Defence

The time has come to question Lithuania’s position on defence offsets

In Lithuania, in 2016 a decision was made to purchase infantry fighting vehicles Boxer. They were not purchased using the offset method, which allows part of the costs to be recovered in the state budget […]

Politics

Migrant crisis lesson for Lithuania – if we expect help, we should help others

The migrant crisis, which was engineered by the A. Lukashenko regime, has convincingly showcased how important in such cases is European solidarity for a country, which experiences an influx of unexpected visitors lrytas.lt wrote in […]

Gitanas Nausėda
Politics

Nausėda’s speech reminds of Grybauskaitė’s addresses in one key detail

President G. Nausėda’s second annual address exceeded those of his predecessor D. Grybauskaitė in terms of length but was similar in one key detail – casting blame on the ruling bloc and self-praise. Just he […]

Central/Eastern Europe

Lithuanian Minister: European carriers should avoid using Belarusian airspace

Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis addressed the ministers of transport of the EU urging them to ensure that all air transport carriers operating in the EU Member States avoid using Belarusian airspace, […]