Valdas Bartasevicius, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

We know how to growl at Belarus, but not talk to it

November 8, 2019 Valdas Bartasevicius 0

Following a decade of no foreign policy-related disputes, currently, we are increasingly hearing unexpected things. The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) unexpectedly started criticizing the Foreign Affairs Minister L. Linkevičius, who during the […]

Lithuania is best in Digital Quality of Life index among new EU member states

August 22, 2019 Valdas Bartasevicius 0

The first-ever Digital Quality of Life (DQL) research indexed 65 countries, covering a population of over 5.5 billion people was carried out by privacy company Surfshark. Lithuania ranked 23rd in the final index and was […]

The Union of Lublin. Painting by Jan Matejko

Will we tussle with history for long?

July 3, 2019 Valdas Bartasevicius 0

With a hot summer underway, two history-related resolutions emerged in Seimas almost at the same time and it would seem that they will both be met with controversy. A resolution proposed by Seimas Speaker Viktoras […]

Tension between Russia and the West: Moscow’s dangerous demonstrations of force and preposterous urging

May 10, 2021 0

The exchange of diplomatic slaps between Russia and the West has reached unprecedented levels since the Skripal poisoning in the UK in 2018. Russian diplomats were sent from Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the US, Czechia, […]

On the “Farmers’” manoeuvres – it’s not Karbauskis’ whims, but part of a larger strategy

May 5, 2021 0

Political scientists note that the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) plans to increasingly distance themselves from the ruling bloc’s initiatives aren’t the fulfilment of party chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis‘ whims, Leonardas Marcinkevičius writes in lrytas.lt. […]

Defence

Bankruptcy of JSC Baltic Defence Industries in Lithuania

May 3, 2021 0

The Lithuanian defence industry is quite small and produces mostly tier 2 and tier 3 type products. Most of the production goes for export, which comprises around one percent of all the state export. Two […]

Urbonaitė : I don‘t see anyone willing to burn their political careers

April 29, 2021 0

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s statement that upon feeling that the Conservatives Seimas group no longer backs her, she would question her continued leadership of the cabinet has stirred significant emotions and debate. The statement was […]

5G networking rapidly developing across Lithuania: controls tightened, politicians’ eyes turn to Huawei

April 28, 2021 0

With 5G connectivity being developed around the country, the government looks at its regulation. The ruling bloc has proposed to judge the new technology’s implementation by way of national security criteria and prohibit access to […]

The opposition carriage might not hold up – internal bickering has dug a deep crisis pit

April 26, 2021 0

Mutual bickering might be an even more important and time-consuming activity than opposing the ruling block. After going down this path, it appears that the Seimas opposition might be unable to escape it until the […]