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 […]

Breaking point: in the face of Brexit, Lithuanians rapidly returning

February 20, 2020 0

After almost half a century of membership, the United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31. In the face of this historic withdrawal, increasingly many Lithuanian citizens, who had emigrated to this country, are […]

German REHAU establishing production unit in Klaipėda

February 19, 2020 0

REHAU, a family-owned polymer specialist with annual sales of around EUR 3.5 billion, is establishing a cutting edge production facility in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The facility, which will be located in Klaipėda Free Economic Zone (FEZ), […]

Liudas Mažylis on the danger of Astravyets: We have only one destiny – to be united

February 19, 2020 0

The opening of the first Astravyets nuclear power plant reactor is scheduled for the beginning of this year. At the same time, a movement against the power plant is being established in Lithuania. On the […]

Ongoing negotiations about European minimum wage: what to expect?

February 17, 2020 0

The European Commission has launched a period of formal consultations on the establishment of a minimum wage in all countries of the European Union. What can be expected from such a measure, how employees and […]

Mačiulis. The decade of records, prosperity and progress

February 14, 2020 0

The second decade of the 21st century, which was also the third decade after the re-establishment of the Republic of Lithuania, was exceptionally high. The 2010s in Lithuania were marked by a rapid rise of […]

Life after the division of a reduced EU cake: will we manage to pick our priorities correctly?

February 13, 2020 0

President Gitanas Nausėda travelled to Brussels to negotiate regarding the upcoming European Union budget and the 2021-2027 financial perspective. So far, the proposals for it offer no consolation for Lithuania. Based on the European Commission’s […]