Tomas Jermalavicius, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Reinstating conscription in Lithuania: bringing society back into defence?

October 17, 2017 Tomas Jermalavicius 0

In 2015, with the security environment on NATO‘s eastern frontiers deteriorating as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Lithuania made a rather sudden and dramatic decision to resume the mandatory military draft and thus […]

Seimas spring session mainly focused on managing the consequences of the coronavirus

July 10, 2020 0

The Seimas closed its spring session, which had started on 10 March 2020. This year, the session was held under extraordinary conditions because of the coronavirus. The number of plenaries exceeded the planned figure and […]

MP Kasčiūnas: ‘We must strive for the status of the main US ally in the region’

July 10, 2020 0

Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Deputy Chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, addressed Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and National Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis, proposing to establish a strategic partnership with the United States in […]

Very Quiet Public attends 6 July Concert at Lithuanian Embassy

July 7, 2020 0

Due to the pandemic, a concert in Paris for the Lithuania Independence Restoration Day on 11 March 2020 was rescheduled to Lithuania’s National Day. On a beautiful summery day in June, vocalist Viktorija Gečytė, vibraphonist […]

Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics

Astravyets divides the brothers: Linkevičius does not see common ground, while Latvia presses ahead

July 3, 2020 0

When the Baltic and Polish Foreign Ministers met in Vilnius, they welcomed the success of the fight against the coronavirus. However, disagreements have arisen over their views toward the Astravyets nuclear power plant, Vilmantas Venckūnas […]

Astravyets on an electoral platter: why are the Conservatives so aggressive and the “Farmers” so silent?

July 3, 2020 0

The approaching Seimas elections and launch date of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant have linked these seemingly unrelated events. The opposition Conservatives are ever more fiercely critical of the ruling parties and the president for being unable […]

The Baltic Way Celebration in Paris Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithua

Baltic Private Equity and Venture Capital market is rapidly developing

July 3, 2020 0

The post-financial crisis period of 2010-2019 proved that the Baltic economies are able to cope and recover from large economic downturns successfully. During this period, the Baltics have seen growth in private capital manager’s activity, […]