It is unlikely Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expected that a protest of discontent teachers over their wage payment scheme would…
It is easy to accuse a person. Especially so when they cannot answer. Especially when they are no longer among…
The existence of sovereign states in the contemporary world is defined by legal documents, which safeguard sovereignty or independence. Even…
With B. Netanyahu's historic visit concluding, Lithuania is beginning to lean toward the US' position on Iran. This was the…
A new prime minister was appointed in Poland and the country's ministerial cabinet was reshuffled. International policy commenters in Europe…
With the elections right around the corner, much is spoken about major parties, leaving smaller political entities overlooked. Experts in…
Experts have observed that the Lithuanian People’s Party and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families’ Union (LLRA-KŠS) electoral…
City authorities recently removed four groups of Soviet-era statues from the Green Bridge in central Vilnius. Columnist Ramūnas Bogdanas argues…
Throughout the ages, people have migrated in search of a better life. For some it was about security, for others…
On 8 May, Lithuania is joining Europe in commemorating victory over Nazism. Russia celebrates its own Victory Day on 9…
On 26 March, fifteen years ago, Vladimir Putin was elected the president of Russia. The moment coincided with the start…
Can we speak about our former enemies and talk to them, or shall we keep the distance, ignore and insist…
This January, the Vilnius-based Eastern Europe Studies Centre organized a big two-day international event for experts, politicians and intellectuals. The…
The first day of this year is the first day of Lithuania with the euro. It is an unavoidable fact,…
As the saying goes, a pessimist is just a well-informed optimist. Russia's president is able to get any kind of…
In the ideological part of his annual address, Vladimir Putin explained how spiritual Russia was and that it would never…
The new Ukrainian Government has been appointed one year after the Euromaidan revolution began in Kyiv. In November 2013, those…
A small episode recently has shown that Russian President Vladimir Putin feels like he is a know-it-all who can ignore…
One year ago, on 8 October 2013, US energy giant Chevron, which had won the competition for exploring and digging…
There is one thing that neither fans of Russia nor patriots of Ukraine in Odessa or Nikolayev can dispute. All…