Tag: Politics Lithuania
Russia and the War: The Dilemma of the Deserters – Politics
war in Ukraine : The deserter dilemma Sep 23, 2022 at 4:26 p.m Reading time: 3 mins Open detailed view Cars queue to enter Finland from Russia at Finland’s most…
Russia sanctions and Kaliningrad: Commission and Lithuania at odds – Politics
On July 1, shortly after the big round of summits between the EU and NATO, there was great hope that the Commission could bring one of the most dangerous time…
Lithuania: When it starts, we die first
The Suwałki Gap is the only land connection of the Baltic States with the rest of the EU. Just a little bit, and just a little hop for a big…
Amnesty International accuses Lithuania of torture and ill-treatment of refugees
Human rights activists have made serious allegations against the EU country of Lithuania: Amnesty International criticizes that refugees are being “arbitrarily held in run-down detention centers under military command”. Only…
China punishes Lithuania: German companies between the fronts – politics
It is one of the most modern plants in the world that the German automotive supplier Continental opened in Kaunas, Lithuania in 2019. Components for the car of the future…
What the EU must do in the dispute between Lithuania and China – economy
It sounds like a heroic epic, like David versus Goliath: small, democratic Lithuania takes on powerful China, the second largest economy in the world, ruled by a merciless dictatorship. Now…
Eastern Europe: EU Commission wants to relax asylum law – politics
Is the European Union giving up its own principles in the migration crisis on the border with Belarus? Commissioner Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Ylva Johansson, who is responsible for migration,…
Lithuania declares an emergency over migration policy
With increasing urgency, Lithuania laments that its neighbor Belarus is targeting and illegally smuggling migrants across the border in order to punish the Baltic state for the EU sanctions against…