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Gediminas Kirkilas

Kirkilas – Russia wants neither Trump, nor Clinton – it wants a weak America

January 13, 2017 LT Daily 0

The coming 45th President of the United States of America Donald Trump could be the first to end up in a major conflict with his own country’s intelligence services. On Wednesday he did concede that Russia is the country which performed hacks of the Democrat party’s computer systems. He did not, however, admit that Vladimir Putin was aiming to influence election results in his favour. D. Trump also categorically denied reports from CNN and the Buzz Feed that V. Putin could have compromising information regarding Trump. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis

Will Landsbergis hold on to the Conservative throne?

January 12, 2017 LT Daily 0

The early Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat party chairman elections are gathering momentum. Five candidates have been confirmed – Gabrielius Landsbergis, Mykolas Majauskas, Agnė Bilotaitė, Paulius Saudargas and Žygimantas Pavilionis. They will vie for […]

Barack Obama farewell speech

Adamkus and Landsbergis reflect on the Obama presidency

January 12, 2017 LT Daily 0

Barack Obama led the United States of America for two consecutive terms and his farewell speech is undoubtedly going to go down in history says former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus. B. Obama was the first […]

Lithuania's soldiers

Interview with heads of armed forces on universal conscription and more

January 11, 2017 LT Daily 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has declared that universal compulsory military service could already be established during the Seimas term, that is to say within the coming 3.5 years. How would this work? Is universal compulsory […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Mindaugas Jackevičius, Eglė Samoškaitė ir Algirdas Butkevičius

Political parties’ chairmanships crisis – who is next?

January 11, 2017 LT Daily 0

The Seimas elections have highlighted the chairmanship problems present among Lithuanian political parties. After election results came out, Social Democrat leader and former PM Algirdas Butkevičius said that he would resign from the post of […]

Presidents Dalia Grybauskaitė and Andrzej Duda

Will the promised relations’ “reset” with Poland occur?

January 11, 2017 LT Daily 0

Already prior to the Seimas elections, the leaders of the new government promised to “reset” Lithuanian-Polish relations. Both Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the Seimas have rhetorically committed to this a number of times. On […]

Faina Kukliansky

Jewish community‘s efforts – still fruitless

January 10, 2017 LT Daily 0

The year begins with continuing old issues and unresolved questions. One of them is the idea of a monument for Lithuanian citizens who helped rescue Jews in Vilnius. Such a monument was suggested by one […]

Algirdas Butkevičius ir Ramūnas Karbauskis

“Peasant” and Social Democrat union – who feels “uncomfortable”?

January 10, 2017 LT Daily 0

After long meetings with both the Conservatives and Social Democrats, on November 9 the winner of the Seimas elections, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union signed a coalition agreement with the Social Democrats. […]

Polish and Lithuanian flags

Where the Kremlin’s influence is largest – how to reduce isolation?

January 9, 2017 LT Daily 0

Research commissioned by the Eastern Europe Studies Centre shows that more than two thirds of ethnic minority representatives view Russian President Vladimir Putin positively. Making a sad joke, former head of the centre, now member […]

Elections to the Seimas

New ratings – concerning trends

January 9, 2017 DELFI 0

Bad news for the LiberalsIf elections were to happen next Sunday, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) would triumph in it following its continued rise in popularity. Political scientist Virgis Valentinavičius warns that the […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis

The greatest issue for R. Karbauskis and the “Peasants”

January 9, 2017 Egle Samoskaite 0

The Peasant and Greens Union along with its large batch of non-partisan candidates won the Seimas elections, with a number of the new members of Seimas having already requested to become party members. But this is not enough. […]

Discussion on how to attract a Tesla Motors gigafactory to Lithuania

Laying the foundation for a TESLA gigafactory in Lithuania

January 6, 2017 DELFI 0

A day after the Tesla Motors lithium accumulator factory opened in Nevada, government and business representatives met for a discussion of the potential to build such a gigafactory in Lithuania as well. […]

Dainoras Bradauskas

On Tax Inspection scandal

January 6, 2017 LT Daily 0

Dainoras Bradauskas, the head of the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate, may have committed disciplinary misconduct, the Special Investigation Service (STT) said on January 4. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius ir Ramūnas Karbauskis

