Economy
PM to invite European retailers to invest in Lithuania
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he plans to invite 12 European major retail chains to invest in Lithuania. […]
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Foreign affairs
Merkel, in Vilnius, vows to keep sanctions on Russia, but defends Nord Stream (Updated)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Vilnius on Friday that the European Union would maintain its sanctions against Russia until progress had been made in implementing the Minsk agreement on resolving the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. […]
Foreign affairs
Skvernelis tells Merkel Lithuania waits for German retailer Kaufland
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis invited Germany‘s retail chain Kaufland to come to the Lithuanian market as he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Vilnius on Friday. […]
European Union
Europe must take more responsibility for its security – president Grybauskaitė
Europe must take more responsibility for its security, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday before meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Vilnius. […]
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Vygaudas Ušackas. Meeting with Angela Merkel: pro memoria for Grybauskaitė and Skvernelis
On Friday, with the leader of the most powerful country in Europe visiting Lithuania, we have the opportunity to choose – dare to take one of the most important political exams of recent times, daringly […]
Foreign affairs
Merkel to meet with Grybauskaitė, Baltic MPs, to visit German troops in Lithuania
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to meet with President Dalia Grybauskaitė and the Baltic prime ministers during her visit to Lithuania next week, the Lithuanian president’s office said on Friday. […]
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Energy expert Grigas: Germany displaying hypocrisy with Nord Stream 2
German participation in the Nord Stream 2 project is a display of its hypocrisy: Germany wishes to be the leader of the EU, uphold a principled positon on Ukraine and Russia, but at the same […]
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Expert’s proposal for a scenario, which would dismantle the Nord Stream 2 project
A senior fellow at the prestigious think tank Atlantic Council, Alan Riley advises to not believe the words of Russian representatives that the Nord Stream 2 project is a commercial project. After presenting a report […]
Foreign affairs
Merkel expected to visit Lithuania in mid-September
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will likely visit Lithuania in mid-September. […]
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August the 7th and Georgia: anatomy of the betrayal of the decade
When talking about our history, we often remind ourselves to always remember the past in order not to repeat mistakes in future. Unfortunately, we have all but forgotten the story of betrayal of Georgia. Consequently, […]
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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 […]
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Šarūnas Legatas. Lithuania and the new world order
With tectonic shifts in global processes, it is becoming vital to renew discussions in Lithuania about the country’s foreign policy direction. The importance of such discussion is also underlined by the context of Lithuanian domestic […]
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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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Kęstutis Girnius. Three for the European Union and Lithuania
The European Union member states are struggling with three major problems – migration, strengthening the Eurozone and the United Kingdom‘s withdrawal conditions. The first question worries the so-called populists the most, the second – France, […]
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Kęstutis Girnius. Migration and democracy
Three years after a massive flood of refugees, migration is once more beginning to dominate European Union politics. The current reason is the new right wing Italian government’s decision to prohibit a French NGO’s ship […]
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Audronius Ažubalis. The new political leadership of the European Union faded in St Petersburg
Less than one week ago, when releasing the text on the relations between major European Union powers and the US, I did not expect myself to be writing so soon again. At the time when […]
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Vygaudas Ušackas: Dalia Grybauskaitė has shown her true colours
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has been “involved in scheming and intrigue and has shown her true colours”. That’s how Vygaudas Ušackas, former minister of foreign affairs and ambassador to the US, Mexico and Great Britain and […]
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US and Western Europe’s disagreements: whom should Lithuania stand by?
“Solely Brussels is no good, but solely Washington is also no good. […] It is necessary to manoeuvre between the two positions,” political scientist Virgis Valentinavičius says, commenting on how Lithuania should act in the […]
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We do believe in Europe
In recent years, there has been a heated debated in our political community on whether the European Union is destroying our identity or whether we have to resist the ‘decisions of Brussels’. In the meantime, […]
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M. Laurinavičius on US withdrawal from Iran agreement: this will affect us
US President Donald Trump‘s announcement that the USA is withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear agreement signed with Iran has raised an uproar and much discussion in the world. According to experts, this move by the […]