Raimundas Lopata, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Raimundas Lopata. On a conference organised by Vygaudas Ušackas

July 5, 2018 Raimundas Lopata 0

“Whether we love Vytautas Landsbergis or not, we must admit – particularly in relations with Russia we must be direct and not sugar-coat our words. What do we see nowadays in the professor’s Conservative party, […]

Raimundas Lopata. We are US friends, not vassals

January 25, 2018 Raimundas Lopata 0

In his article “Vassal mentality – subservience to the USA” released yesterday regarding the 21 December, 2017 United Nations vote on the US initiative regarding Jerusalem, pedagogue Kęstutis Girnius chose to condemn, in his word, […]

Raimundas Lopata. Skvernelis obtained his own Borisov?

December 19, 2017 Raimundas Lopata 0

Several months ago conversations between former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski and Orlen head Jacek Krawiec were “leaked”. They were also reprinted in Lithuanian media. The conversations featured discussions on the possibility to […]

Raimundas Lopata. 2G: the liberal dilemma

December 6, 2017 Raimundas Lopata 0

The upcoming Lithuanian Republic Liberal Movement (LS) chairman elections are important. December 9 will show whether this party will manage to free itself both externally and internally of the political corruption scandal. And it is […]

Seimas approved the priorities for international co-operation of the Seimas

January 22, 2021 0

At its Wednesday, January 20 meeting, the Board of the Seimas approved the List of Long-term Priorities for International Cooperation of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. ‘The direction of Lithuania’s international co-operation remains […]

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 […]