Some SocDems snap – coalition with “Peasants” needs to be reviewed

January 6, 2017 LT Daily 0

Facing a leadership crisis and internal bickering, the members of the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) have snapped – the decision to join a coalition with Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasants” is being described as a mistake […]

US Troops on the Gediminas Av. in Vilnius

Analyst – arrival of US Special Forces is not a signal to the Kremlin

January 5, 2017 LT Daily 0

The news that US Special Forces will arrive in Lithuania is not at all directed to the Kremlin, but Lithuania itself, military analyst Darius Antanaitis told LRT Radio. According to him it is likely that […]

Algirdas Butkevičius

SocDems – there are efforts to antagonise the coalition partners

January 5, 2017 DELFI 0

Publications which keep appearing in the media have been trying to create antagonism between the Social Democrats and their coalition partners. […]

Swedish soldiers

Is the anchor of Baltic States security – Sweden – safe itself?

January 4, 2017 LT Daily 0

The threat posed by Russia is the most realistic threat facing Sweden today, however the Swedish response, reflected by the country’s defence budget, is held to be inadequate says LRT Radio contributor in Sweden Vaida […]

Saulius Skvernelis

Skvernelis promisses a breakthrough year – will he avoid Butkevičius‘ fate?

January 4, 2017 LT Daily 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis calls 2017 a tipping point. According to him we can expect radical and difficult reform this year, with immediate results. S. Skvernelis identified the topics of public sector, state company reform, […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis

Atmosphere heating up in the TS-LKD – chairman campaign begins

January 4, 2017 Mindaugas Jackevicius 0

In February it will become clear what the fate of current Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis will be; the party will vote for a new chairman. His main opponent is […]

Raimondas Kuodis

Kuodis – Lithuania signed a blank cheque by adopting the euro

January 3, 2017 LT Daily 0

We have to agree on what kind of society we wish to live in says Lithuanian economist, macroeconomic policy and public economy expert, Professor Raimondas Kuodis, who notes that with 26 years having passed since […]

Virginijus Sinkevičius @ 15min.lt

Sinkevičius – about the conversation with Sinkevičius and trust in Skvernelis word: “I had a lot of different thoughts”

April 15, 2026 0

55 questions in 26 minutes – this is the pace at which MEP Virginijus Sinkevičius, who became the interim chairman of the Democratic Union Vardan Lietuvos a few days ago, is now forced to communicate […]

Remigijus Žemaitaitis

Bad news for Nemuno Aušra

March 27, 2026 0

After meeting for nearly four hours on Thursday evening, the Central Election Commission (CEC) ruled that the Nemuno Aušra party had grossly violated the law by renting cars from its own members and reimbursing them […]

Tarutis: Will the war in the Middle East affect the Lithuanian real estate market?

March 25, 2026 0

Over the past decade, the Lithuanian real estate buyer has evolved. We have become bolder and more global, with thousands of Lithuanians adding apartments on the coasts of Spain, in Cyprus or in Dubai skyscrapers […]

Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence

DefMin: if the coalition is unable to make decisions, the question arises as to what its purpose is

February 26, 2026 0

With the ruling coalition partner Nemuno Aušra not yet promising its support, Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas says there will be enough votes in the Seimas to decide on the establishment of the Kapčiamiestis […]

Lithuanian and Finnish Flags at 100 Years of Finnish Independence in Vilnius Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

Former US general assesses scandalous simulation: Lithuania must follow Finland’s path

February 26, 2026 0

According to lrytas article, former Commander of US Land Forces in Europe Ben Hodges responded to a war game scenario published by German daily Die Welt, in which Russia launches a successful attack in the […]

Seimas

Who will “digest” it, and whose fate may hang in the balance: expert predictions following STT searches

February 13, 2026 0

In a pre-trial investigation into possible corruption at the State Plant Service, Seimas members Saulius Skvernelis and Kazys Starkevičius have been summoned for questioning as special witnesses, according to Roberta Salynė, who states this in lrytas […]

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