Petras Austrevicius, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Who will have a casting vote at the newly elected European Parliament?

June 3, 2019 Petras Austrevicius 0

There is no clear answer to this question, and this happens probably for the first time in the entire history of the European Parliament elections. For the first time since 1979, the alliance of the […]

Lithuania and the foreign policy: what to do when you are on the bench?

September 11, 2017 Petras Austrevicius 0

Couple of weeks ago Lithuania’s former President Valdas Adamkus in his speech on regional leadership said that Lithuania gave up its leadership in the Eastern European and Baltic region which we have been demonstrating a […]

Januška counts Nausėda’s mistakes: “An example of poor politics”

July 19, 2021 0

Lithuania cannot act effectively on its own in foreign affairs, so it must always seek allies. This could be said of the European Union’s Eastern policy, which, for Lithuania, means significant efforts to restrain the […]

The Lithuanian-Belarusian border. Photo Ruslanas Iržikevičius i

Seimas revises asylum application procedures in response to the influx of irregular migrants

July 15, 2021 0

At its extraordinary session, the Seimas adopted, under a special urgency procedure, amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens and the accompanying legislation, thereby providing for faster processing of asylum applications and […]

Seimas adopted resolution on countering hybrid aggression

July 14, 2021 0

The Seimas adopted a Resolution on Countering Hybrid Aggression stating that countries hostile towards Lithuania have been waging hybrid aggression against the Republic of Lithuania, which constitutes a threat to our country and the external border of […]