Angela Merkel, Alexis Tsipras
European Union

Lithuanian government gives approval for Greece bailout talks

The Lithuanian government on Thursday approved in principle the European Commission‘s decision to negotiate, together with the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, with Greece on financial assistance to the country under the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). […]

Gitanas Nausėda
European Union

Greek debts will have to be restructured, Lithuanian economist says

A Lithuanian economist says that Greece‘s debts will have to be restructured as reforms and Brussels’ assistance will not be enough for the financially-troubled country to get back on track. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
European Union

Lithuanian president sees 50-50 chance of Greek deal

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday there was a 50-50 chance of reaching agreement with Greece on reforms. […]

Dimitris Papanikolaou
European Union

Syriza member in Vilnius: Workers’ rights are the biggest loss in Greek debt crisis

Europeans are starting to realize how sombre the situation is for the Greek people and sympathize with their plight, says Dimitris Papanikolaou, academic from Oxford University. The austerity measures imposed on Greece have done little to get the country out of debt and a lot to dismantle welfare provisions and workers’ rights. The fight to prevent this, he says, is not Greece’s alone – the Europe we joined is a Europe that ensures the minimum of dignified life for everyone. […]