The UK Embassy in Vilnius
European Union

Britain to strengthen embassy in Lithuania ahead of Brexit talks

Britain is set to strengthen its embassies in Lithuania and other Central and Eastern European countries in an effort to win support for Brexit negotiations, the media and diplomats say. […]

Vytautas Bakas
Defence

Seimas panel initiating new deal on defence financing

The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee has decided to initiate update of the agreement reached among political parties on defence spending. […]

Uncategorized

ForMin admits lack of understanding form neighbors on Belarus’ N-plant

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius admits that Lithuania has so far failed to fully convince its neighbors regarding threats posed by a new nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus and Vilnius’ initiative to block electricity from the facility. […]

Marine Le Pen
European Union

New nationalism and the Baltic States

Leading world’s news channels, newspapers and political commentators ring the alarm of the re-emergence of chauvinistic nationalist politics at the thresholds of Western democracies. After the rather unexpected results of the US presidential election and the Britain’s referendum, many hold their breath waiting for the voting results of other EU member states and anxiously wondering how far nationalist sentiments can spread though-out Europe like a black death. […]

Vladimir Putin
Opinion

Putin’s breakout year

2016 saw a major step toward Vladimir Putin’s vision of the world – it remains to be seen if the United States and Europe will remain committed to challenging this vision, or will seek to accommodate it. […]