Mindaugas Jurkynas, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Mindaugas Jurkynas. Not waiting for Godot: Lithuania and Poland tomorrow

November 28, 2018 Mindaugas Jurkynas 0

Last month, the seventh Lithuanian and Polish policy and foreign affairs expert meeting was held in Birštonas. […]

Mindaugas Jurkynas. Baltoscandia is closer than we think

April 20, 2018 Mindaugas Jurkynas 0

The Nordic Baltic Eight, which was dubbed Baltoscandia during the inter-war period, is one of the core axes of Lithuanian foreign and security policy in regional cooperation. It is constantly emphasised by the president, prime […]

Opinion: Keeping the Baltic identity alive

September 8, 2014 Mindaugas Jurkynas 0

The 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way gives food for thought about a number of things: the neo-fascist threats from Russia, about the place of idols and sculptures in Grūtas Park and the museum reminiscent of the occupation of Lithuania, about the security of Lithuania and Ukraine after a quarter of a century since the restoring statehood and about the Baltic identity. […]

Foreign Policy Coordination Council discussed key objectives in 2021 foreign policy

January 15, 2021 0

President Gitanas Nausėda convened a meeting of the Foreign Policy Coordination Council to discuss key priorities and objectives in foreign policy in 2021, the President‘s Communication Group wrote in a press release. “We are a […]

Crisis management: aim high, act fast and keep the lights on

January 12, 2021 0

A few weeks ago, some of the participants at the new cabinet’s meeting must have been overtaken by a sense of déjà vu. It was a similarly urgent meeting in the weekend that the previous […]

Seimas to promote close bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the US

January 7, 2021 0

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania adopted a Resolution thereby committing to consolidate the strategic partnership between Lithuania and the US in the field of defence, seek the permanent presence of US troops in Lithuania, promote […]

Nerijus Mačiulis. Five key accents of the new Lithuania’s government programme

December 31, 2020 0

For whom and what does the new Lithuania’s government programme promise? Across the 118 pages long programme, anyone could find accents of relevance to themselves – optimists can celebrate every page, while pessimists, as the […]

Wrap Up of 2020: key takeaways of fintech ecosystem

December 23, 2020 0

With favourable business conditions to grow, Lithuania is a home for many technology startups and established companies. One of the fastest developing sectors is fintech. Although 2020 was a challenging year for the country’s economy […]

Laurinkus. Lithuania is familiar with a dramatic clash of visions and reality: how will it be now?

December 23, 2020 0

Former President D. Grybauskaitė demanded English language skills from minister candidates, just no one knows based on what scale – up to five or ten points. By the way, the current minister of national defence […]