Stanislaw Karcewski Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuanian-Polish parlt assembly could resume work in late 2018 – Mazurek

May 4, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian-Polish Parliamentary Assembly, which has been effectively non-functioning for nine years now, could hold a meeting in the fall or at the end of the year, Beata Mazurek, deputy marshal of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]

Lithuania, Poland restoring interparlt assembly

March 2, 2018 BNS 0

Amid the recent thaw in relations between Lithuania and Poland, parliamentary speakers of the two countries agreed to restore the bilateral parliamentary assembly that was frozen in 2009. […]

Seimas speaker to celebrate centennial of statehood in Warsaw

February 28, 2018 BNS 0

A delegation of Lithuanian parliamentarians headed by Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is leaving for Warsaw on Wednesday to celebrate 100 years of Lithuania’s restored statehood. […]

Seimas speaker readying to visit Poland

February 26, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is going to Warsaw later this week to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament and meet with its leaders. […]

Seimas spring session mainly focused on managing the consequences of the coronavirus

July 10, 2020 0

The Seimas closed its spring session, which had started on 10 March 2020. This year, the session was held under extraordinary conditions because of the coronavirus. The number of plenaries exceeded the planned figure and […]

MP Kasčiūnas: ‘We must strive for the status of the main US ally in the region’

July 10, 2020 0

Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Deputy Chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, addressed Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and National Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis, proposing to establish a strategic partnership with the United States in […]

Very Quiet Public attends 6 July Concert at Lithuanian Embassy

July 7, 2020 0

Due to the pandemic, a concert in Paris for the Lithuania Independence Restoration Day on 11 March 2020 was rescheduled to Lithuania’s National Day. On a beautiful summery day in June, vocalist Viktorija Gečytė, vibraphonist […]

Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics

Astravyets divides the brothers: Linkevičius does not see common ground, while Latvia presses ahead

July 3, 2020 0

When the Baltic and Polish Foreign Ministers met in Vilnius, they welcomed the success of the fight against the coronavirus. However, disagreements have arisen over their views toward the Astravyets nuclear power plant, Vilmantas Venckūnas […]

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

July 3, 2020 0

The approaching Seimas elections and launch date of the 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 unable […]

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, […]