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Reinstating conscription in Lithuania: bringing society back into defence?

October 17, 2017 Tomas Jermalavicius 0

In 2015, with the security environment on NATO‘s eastern frontiers deteriorating as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Lithuania made a rather sudden and dramatic decision to resume the mandatory military draft and thus […]

Some 1,500 NATO troops to train to defend Suwalki gap this summer

March 27, 2017 BNS EN 0

Around 1,500 NATO troops this summer will train to defend the so-called “Suwalki gap“, a land corridor whose protection would be critical for defending the Baltic countries from Russia, the commander of the Lithuanian Land Force said. […]

Ukraine plans to create civilian, volunteer forces on Lithuania’s model

November 24, 2016 BNS EN 0

Ukraine is planning to create civilian paramilitary and volunteer military forces on the model of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and the National Defence Volunteer Force. […]

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 […]

Ericsson: Lithuania’s chance for a great digital leap forward

May 29, 2020 0

After imposing the quarantine, all countries, including Lithuania, witnessed drastic changes in data consumption habits. Most mobile network operators noticed people having more and longer calls, with up to 100% increase in voice services. The […]

Lithuanian startups were not intimidated by the crisis

May 28, 2020 0

The COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed a significant number of businesses, but startups make the most of this situation: Lithuanian start-up developers say that responding in a timely manner to customer orders is a major challenge for […]

Are we going to vote in the Parliamentary elections as in the 21c?

May 25, 2020 0

Democratic elections usually fulfil two conditions. They have to be free and fair. The upcoming parliamentary elections are going to have one distinctiveness. They will be post-pandemic under one condition, that at the time of […]

Campain “Savi už savus”: invites to cope with the consequences of the lockdown together

May 19, 2020 0

In order to reduce the consequences of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus in Lithuania, the Lithuanian brewery Gubernija is launching a national movement “Savi už savus” (“Locals for Locals”) to support small and […]

Tax burden influences economic state aid

May 15, 2020 0

Nordic-Baltic business law house Fondia prepared an analysis of government aid for business and individuals in several countries. It turned out that state aid for economy correlates directly with the tax burden, calculated as a […]