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Analyses | | Bartosz Chmielewski

Latvia to reintroduce conscription

On 6 September, the Latvian government adopted proposal from the Defence Ministry regarding the establishment of the state defence service (Valsts aizsardzības dienests, VAD), one element of which is to be annual military service, to be…
Analyses | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Bartosz Chmielewski

Poland and the Baltic states restrict Russian citizens entry into the EU

On 7 September the Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland announced the introduction of temporary measures restricting Russian citizens from entering the Schengen area for tourism, cultural, sporting or business purposes…
Analyses | | Bartosz Chmielewski

Lithuania a step towards allowing the original spelling of non-Lithuanian surnames

On 18 January, the Lithuanian parliament adopted a law on spelling of surnames in identity and civil-status documents at the third vote. The new law was supported by 82 MPs (most of them from the ruling coalition), with 37 opposed ( a…