Lithuania
Lithuanian presidential poll will embolden opposition
The incumbent will take momentum into the second round of the presidential election
LithuaniaUnity 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
EUCarbon price pressures for greener EU industry to ease
Two years of high carbon prices, caused by the energy crisis, have extended emissions cuts beyond the power sector
EUEastern Europe will push for lasting NATO commitment
NATO members from Eastern Europe have raised concerns about the Wagner Group's move to Belarus.
Eastern EuropeGermany will expand military presence in the Baltics
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said a German brigade could be permanently stationed in Lithuania
GermanyChina'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.
ChinaEastern EU's population to decline further
Eurostat data show that Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia and Croatia are the EU’s fastest shrinking countries
Eastern EuropeUnited States will back NATO’s Eastern Europe members
President Biden has held a summit in Warsaw with leaders of the nine frontline NATO members in Eastern Europe
United States
