The year 2025 was decisive for Lithuania – not only geopolitically, but economically. Defence spending increased significantly, while tax and…

From tax reform to the launch of a major defence manufacturing project, 2025 has been a year of consequential economic…

At the end of 2025, Lithuania’s Parliament adopted amendments to the unemployment insurance system intended to strengthen incentives for a…

An international survey of teachers highlights a clear trend: social and emotional learning is no longer an optional addition to…

“When I was a child, the monarch of Liechtenstein told me: our duty is to protect people from power. If…

On 18 December 2025, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) invited Lithuania’s education community to discuss why ethical judgement matters…

In recent years, the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has repeatedly claimed that money is a public…

Next year, participants in Lithuania’s second-pillar funded pension system will face a personal financial referendum: to stay and save, to…

Competitiveness is a strange beast—always measured against outsiders, yet forged internally. In her annual address, European Commission President Ursula von…

Imagine two economists walking into a grocery store whose shelves are completely empty. One says: “The problem is production —…

The history behind the origins of Thanksgiving is instructive for modern times in several respects. It is widely known that…

Despite the European Central Bank (ECB) announcing the move of the digital euro project into its next phase during its…