Lithuania
New Lithuanian ruling coalition charts a risky course
The Social Democrats’ choice of coalition partners proved highly controversial
LithuaniaProspects for Eastern EU in 2025
Governments will be put to the test as economic pressures dovetail with a populist resurgence and defence concerns
Eastern EuropeUnity on Ukraine is at risk in EU’s eastern members
Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia are the main EU outliers when it comes to a united front on Ukraine
EUChina's ties with eastern EU will come under strain
Unfulfilled expectations of Chinese FDI and Beijing's position on Ukraine strain China-eastern EU relations.
ChinaBaltic fiscal prudence will return even with low debt
Crisis years 2020-22 have increased Baltic states’ spending and debt, as rising interest rates raise debt-service costs
Baltic statesKaliningrad upset warns Lithuania against recklessness
European Commission 'further guidance' on Kaliningrad sanctions has aroused Lithuanian fears of softening on Russia
LithuaniaEstonia will secularise faster than the other Baltics
Just like Western societies, the post-Soviet Baltic states are following a path of religious change
Baltic states
