Lithuanian-Polish relations

  • Central/Eastern Europe

What would a new Polish Govt mean for Lithuania? Former PMs on past problems and the future

Poland's historic Parliamentary elections could mean a new government for Lithuania's close ally - although the ruling Law and Justice…

1 year ago
  • Foreign affairs

Polish and Lithuanian relations at a crossroads: both positive and negative aspects of the new government

On November 11, neighbouring Poland marked its Independence Day. Just like Lithuania, the neighbouring country reclaimed its independence in 1918,…

4 years ago
  • European Union

The coronavirus will bring the European Union countries down to earth

Perhaps the coronavirus vaccine could, as per predictions, be created before the end of this year, Mečys Laurinkus wrote in…

5 years ago
  • Politics

Polish-Lithuanian signatory asserts – no discrimination to be seen

“Claiming that this was a sort of oppression of ethnicity, belittling and criticising over ethnicity – that’s incorrect,” signatory and…

5 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania and Poland’s brotherhood – the bitterness of slights replaced by hopes of friendship

The relations of Lithuania and Poland are like those of friends turned enemies and once more back to friends. The…

5 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

On prospects of Grybauskaitė international career and Poland

Grybauskaitė international career and the strategic partnership of Lithuania and Poland, sung in the neighbouring countries’ songs have, without even…

5 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Arrogant and a little wild

One need not be a sage to realise that the European Commission will fine for breaches in competition and will…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Who could have predicted – everyone is pursuing the Polish Electoral Action

If two years ago someone had said that the Polish Electoral Action in Lithuania – Christian Families Union (LLRA-KŠS) would…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Proposal to allow ‘w’ in Lithuanian passports clears 1st hurdle in Seimas

A proposal to allow using non-Lithuanian Latin-based characters for spelling names on the first page of personal identity documents has…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

On attempts to dismantl Tomaszewski‘s monopoly on ethnic minorities

A part of members of Seimas are considering the possibility to reduce the vote requirement for parties based on ethnic…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Limping Lithuanian-Polish relations: doubts on the potential for change

Act of Independence signatory Zbignevas Balcevičius admits, speaking of Lithuanian-Polish relations, that the signing of the Act demanded much forethought…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Poland not among priorities of Seimas’ diplomacy

Although all of Lithuania's biggest political parties emphasized before the 2016 elections the need to resume the relations with Poland,…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Ažubalis. Will Lithuanian-Polish relations step out of the deadlock?

Both nations – the Lithuanians and the Polish – both recall well how our mutual conflict in between the two…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Lithuanian-Polish relations take a new direction

Last year marked 25 years of renewed diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Poland. If anyone had reason to celebrate, political…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Foreign Minister sees no alternatives to close cooperation with Poland

There are no alternatives to close cooperation between Lithuania and Poland, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Friday after meeting…

8 years ago
  • Opinion

Lithuania to do all it can to reset ties with Poland – ForMin

Lithuania will do everything it can to "reset" its relations with neighboring Poland, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday.…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Will the promised relations’ “reset” with Poland occur?

Already prior to the Seimas elections, the leaders of the new government promised to “reset” Lithuanian-Polish relations. Both Prime Minister…

8 years ago
  • Politics

What to observe in Lithuanian politics in 2017

BNS Lithuania news agency lists the most important 2017 projected events on the political and public arena in Lithuania. [...]

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

What prevents opposition to R. Karbauskis in Seimas?

The sort of cooperation found between the Liberal Movement (LS) and Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) during the…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Seimas passes resolution to step up diplomacy, restore ties with Poland

Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on improvement of parliamentary diplomacy, calling for revival of relations with the neighboring…

8 years ago