The Old Man by the Sea
In a recent documentary made by his son, the man who led Lithuania to freedom and triggered a collapse of the soviet empire speaks of life and the ones who […]
Author Archives: Ramūnas Stanionis
European perspective for democratic Belarus
The leading forces of democratic Belarus have recently made a call upon the EU leaders to give the European perspective for democratic Belarus: Democracy in Belarus needs European perspective, as […]
Tik Tok for Europe
The European Commission showed a geopolitical leadership and recommended to grant the candidate status to Ukraine. This is a historic decision for the whole EU, which has in fact accepted […]
Europe’s moment
Next week will be a big week for Ukraine. On 17 June 2022, the European Commission will give its opinion on Ukraine’s EU membership application. The positive recommendation from the […]
Russia lost the war, now it can find its soul
The Russian wreckage in the streets of Bucha, a small Ukrainian town in the outskirts of Kyiv, perhaps could be the best illustration of agony and the last moments of […]
Kazakhstan: quo vadis?
Before moving to the ‘quo’ part, one should understand what happened in Kazakhstan on 2 – 13 January 2022 and may be still unfolding. A convenient explanation to many could […]
The Future of EU Relations With Free Belarus Begins Now (Paper)
Belarus for more than two decades has been caged by the regime of Lukashenko. The occupation of Belarus began on 24 November 1996 with a coup d’état orchestrated by the regime, which […]
Clusters of EU legislation offer new opportunities for the next generation of EU enlargements
The EU legislation over the years is increasing exponentially as is the load of EU enlargements. For example, in 1995, when the EU has accepted the new members of Sweden, […]
Britain can hold on
Let’s consider the options for the UK. First and foremost there is a matter of timing to trigger the Article 50 of the TEU. The date is set for autumn […]
A glimmer of hope for Ukraine
Many sceptics voiced concerns that Putin got everything he wanted within the measures for implementation of the Minsk agreement (Minsk II). They argued he gained two days to complete the […]
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