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First spy exchange in Lithuania: how did it happen?

December 30, 2019 Mačys Laurinkus 0

Several decades ago, hostile parties would meet on a Havel river bridge in Germany and exchange captive intelligence operatives. This helped maintain a balance during the Cold War between clashing states and regain spies, who […]

Presidential candidate’s initiative described as a national threat: such people should not even be invited to Lithuania

July 13, 2018 Aleksandra Ketleriene 0

Is it necessary or to what extent is it necessary to interact with Russia – this discussion started early this year appears to have been renewed. New passions were incited regarding the October 4-5 international […]

Intelligence wolves in sheep’s clothing

March 30, 2018 Roberta Traceviciute 0

A number of individuals related with foreign intelligence agencies work in certain diplomatic representations in Lithuania and the Russian embassy staff being expelled from Lithuania are only the tip of the iceberg. Such “diplomats” enter […]

Russian spies posing as diplomats in Lithuania: what do they look like and what do they do?

March 23, 2018 Vaidas Saldziunas 0

After President Dalia Grybauskaitė announced on Thursday that Lithuania is considering expelling all Russian intelligence officers working in the country under the guise of diplomatic work, Delfi decided to investigate and remind, how suspected or […]

Astravyets on an electoral platter: why are the Conservatives so fierce and the “Farmers” so silent?

July 3, 2020 0

The nearing Seimas elections and launch date of Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant have linked these seemingly unrelated events. The opposition Conservatives are ever more fiercely critical of the ruling parties and the president for being […]

The Baltic Way Celebration in Paris Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithua

Baltic Private Equity and Venture Capital market is rapidly developing

July 3, 2020 0

The post-financial crisis period of 2010-2019 proved that the Baltic economies are able to cope and recover from large economic downturns successfully. During this period, the Baltics have seen growth in private capital manager’s activity, […]

Hijacking Ukraine’s green energy future

June 25, 2020 0

Several years ago, Ukraine became an attractive place for investors in the green energy sector after having established beneficial green tariffs – the payments for electricity produced from the renewable sources of energy. In addition […]

A. Ažubalis – I won’t give up my state

June 16, 2020 0

In the context of this pandemic, we tend to hear more active calls by Western politicians for urgent transformation of the European Union, i.e. achieving deeper political integration, which would supposedly meet the dynamics in […]

Can hardly wait for Nausėda to bang his fist on the table

June 11, 2020 0

President Gitanas Nausėda is increasingly often reproached for being too passive, and a “search for the president” is being announced ironically. Despite the fact that during the first presidential year, G. Nausėda spoke to the […]

Poll: due to uncertainty Lithuanians halt their plans to consume and borrow

June 2, 2020 0

A Spinter Tyrimai survey of Lithuanian residents performed in April on the current financial situation has revealed that within the coming three months, citizens are not planning any expenses. With the lockdown underway, the study […]