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 […]

Edward Lucas: Lithuania can do a better job as Lithuania

December 12, 2019 0

The Lithuania Tribune team spoke to Edward Lucas at the Riga Conference on 12 October. We spoke about French President Macron’s Reset initiatives with Russia, Lithuanian energy security politics and Astravyets, Georgia and Ukraine. Read […]

Will there be new “saviours”? What should be expected from the 2020 Seimas elections

December 12, 2019 0

“Lithuanian elect “saviours” primarily due to disappointment,” political scientist Kęstutis Girnius commented on Lithuanians‘ electoral preferences in the lead up to the nearing 2020 Seimas elections, Viktorija Rimaitė, wrote in Lrytas.lt The Labour Party (DP), […]

Now everybody can see that the current parliamentary work will produce no grain, only chaff

December 10, 2019 0

Maybe the offer of Viktoras Pranckietis and a few traditional liberals to start considering early elections is not that bad, Mečys Laurinkus wrote in Lrytas.lt. The idea that Parliamentary elections should be held in spring […]

EU Mobility Package – business urges to react immediately

December 4, 2019 0

The government’s decision to increase allowance rates given to posted drivers needs to be changed, while the EU’s constraints on the transport sector based on the EU Mobility Package must be evaluated responsibly. Otherwise, Lithuania […]

Lithuanian choir conductor brings Baltic choral tradition to the Netherlands

December 3, 2019 0

November saw the powerful début of the Baltic Project Choir, founded and led by Lithuanian choir conductor Sigita Žurauskaitė, in the northern city of Groningen, the Netherlands. The two-night program is part of a long-anticipated […]

What authority remains: do the “Farmers” still obey Karbauskis?

November 26, 2019 0

Farmer leader Ramūnas Karbauskis has for a long time been perceived as a politician with a firm hand, whose orders are obeyed without question by his Seimas group members. However, the drama over dismissing Seimas […]