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Threats to Lithuanian energy: blackout for 3 billion and VSD warnings

A political agreement was signed in late June in Brussels regarding the Baltic States electricity network synchronisation with continental Europe. The process should conclude in 2025, but it is turning out that up to then, […]

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The White Paper on China and WTO

On June 28, the White Paper on China and the World Trade Organization was published. China joined the WTO in 2001, which marks a key milestone in its intensive participation in economic globalization. The past 17 years witness how the role of China has evolved from an active partaker, to an important contributor, and eventually a firm guardian and defender of the multilateral trading system. The White Paper presents to the world China’s satisfactory performance as a WTO member so far, as well as its positive attitude and strong determination to safeguard the global trading system. […]

Linas Kojala
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Linas Kojala. Sometimes diplomacy isn’t boring at all

Sometimes diplomacy isn’t boring at all. The best proof of this is the Monday meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, the curiosities of which began before the presidents even shook hands, Linas […]

Kęstutis Girnius
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Kęstutis Girnius. Has NATO grown stronger? Has Grybauskaitė saved the Alliance?

From its first minute, the NATO summit meeting became Donald’s “show”. The meeting had not even officially started, but during a breakfast with NATO Secretary General J. Stoltenberg, President Trump began to criticise other NATO […]

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EU funding paradox: Lithuania is not rich, but cheap and will thus get less

So far, Lithuania has been one of the European Union member states, which received more than it paid into the common budget. This situation should continue in the next financial cycle, however after it, Lithuania’s […]