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On 14 July in Austria, a Russian citizen, Mikhail Golovatov, was arrested. He was wanted by Lithuania by means of a European arrest warrant on charges of leading the action of pacifying independence protests at the TV tower in Vilnius on…
Analyses |
On 23 July Latvia's inhabitants voted in a referendum for the dissolution of parliament. On 17 September early parliamentary elections will be held. Latvian society is disappointed with the political elite, perceived as corrupt and caring…
Analyses |
Lithuania’s Seimas adopted an amended gas law on 30 June. Lietuvos Dujos (LD), the largest wholesale supplier and the monopoly on the Lithuanian gas distribution market, will be split into individual companies dealing with gas transport…
Analyses |
The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania on 11 July passed a non-appealable verdict in the dispute over information plates in Polish and Russian located in public places in the Vilnius Region. The local government of the Vilnius…
OSW Commentary |
| Paweł Siarkiewicz
Since Estonia joined the OECD in 2010 and adopted the euro at the beginning of 2011, it has become the leader of integration processes among the Baltic states. The introduction of the euro has reinforced Estonia’s international image and…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Paweł Siarkiewicz
Political intrigue accompanying the election of a new president foreshadows an increasing rivalry on the Latvian political scene before the expected early parliamentary elections.
Analyses |
Valdis Zatlers, the president of Latvia, who is seeking re-election in parliamentary voting scheduled for 2 June, accused MPs of failing to counteract the appropriation of the state by oligarchs and has ordered a referendum be held on the…
Analyses |
Arvydas Sekmokas, the Lithuanian energy minister, visited the USA on 11 May with the aim of gaining partners for co-operation in the gas sector among US companies. During the visit, the Lithuanian state-owned company Klaipedos Nafta, which…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
The escalation of the conflict between the conservatives/Christian democrats-EAPL has made it easier for Arturas Zuokas to return to the position of mayor of Vilnius whereas the two conflicting parties go into opposition.
Analyses |
A new government of Estonia was sworn in on 6 April. It will once again be led by Andrus Ansip, the head of the liberal Estonian Reform Party (RE), which won the parliamentary elections in March. The prime minister’s party entered into a…