Society
Vilnius to hold discussion on Kazys Škirpa
The Vilnius Town Hall is hosting on Tuesday evening a discussion on whether or not to rename a street named after Kazys Škirpa, which is located in the heart of the capital. […]
Articles by Lithuania Tribune
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Jakeliūnas on the letter which decided his post
Prior to the Seimas elections Stasys Jakeliūnas was viewed as the most likely candidate for the post of Minister of Finance. Surprisingly, however, he replaced the already confirmed Seimas Budget and Finance Committee chairman, while the PM chose Vilius Šapoka as a candidate for the post of Minister of Finance. According to Jakeliūnas this occured due to his stance on pension funds and pressure on financial institutions. […]
Energy
Vilnius to take energy co to court over EUR 190,000 overpayment for heating
Administration of Lithuania’s capital Vilnius intends to take Vilniaus Energija, heating supplier to the city, to demand that it pays back some of the money, 190,000 euros, for heating when it bought biofuel at a price far above the market price. […]
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Hybrid threats facing Lithuania – real or imagined?
If you type the word “hybrid” into the Google search machine, you will get a rather likely result – the term “hybrid car”. Only later Google will include such terms, as “hybrid warfare” and “hybrid threats”. In general, hybrid means a thing made by combining two or many different elements, mixed. So much about the terms. […]
Economy
Economy
Biggest tech startup hub in Baltics and Nordics opens in Vilnius
Vilnius Tech Park, the region’s biggest hub for tech startups, opened for business today. Boasting more than 9,000 square meters of prime office space in renovated 19th century buildings, all set in the historic parkland of Sapiegos stately home, Vilnius Tech Park is now one of the most stylish working environments on offer in the Baltic States. […]
Society
Trump won the election, a Lithuanian won 9,000 EUR
While the world expresses surprise that Donald Trump has won the United States presidential election, one Lithuanian citizen from Southwest Lithuania rejoices having won 9,000 Euros. A year ago the man bet 1,000 Euros and believed that Clinton was going to lose and no one else but Trump will win the election. At that time betting offers at the betting company “TOP sport on the 45th US president’s victory ratio was of one to nine. […]
Riga Conference 2016 – a reflection
Every year Latvia hosts what is called The Riga Conference. This year was no different. Held in the National Library across the river from the Old Town, invited delegates from the world of diplomacy, think tanks, academia, the military, and political life, gathered to listen and take part in a series of talks focussing on European foreign policy and security. […]
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Landsbergis – Pavilionis’ presumptions are laughable
Both the “Peasant” and Social Democrat negotiation group leaders – Ramūnas Karbauskis and Algirdas Butkevičius say that it is very unlikely the two parties will fail to agree on programme points and posts. Thus the […]
Opinion
The unspoken about the European Union Army
In his annual speech “State of the Union” at the European Parliament, the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker avoided naming the EU Army in particular, while he revealed new details on this idea within a framework which is more voter-friendly, namely the European Defence Union, MEP Dr. Roberts Zīle wrote for the Riga Conference portal […]
Politics
Komskis loses his MP mandate amid vote-buying suspicions
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission has cancelled the registration of Kęstas Komskis of the Order and Justice Party for parliamentary elections amid vote-buying suspicions, causing him to lose the MP mandate he won in the elections earlier this month. […]
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Faces we won’t see in the new Seimas
On October 23 voters closed the door on a number of political old guard, the hopes of many who wished to keep their membership in Seimas were broken. The moods of those who failed to be re-elected vary – some intend to savour their freedom, some intend to seek work or spend time with their families. In total there will be 82 new faces in Seimas, 5 of them returning after a break. 59 members of Seimas were re-elected, but a large number of the old guard will be gone. […]
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ELECTIONS. Urbonaitė: the Conservatives failed to mobilise
One of the main factors behind the second round results is the large voter turnout and the failure to adequately gauge R. Karbauskis’ capacity to bring in voters believes Mykolas Romeris University political scientist Rima […]
Politics
Landsbergis apologizes for poor conservatives’ results but plans to stay on
Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has apologized for the parliamentary election results that were not successful for the conservatives, however, said there were no reasons for him to step down from the party leadership. […]
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Will Conservatives ignore ‚Russian skeleton’ in Karbauskis’ wardrobe?
The Conservatives (TS-LKD) have taken a far more moderate stance today compared to when two years ago they released a party document titled “The Soft Russia‘s Containment Strategy” (Minkštoji Rusijos sulaikymo strategija“), among the contents […]
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ELECTIONS. Stumbling blocks to Conservatives and “Peasants” cooperation
During their elections campaigns both the Conservatives (TS-LKD) and the “Peasants” (LVŽS) stressed the need for education and social reform. How the reform should be done, however, particularly education, is where their opinions split. For […]
Opinion
Why relations between Lithuania and Latvia aren’t all that fraternal
Lithuania and Latvia have much in common on a strategic level. Yet relations between the two aren’t especially brotherly. That’s how political expert Linas Kojala put it on LRT.lt. In his opinion it is difficult to pin down a special closeness between the two countries with actual examples. Vytautas Magnus University Professor Alvydas Butkus notes that representatives of the two countries’ governments would seemingly like to communicate but there aren’t close ties between the two societies. […]
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ELECTIONS. Social Democrats reflect on their loss
Midnight on October 9, the Social Democrats (LSDP) were confident that they will be among the parties that will form the coalition government. With the results starting to arrive from the multi-mandate electoral districts, however, they had to admit defeat. […]
Politics
Peasant & Green Union leader says no talks on election night
Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LZVS), says that his party will hold no coalition talks on the election night. […]
Politics
Lower voter turnout shows disappointment in current Govt – Landsbergis
A lower voter turnout in Sunday’s parliamentary elections signals the public’s disappointment with the incumbent government, Gabrielius Landsbergis, leader of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), said after the polls closed on Sunday. […]