European politicians call for the release of Alexei Navalny

Against the background of the immensely tense security situation at the border with Ukraine, there is another parallel drama taking place in the Russian Federation....

For Our Freedom and Yours – Declaration in Support of Free and Democratic Belarus

Since the fraudulent elections of 9 August 2020, the people of Belarus, gathering by hundreds of thousands in peaceful rallies all over Belarus and in...

A. Kubilius, J. Burton, M. Dzurinda. Questions for Germany on Russia strategy – opinion

While EU policies have not weakened Russia’s autocratic regime, the Kremlin has been successful in strengthening authoritarian rule and radical populism in several EU countries....

MEP Andrius Kubilius. Foreign Policy Lesson from Moscow

During a recent visit of Mr Borrell to Moscow, Putin gave to the EU diplomacy an important lesson, which we do appreciate. Putin’s regime send...

Statement on Putin’s Russia: the sentencing of Alexei Navalny

By Andrius Kubilius, MEP, Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Standing Rapporteur on Russia    Today, the Putin’s regime waged...

A. Kubilius. A revolution in Russia?

In September last year, I publicly raised the question as to when a “Belarusian” democratic revolution would begin in Russia. On Saturday, Russia’s people across...

To the Memory of Roman Bondarenko

Statement of LT EPP delegation in European Parliament Few days ago Belarus lost another young soul, a fighter for a free Belarus, artist and former...

EP calls for countering Russia’s attempts to whitewash Soviet crimes

The European Parliament called on the European Commission on Thursday to counter Russia's attempts to whitewash crimes committed by the Soviet totalitarian regime.

Lithuania sends 6 newcomers to European Parliament – key priorities

Lithuania is sending six newcomers to the European Parliament following the 2019 election. Many of them, however, will be joining the other five, established delegates.

Juknevičienė becomes rapporteur for Report on the State of EU Cyber Security Capabilities on behalf of EPP group

Member of the European Parliament Rasa Juknevičienė, who works at the parliament’s Sub-committee on Security and Defence, has become a rapporteur for the parliament’s Report...

Rasa Juknevičienė. How European History can heal the wounds of the past

Like very many other families, generations of my family – my parents, my grandparents – had a mission: to preserve the history of our country...

R. Juknevičienė becomes Deputy Coordinator of delegated members of largest EP group in special committee on fighting against disinformation

MEP Rasa Juknevičienė has been selected to the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the EU, including Disinformation, as...

MEP Juknevičienė calls for a halt to the Nord Stream II project, which will finance Putin’s criminal regime

Member of the European Parliament Rasa Juknevičienė addressed the German Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection Christine Lambrecht at a Thursday European Parliament Committee on...

Rasa Juknevičienė: what does Putin‘s aspiration to return ‘the sun of Stalin’ into Russian politics mean?

Having reappeared from self-isolation spent in one of his bunkers, Vladimir Putin has once again returned to World War II affairs after last December focussing...

MEP R. Juknevičienė: the new EU-Africa strategy – an opportunity for Lithuania

MEP Rasa Juknevičienė believes that the new EU-Africa strategy could be a new opportunity for Lithuania, which the country could make use of and benefit...