If the transatlantic US-EU train continues to steam ahead in its current direction, it risks falling into the abyss, the head of the Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy department of […]
The European Union (EU) has been trying to cope with several crises at once for a time now. The Eurozone crisis that began seven years ago is still unresolved and Greek issues could soon return […]
The European Union should rely more on itself in the face of US President Donald Trump‘s statements, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said before the start of a EU summit in Malta on Friday. […]
After signing the agreement on development of the European-gauge Rail Baltica railway in Tallinn on Tuesday, prime ministers of the three Baltic states do not fear that the European Union (EU) may slash support to the project after 2020. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is going to Tallinn on Monday to meet with the country’s leaders and sign the agreement on European-gauge Rail Baltica railway. […]
Europe needs unity more than ever before, as it is challenged by crisis of identity and confidence, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting in Berlin with Germany‘s Chancellor Angela Merkel and four other leaders in the run-up to European Union (EU) summit. […]
The European Union (EU) should aim at ensuring safety of its population and economic development, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said at a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk in Vilnius. […]
Nord Stream 2, the controversial Russian-German pipeline project, is generating fierce opposition in Central and Eastern Europe as well as from the European Parliament and the European Commission. But could the opponents of the pipeline, owned 50% by Gazprom and 50% by some of the largest Western European companies, stop the project? […]
European Council President Donald Tusk‘s statements that the days of illegal immigration to Europe were over was a very bold claim according to political scientist Vytis Jurkonis. […]
European Council President Donald Tusk has said economic migrants will not be welcome in Europe, making an appeal not to come and warning they will they will be turned away. […]
European Union countries must look for compromise and help the British government convince the British people to stay in the Union, but not at the price of discrimination against EU citizens, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė ahead of important talks in Brussels. […]
Draft proposals by European Council president Donald Tusk to keep Britain in the European Union include proposals for an ‘emergency brake’ that would allow countries to curb in-work benefits to migrants for up to four years that could affect the many Lithuanian emigrants living and working in the UK, or planning to move to the UK. […]
Warsaw cannot ignore the fundamental rules of the European Union said a leading Lithuanian political scientist as the European Commission opened an unprecedented investigation into the rule of law in Poland. […]
The nationalistic Law and Justice party that recently came into power in Poland has been eyed warily by neighbors and other countries in the EU. Some have been worried about the its moves to tighten its control over the media and constitutional courts, and Lithuanian analysts are also split about what to make of the new political climate. In a show on LRT, several respected political observers discussed the ongoing events in Poland. […]
It’s an open season on scapegoats in Europe. If you are not guilty of something, you must be coming from a founding Member State. You can be blamed for bad finances, lack of solidarity or ambition. All these “sins” are disproportionate to the size of your economy and wealth of your society. […]
Greece wants to feast and to have other countries pay its bills, Lithuania’s president has said, adding that Lithuania has a tough stance towards the Greek debt crisis in particular as the country does not want, in the president’s words, to take responsibility for several decades of living beyond its means. […]
The European Union launched its Eastern Partnership programme in 2009, soon after Russia‘s 2008 war on Georgia. It was proposed by Poland and Sweden, with enthusiastic support from Lithuania. Russia has ever since been blaming the programme for trying to undermine its interests in the countries Moscow refers to as the “near abroad”. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Aachen, Germany, on Wednesday to attend the Charlemagne Prize award ceremony. She is invited to take part in the festive events as laureate of the Charlemagne Prize 2013. […]
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