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Brexit and Lithuania: some decisions could lead to significant success, but it is also related to major risksBrexit and Lithuania: some decisions could lead to significant success, but it is also related to major risks
  • European Union

Brexit and Lithuania: some decisions could lead to significant success, but it is also related to major risks

The worst-case scenario has been avoided, but at least in the near future, there will be little good news. This…

4 years ago
(Non)Lithuanian foreign policy accents on the other side of the new year(Non)Lithuanian foreign policy accents on the other side of the new year
  • Foreign affairs

(Non)Lithuanian foreign policy accents on the other side of the new year

Following the end of the year, three foreign policy events would be good to discuss, having one way or another…

4 years ago
Breaking point: in the face of Brexit, Lithuanians rapidly returningBreaking point: in the face of Brexit, Lithuanians rapidly returning
  • Global LT

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

After almost half a century of membership, the United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31. In the face…

5 years ago
Heiko Maas: Where were you when the Berlin Wall came down?Heiko Maas: Where were you when the Berlin Wall came down?
  • European Union

Heiko Maas: Where were you when the Berlin Wall came down?

Heiko Maas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany All of us in Europe who experienced 9 November 1989 can answer this question.…

5 years ago
Lithuanian foreign policy: a self-censorship problemLithuanian foreign policy: a self-censorship problem
  • Latest

Lithuanian foreign policy: a self-censorship problem

After almost twenty years of the voluntary political elite (with small exceptions), and sadly a considerable part of the journalists,…

6 years ago
Who will have a casting vote at the newly elected European Parliament?Who will have a casting vote at the newly elected European Parliament?
  • European Union

Who will have a casting vote at the newly elected European Parliament?

There is no clear answer to this question, and this happens probably for the first time in the entire history…

6 years ago
Alert for Lithuanian online shoppers: hard Brexit could hit your walletsAlert for Lithuanian online shoppers: hard Brexit could hit your wallets
  • Economy

Alert for Lithuanian online shoppers: hard Brexit could hit your wallets

The perpetually stalling negotiations over the United Kingdom’s (UK) leaving the European Union (EU), the so-called Brexit, are a matter…

6 years ago
Direct flight Vilnius – London to be launchedDirect flight Vilnius – London to be launched
  • Economy

Direct flight Vilnius – London to be launched

On May 1, a new direct flight Vilnius - London is launching. It will operate from Vilnius (VNO) direct to…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

“Adios, England. We return to Lithuania”: emigrants bring everything

“Adios, England. We return to Lithuania”. This phrase is not a headline intended to draw the reader’s attention. It is…

6 years ago
Emigrants, worried about BREXIT, rush to return taxes from UKEmigrants, worried about BREXIT, rush to return taxes from UK
  • Economy

Emigrants, worried about BREXIT, rush to return taxes from UK

There is still a lot of unanswered questions about Brexit situation after 29 March 2019. This is the official date…

6 years ago
Survey: approaching Brexit is not discouraging Lithuanian exportersSurvey: approaching Brexit is not discouraging Lithuanian exporters
  • Economy

Survey: approaching Brexit is not discouraging Lithuanian exporters

A customer satisfaction survey conducted by Enterprise Lithuania shows that the United Kingdom is one of the most attractive foreign…

6 years ago
European Defense: Time for a Higher Level of AmbitionEuropean Defense: Time for a Higher Level of Ambition
  • Opinion

European Defense: Time for a Higher Level of Ambition

President Donald Trump’s address to the UN General Assembly in September 2018 was a fresh reminder of the United States’…

6 years ago
The forgotten case of UkraineThe forgotten case of Ukraine
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

The forgotten case of Ukraine

Something happened on the 5th of January. Between worries about Brexit matters, the usual Trump business and other terrible matters,…

6 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian gov’t invites expats to return amid hard Brexit worries

The Lithuanian government has invited on Wednesday its expats living in the UK to return to Lithuania following Brexit deal's…

6 years ago
Kęstutis Girnius. The restless year of 2019Kęstutis Girnius. The restless year of 2019
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Kęstutis Girnius. The restless year of 2019

The coming year will not be easy. Global economic growth is slowing. The trade wars started by the USA have…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Vytautas Sinica. Euro federalism is eroding the European Union

Compared to Lithuania, no other state better understood the fact that membership in the EU and NATO – especially NATO…

6 years ago
  • Economy
  • European Union

D. Grybauskaitė: the EU will owe us

Lithuanian farmers will not receive the sort of direct grants from the EU as were promised already in 2013. “This…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Economist Vytenis Šimkus: how much might Brexit cost Lithuania?

The mists over the future of UK – EU relations currently still lingers. It appears that Theresa May’s cabinet is…

6 years ago
  • European Union
  • Foreign affairs

Seimas discussed the future of the EU

At its siting, the Seimas held a discussion on the future of the European Union (EU), including the current situation…

6 years ago
  • European Union
  • Foreign affairs

Agreement on EU’s next multiannual budget before mid-2019 tough to achieve: Lithuanian diplomat to EU

The European Union is facing tense negotiations on its next multiannual budget, and the goal to reach the agreement before…

6 years ago