Visvaldas Matijošaitis. Every initiative is punished
When in 2018 we started installing diamond signs before pedestrian crossings, we did not draw them because the city lacked geometric shapes. The goal was simple – that…
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Liudas Mažylis. Serbia: between EU membership and past crimes
On August 27, 2026, in The Hague, a person convicted by the international tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes died while serving a life sentence. However, his remains were brought back to Serbia by a government plane, the coffin draped with the Serbian flag, and a solemn farewell held in Belgrade. All…
Romualdas Bakutis. AfD record in Germany: how to stop growing radicalism?
In the office of one of the leaders of Saxony-Anhalt’s “Alternative for Germany” (AfD), Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, journalists noticed a cup with Russian military symbolism….
Petras Auštrevičius. The absence of an EU development strategy: The Iceland lesson and other warning signs
The referendum on the updated Icelandic perspective of the EU failure, in my opinion, was just one of the more striking illustrations of the common and ongoing EU enlargement crisis.
Vytautas Mitalas. 10 ways to repair Vilnius smarter
Vilnius is currently undergoing intensive repairs. Streets, viaducts, heating pipelines, sidewalks – there is no shortage of work in the city. And that’s good. The city needs to renew itself, but the way Vilnius…
Danielius Ilkevičius. Vilnius dug up, district stuck: what is wrong with the capital’s repair planning?
Streets, bridges, sidewalks, and engineering networks must be repaired. A city that does not renew its infrastructure only postpones problems and pays for them even more in the future…
Saulius Čaplinskas. Are we preparing children for life or for a certificate grade?
At the beginning of the new school year, we traditionally talk a lot about programs, exams, achievement tests, teacher shortages, and mobile phones in schools. All of this is important….
Raimondas Imbrasas. The tree becomes more important than human needs: have we ourselves become victims of storms?
The storm on August 22nd presented a bill to Lithuania. And it is not only for broken trees, torn roofs, or damaged property. Nearly 270 thousand were left without electricity at one time…
Angelė Jakavonytė. Victims of occupations deserve greater social guarantees
We have been living in independent Lithuania for thirty-six years, but to this day we still have to talk about a pressing issue – the lack of state support for individuals who in various ways…
Arvydas Pocius. What do we learn from the Nordic countries? Universal call
Scandinavia: the military as a universal state system Finland did not abandon compulsory military service after the Cold War, although most Western European countries were creating professional armies at that time. Men are required to perform military service, while women can serve voluntarily. Service lasts 165, 255, or 347 days depending on the specialty. The…