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 […]

Future of Vilnius, Tallinn and Riga: Lithuania can win on only one condition

October 14, 2020 0

The Baltic capitals Vilnius, Tallinn and Riga with similar indicators have always competed for the attention of foreign investors. However, recently analysts have been saying that Vilnius may break out within the next five years […]

Lithuanian Parliament elections: the first round is over, the second round to go

October 12, 2020 0

The first round of Lithuanian Parliament elections has ended. All of the votes had been counted. One thing is clear that nothing is clear yet since only a half (plus three) of the Parliament mandates […]

Seimas 2020 elections: it will be a competition between 3 main rating leaders

October 5, 2020 0

The leaders of political parties participated in a sort of lottery – drawing the numbers their parties will be listed by on the electoral ballots. Famous fugitive Neringa Venckienė entered the limelight with this, drawing […]

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

Kubilius. 3 Belarussian factors and Macron’s visit to Lithuania

October 1, 2020 0

It is nearing two months now that people’s mass protests continue in Belarus without halting or weakening against the regime of usurper A. Lukashenko. Some in Lithuania even say with concern that the supporters of democracy […]

Energy experts: we don’t want it, but Belarussian electricity will reach the Baltic States anyway?

September 28, 2020 0

It appears that Lithuania is no longer combatting the opening of Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant along, with Latvia joining. The neighbouring country, just like Lithuania, has declared that it will not purchase electricity from the […]

Lithuanian Parliament adopts a resolution urging Germany to stop NordStream2

September 25, 2020 0

On the 24th of September, the Lithuanian Parliament, having regard to the European Parliament’s resolution on the situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, and continuing discussions on the future of “Nord Stream 2” […]