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Predicting the fundamental goals of the presidential candidates: what each one really wants to achieve by participating

April 25, 2024 0

Political analysts believe the only candidate running for victory in the presidential elections is the current Head of State, Gitanas Nausėda. The rest of the candidates have completely different tasks to solve, Lauras Bielinis and […]

President Macron’s Ukrainian arithmetic

April 6, 2024 0

What is behind President Macron’s refusal to rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine? Is it a case of late conversion? After all, France’s president long cultivated dialogue with Vladimir Putin, arguing that Russia should […]

European defence industry strategy – any opportunities for small EU state?

March 27, 2024 0

On March 5, a new European defence industry strategy was officially presented, which could provide up to 100 billion euros in funding. The strategy presents a clear, long-term vision of how it is planned to […]

The Conservatives explained what’s happening with Anušauskas: now he’s in trouble

March 20, 2024 0

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s suggestion that Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas resign and instead give way to the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, provoked further reaction from the […]

Ukraine: We must not give up

February 27, 2024 0

Appeal to the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the Ramstein coalition Some European countries continue to offer only extremely modest bilateral military aid to Ukraine. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg […]

A. Kubilius, R. Juknevičienė. Invest now in Ukraine’s victory, for the sake of Europe

February 27, 2024 0

If the war in Ukraine is Europe’s existential war, then we should fight it like one. As we mark two years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion against the state, the question is: are we […]

Andrius Kubilius. How to stop Orban’s veto rampage and the “Orbanisation” of the EU?

February 17, 2024 0

Despite the fact that he has gradually abandoned his tactic of vetoing all EU decisions related to Ukraine during the last couple of EU Council meetings, Orban has constantly threatened to “orbanise” the European Union […]

What a Russian offensive would look like if war broke out: expert warns – NATO countries are already preparing for such a scenario

February 6, 2024 0

Last week, NATO launched its most significant military exercise since the Cold War, with a US warship beginning its journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Alliance’s European territory. The German exercise plans, which were […]

Why is Russia a problem and a threat to everyone?

February 6, 2024 0

Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2014, demonstrates the audacity of Russian society and a sense of permissiveness and impunity for its criminal actions. The leadership of Russia, which is a reflection […]

Why is Russia a problem and a threat to everyone?

February 6, 2024 0

Mažylis. Is the geopolitical centre of influence shifting to Eastern Europe?

October 25, 2023 0

Parliamentary elections are held in Poland on 15 October. Now that emotions have cooled down, it is safe to say that the recent Polish parliamentary elections were followed as closely as ever in Europe. It […]

Western reality and our responsibility

August 16, 2023 0

Immediately after Putin launched Russia’s war against Ukraine last year, it seemed that the West had really woken up from the lethargy of geopolitical laziness and had embarked on a decisive strategy, not only to […]

The Lithuanians themselves evaluated how they feel: residents’ responses – expressive

January 15, 2024 0

According to programme Lietuvos Ženklai (Signs of the Times) at lrytas.lt the Lithuanian economy is now stagnant and has faced many challenges over the past year, but it is neither growing nor shrinking – a […]

These companies are hit particularly hard by the crisis, so they feel the economic pulse well: that’s what awaits them next year

December 28, 2023 0

Lithuanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are more optimistic about the future than Estonians, and a slightly smaller share of Lithuanian entrepreneurs than Latvians predict that the turnover of their companies will decrease next year, […]

Lithuania produced more electricity than it consumed for the first time since 2009

July 4, 2023 0

With the wind picking up and the sun shining, Lithuania’s electricity production exceeded final consumption for one hour on the 3 July afternoon, according to data from Litgrid, the operator of Lithuania’s electricity transmission system, […]

Energy Minister Kreivys can relax: he will be almost invulnerable for 6 months

September 27, 2022 0

The no-confidence procedure against Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys failed in the Seimas on 27 September. The process was initiated after Russia started the war in Ukraine, which has led to a surge in energy prices, […]

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