Lithuania has high hopes for Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz. During his first visit, he assured Lithuania that Germany was aware of its responsibility – and thus consciously set himself apart from his predecessor, Olaf Scholz.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Vilnius now openly says that cooperation with Taiwan has fallen far short of expectations. In an interview with Table.Briefings, former Foreign Minister Landsbergis believes in the power of money.
By David Demes
Lithuania expelled three Chinese diplomats. This continues the dispute between the EU member state and the People's Republic, which escalated in 2021 after Lithuania allowed the Taiwanese government to open a "Taiwan" office in Vilnius.
By Marcel Grzanna
Ahead of the European elections, Table.Briefings provides an overview of the trends in the member states. In the Baltic states, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine dominates the debate. The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fear that support for Ukraine is crumbling among their Western partners. At the same time, it is clear that the governing parties are losing support.
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The planned WTO reform is supposed to restore the functionality of the dispute settlement mechanism. The EU case against China over Lithuania is currently on hold. The dispute between the Baltic state and the People's Republic continues to simmer.
By Amelie Richter
The trade dispute had actually been resolved, but it is apparently still simmering: Lithuanians will no longer receive visas for China as of Wednesday. At the same time, the EU has suspended its dispute at the WTO with Beijing over the embargo against Lithuania.
By Amelie Richter
The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open.
By Amelie Richter
