International experts on corruption in Lithuania: Corrupt politicians give little thought to how they will look their grandchildren in the eye
Experts on fighting corruption advise against lending too much prominence to surveys which ask people to give their subjective perceptions on corruption. More reliable are surveys where respondents share their actual experiences. Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, published this Tuesday, indicates that Lithuanians encounter bribery more often than any other nation in the European Union. READ MORE
Olli Rehn: Europe will overcome the crisis and will help Ukraine to do it
Financial consolidation in the euro zone also develops. Thus, the European Central Bank is set to take on oversight powers next year over all euro-area banks, until the formation of the single resolution mechanism (SRM). The ECB will have the right to issue and withdraw banking licenses, control recapitalization of banks, etc. READ MORE
One Against All
According to the opinion of the Head of the Global Interests Center, a political analyst Nikolay Zlobin, the attitude towards Putin is changing although slowly. READ MORE
Welcome to Europe’s Painful New Normal
In case you haven’t noticed, the great European crisis is the biggest political game changer in postwar history. READ MORE
Lithuania’s strategic partnership with Germany is for the benefit of Europe
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Joachim Gauck, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, who arrived on a state visit to Lithuania. READ MORE
Luxembourg PM resigns over spying scandal
Luxembourg’s long-serving Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker officially announced he would resign following a spying scandal involving illegal phone-taps and other illicit activities. READ MORE
LINAS LINKEVICIUS: EUROPE BEGINS AT HOME
Exclusive interview of the Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Linas Linkevičius READ MORE
Istanbul hosts next round of Georgian-Russian expert talks
International Centre for Research on Conflict and Negotiation held in Istanbul the next round of Russian-Georgian negotiations. 11 experts from Georgia and Russia came together for the tenth round of negotiations. READ MORE
Lithuanian President: Spying scandal should not affect EU-US free trade talks
After discussing the Lithuanian EU presidency's priorities with her French counterpart Francois Hollande in Paris, she told BNS that media reports on the US agencies spying on EU institutions raise concern and that the EU expects explanations from Washington. READ MORE
