Eastern Europe

This June, Vilnius is hosting Baltic Pride for the third time, an annual LGBT event that rotates among the three Baltic capitals, and the curious thing about the clamour in the run-up is that, well, there isn't any.

Nord Stream 2, the controversial Russian-German pipeline project, is generating fierce opposition in Central and Eastern Europe as well as from the European Parliament and the European Commission. But could the opponents of the pipeline, owned 50% by Gazprom and 50% by some of the largest Western Eu...

The NATO-Russia Council meeting last week did not seem to bring any tangible results, but it was preceded by the usual clash of opposing positions within NATO, one side advocating for engaging in dialogue with Russia and the other sceptical about Russia's interest in genuine engagement.

Lithuania will join effort with other Central and Eastern EU states to block the Brussels initiative of equalling wages for posted workers, fearing it would deliver a blow to the country's carriers.

The United States and Germany say that NATO will not build any new bases in countries like Poland.

The Dutch didn’t reject the EU’s Association Agreement with Ukraine because they are sympathetic to Russia. They rejected it because they believe that Ukraine, like Russia, is unprepared to join the European community.

On April 3, the Panama Papers hit media outlets around the world, and the fallout was swift.

The student leaders of 1968 could probably not have imagined how their democratic ideas would be high-jacked by a combination of extremists and opponents of democracy exploiting technological progress and social media. Nobody understands the dangers of technology and social media better than dictato...

Lithuania security analysts say that views of Russia in the West have been transformed over recent months by international events – from one of an aggressor undermining European security to a partner in Europe's struggle against terrorism.

For two decades Belarus has clung to the past. Led by President Aleksandr Lukashenko since 1994, the country's political system remains largely unreformed since the Soviet era.

The United States decision to deploy an additional armoured brigade to Eastern Europe illustrates the change in US policy in the region and a move from talk to action, said Lithuanian military analyst Deividas Šlekys on Žinių Radijas.

The United States will increase its military presence in Eastern Europe by deploying an additional armoured brigade in the area to deter Russian aggression.

In the eyes of much of the West, Russia's image has changed from that of an aggressor to that of an important partner in the fight against terror, says Eastern Europe Studies Centre analyst Linas Kojala.

Counter-terrorism efforts and the migration crisis will reduce the international community's attention on the security situation in Eastern Europe and will have a negative effect upon Lithuania, according to Lithuanian intelligence assessments.

NATO will not renounce additional security measures in Eastern Europe in exchange for Russia's potential assistance in fighting terrorism, a top NATO official said in Vilnius on Thursday.

Lithuania‘s capital has a higher quality of life than other Baltic State capitals Riga and Talinn, and is ranked as the fourth best city in Central and Eastern Europe to live in, according to new research conducted by Mercer.

Lithuania has been named as one of the top five locations for filming of Hollywood blockbusters in Europe by the US film industry bible, the Hollywood Reporter.

Despite plenty of issues of common interest at international level, relations between Poland and Lithuania remain frozen.