The magazine ‘Foreign Policy’ has published the basic profitability index rating for the first time, and Lithuania was given the 16th place among 102 countries, writes www.delfi.lt. Vaidotas Rukas, fund manager of ‘Finasta Asset Management’ claimed that such a high ranking indicates the country’s attractiveness …
During my first week as the United States’ Secretary of State, I had the honor of meeting with a group of courageous women from Burma. Two were former political prisoners, and although they had all endured incredible hardship in their lives, each of them was …
Lithuania and the rest of the European Union (EU) should persuade Ukraine into abiding by European values, at the same time showing the benefits of the Euro-integration perspective to Kiev, Lithuanian experts say. Political scientist Ramunas Vilpisauskas says that, amid Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s visit …
On 24 January the Latvian Saeima holds its annual foreign policy debate where an address was delivered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs. The Minister called on the members of the Saeima to support foreign policy priorities for 2013 – preparations for Presidency …
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius says there will be no dramatic shift in the country’s foreign policy following the recent power change. Quite the opposite, the new government will seek to ensure continuity. Linkevicius on Monday discussed foreign policy issues with Speaker of …
The year has ended, and it is time to look back. Marius Laurinavičius (lrytas.lt) reviews the achievements of Lithuania’s foreign policy in 2012. Even the makers of Lithuania’s foreign policy would most probably consider the high-level NATO summit in Chicago as the major achievement. The …
Lithuania’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius received congratulations letter from NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. NATO Secretary General congratulates Linkevičius on his new position and wishes him every success in carrying out his new mission, Press Office of the Ministry of Foreign …
Karina Pētersone, Director of the Latvian Institute. The second Latvian foreign policy debate, dedicated to the 91st anniversary of Latvia’s international recognition, was held at the Saeima on January 26. In comparison to the very first foreign policy debate last year, this debate was animated …
One third of Lithuania’s main cities’ residents think that the most important aim of Lithuania’s foreign policy is the improvement of relations with Russia, delfi.lt reported on 23 January. According to the data published by the weekly magazine Veidas, 37% of respondents said that the …
Tuesday, January 17, Vilnius – President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with foreign ambassadors resident in and accredited to Lithuania, to discuss the domestic and foreign policy of Lithuania. This traditional meeting is already the third such meeting during the President’s term of office, Press Service of …
Regarding Lithuania’s foreign policy, the year 2011 were neither touching nor happy. Rather dreary and grey, Valentinas Beržiūnas wrote in diena.lt on 29 December. To begin with – Lithuanian neighbours. Belarus. It seemed that Lithuanian foreign policy planners have developed a political dialogue without any …
Lithuania is ruining its international authority by failing to keep the promise of allocating 2% of GDP to national defence, claimed the new Adviser to the PM on Foreign Policy L. Talat-Kelpša in an interview with delfi.lt on August 30. The news portal DELFI.lt reminds that …
For almost five years Lithuania’s foreign policy has been defined by its combative rhetoric. Not only Russia, but also our allies were subject to censure . During the presidency of Adamkus, Western European countries were castigated primarily criticized for their alleged disregard ofprinciples and core values. …
Former President Valdas Adamkus says he’s surprised by the declarations that the foreign policy of Lithuania is being created from scratch, the LRT.lt reported on 11 July. “I’ m sometimes astonished by the statements that the foreign policy of Lithuania, which nearly didn’t exist at …
The second year of Dalia Grybauskaitė’s presidency is coming to an end. So far, the leader’s achievements have been greater than failures. However, her bold, and sometimes irresponsible, talks on foreign policy and national security can affect Lithuania’s relations with its allies, Kestutis Girnius wrote …
Loreta Zakarevičienė, Lithuanian ambassador to Poland, said the following about the Lithuanian Poles: “Because nowadays I sometimes get the impression that they aren’t exactly citizens of Lithuania. We have Russians, Belorusians, Jews but they feel more as citizens of Lithuania than the Poles do,” Arunas …
During the second year of her presidential term Dalia Grybauskaite went on 29 foreign visits, took part in 76 bilateral meetings with representatives of foreign countries, including 31 meetings with presidents, two – with kings, and ten – with prime ministers. Grybauskaite welcomed 43 leaders …
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said that her position on foreign policy should be viewed as an adjustment to new geopolitical realities, calling her foreign policy as multi-vectored. ‘The aim was not to change but balance (foreign policy – the Lithuania Tribune). We had one-vectored foreign …
To have a clear goal or a vision is important not only for humans but also for a state. Well-defined goals are the most effective tools facilitating the achievement of the desired results; therefore, the states should have a clear future vision. More than five …
The annual State of the Nation Address of the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė refers to a broader cooperation with the Scandinavian countries, – notes political analyst Alvydas Medalinskas, Tomas Cyvas wrote in Balsas.lt portal on 7 June. According to Medalinskas, although foreign policy was not the …
