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Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

The failure of Lithuanian-Polish negotiations aimed at modifying the Education Act

The three-month work of the Polish-Lithuanian commission of education experts, which was formed in September upon the initiative of the prime ministers of Poland and Lithuania, ended in failure.
Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Paweł Siarkiewicz

Latvia Russians win the election but have no guarantee of entering the government

The Harmony Centre, a left-wing grouping which represents the interests of the Russian minority, gained 31 of the 100 seats in the Saeima, Latvia’s parliament. The second best result (22 seats) was achieved by the newly created Reform…
Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Lithuania Problems with decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

Although Lithuania obtained significant funds from the EU for a complete decommissioning and disassembly of the power plant by 2029, none of the projects of key significance for this process has been implemented and most are 3–4 years…
Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Paweł Siarkiewicz

Political intrigue casts shadow on presidential elections in Latvia

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 | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Arturas Zuokas re-elected as the mayor of Vilnius Poles outside the coalition in the capital

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 | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Results of the local government elections in Lithuania as a test of the mood before parliamentary elections

The votes of the electorate do not forecast an easy victory over the governing right in the upcoming parliamentary elections, however they do confirm that the Polish minority stands a chance of having its own grouping in the Seimas of the…
Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Lithuania is consistently working more closely with Belarus

Although successive Lithuanian authorities have expressed negative opinions about Lukashenko's regime and supported the opposition in Belarus for years, they have on the other hand criticised the EU's policy of imposing restrictions on…
OSW Studies | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Miryna Kutysz

Russian-speakers in Latvia and Estonia

Russians or so-called Russian-speakers in Latvia and Estonia pose a significant problem for both countries. Russian-speakers are a numerous minority in Latvia and Estonia, which causes deep division in these countries from the ethnical…
OSW Studies | | Miryna Kutysz, Joanna Hyndle-Hussein

Lithuania Latvia and Estonias aspirations to integrate with NATO and the EU in the context of these countries relations with Russia

Membership of NATO and the EU is apriority of the foreign policies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The main stimulus that drives these membership aspirations is the will to ensure the security of these countries and to ultimately…