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R. Lopata – palpable crisis mood

Having left it to its branches to decide regarding participation in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats have opened up…

8 years ago
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No sugar-coating – Lithuania has no real elite

The concept of the elite in Lithuania is viewed controversially because we do not have a real elite says political…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

‘Three stages’ of Lithuanian-Polish relationship

The Lithuanian-Polish relations are quite normal and do not need to be normalized, says Vilnius University lecturer Marijuš Antanovič. Instead,…

9 years ago
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Why Georgia cannot and should not be NATO member

Georgia will not and cannot be a NATO member for a long long time to come. This has been obvious.…

9 years ago
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Europe caught in the ring of fire

The European Union once had great ambitions to spread democracy in its immediate neighbourhood, but now it has to make…

9 years ago
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Warsaw decisions: Is one battalion enough?

The NATO summit in Warsaw has been lauded as historical, a breaking point that gave the Baltic states and Poland…

9 years ago
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What would a Lithuanian government without a Conservative or Social Democrat PM look like?

A week ago, we saw the first opinion polls conducted after the launch of the official election campaign. Although things…

9 years ago
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Conservatives promise 147,000 new jobs if elected

Lithuania‘s Conservatives claim that if their new economic program were to be implemented 147,000 new jobs would be created in…

9 years ago
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Putin ‘would not tolerate a second humiliation’ if US shot down Russian jet

If the United States shot down a Russian plane over the Baltic it is unlikely Vladimir Putin would tolerate such…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Direct mayoral elections boost public trust, but contain ‘inherent problems’

One year after the first-ever direct mayoral elections in Lithuania, public trust in municipal authorities have grown, but the systemic…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania should use Russian provocations to advance its national security, analyst says

The incidents in the Baltic Sea this week where Russian jets buzzed an American warship were widely reported in the…

9 years ago
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National security threats report is itself a threat to Lithuania’s national security: Opinion

The latest annual report from the State Security Department (VSD), which contains a number of proposals to limit free speech,…

9 years ago
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Russia: how to manage its move from aggressor to European partner

Lithuania security analysts say that views of Russia in the West have been transformed over recent months by international events…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania in “medium-sized” political crisis but coalition likely to remain

Lithuania is currently undergoing a “medium-sized” political crisis, according to Lithuanian political scientists and analysts, but one that should not…

9 years ago
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The Prime Minister who cried “Russia”

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius claims that the teachers' trade unions on strike in Lithuania could have been influenced or inspired…

9 years ago
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Short political cycles preventing real reform in Lithuania, says analyst

Major change in Lithuania is difficult and slow because of the short political lives of the average Lithuanian government, according…

9 years ago
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EU army ‘could play into Russia’s hands’

The idea of a possible EU common army was supported by 68% of Lithuanians in a recent Eurobarometer survey, but…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Belarus nuclear plant just being used as election ploy, says Lithuanian analyst

Lithuania has been vocally protesting against Belarus' plans to build a new nuclear power plant in Astravyets, some 50km from…

9 years ago
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New era as Lithuania’s political pendulum loses momentum

During the last two terms of the Seimas, there have been two political firsts in Lithuania: between 2008-2012, Andrius Kubilius…

9 years ago
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Why are radical parties failing to attract support in Lithuania?

Radical parties on the left and the right of the political spectrum are rising in popularity across the EU with…

9 years ago