projects’ development and placemaking company, 222 transactions were carried out in the primary housing market of Vilnius in June and 668 in […]

Citus experts: 10,000 people are waiting for the Euribor rate to decrease. Housing market scenarios

June 28, 2024 0

At the beginning of June, the European Central Bank announced a 25-basis point (0.25%) reduction in the Euribor base rate. Analysts at the creative real estate projects’ development and placemaking company Citus calculate that housing […]

Neither Blinkevičiūtė nor Karbauskis wants to become Prime Ministers: they explained why

June 28, 2024 0

They want to win the parliamentary elections but do not want to become Prime Ministers. Both Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, the Chairwoman of the Social Democrats, and Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the Peasants, do not answer […]

Citus presents the project Ežero Takais by CITUS – construction and sales are commencing in a small-scale and cosy development in an attractive location in Vilnius

June 5, 2024 0

In the first days of June in Vilnius, Sidaronių Street, beside one of the largest Buivydiškės ponds, creative real estate projects’ development and placemaking company Citus is starting project Ežero Takais by CITUS. The sales […]