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Was the first 'European Union' forged in Poland and Lithuania? 5 Jan Matejko's painting depicting the adoption of the May 3 Constitution in 1791. / Wikimedia Vilnius and Warsaw are marking the 230th anniversary of the May 3 Constitution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. What do we know about the document lauded as the first written constitution in Europe? LRT English breaks it down in four questions together with Dr Eligijus Raila, a historian and associate professor at Vilnius University. What is the May 3 Constitution and why does it matter? The Constitution of May 3, 1791 was adopte...

Relations won’t change until existing regime is in Kremlin – Lithuanian PM 2021-05-03 BNS/TBT Staff VILNIUS – No changes in relations between Russia and the Baltic states should be expected until the existing regime is in the Kremlin, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte says. According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Russia, not other countries, initiated the cooling of relations with other countries with its threatening imperialist policy towards neighbors, therefore, specific measures are needed to bolster security in the eastern flank of NATO and the European Un...

Polish president thanks ‘Lithuanian brothers’ for shared ‘historical path’ 83 The joint sitting of the Polish and Lithuanian parliaments. / J. Stacevičius/LRT On the 230th anniversary marking the May 3 Constitution, Polish President Andrzej Duda thanked “our Lithuanian brothers” for the shared heritage. "On behalf of the people of Poland, I would like to sincerely thank our Lithuanian brothers for the historical path we have taken together in defending your freedom and ours, and supporting each other," the Polish president said. “We are demonstrating our historic closeness and ...

Source: Republic of Lithuania On 8 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Elżbieta Witek, the Marshal of the Sejm, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau on his first visit to Poland. During the meetings, the interlocutors noted that 2021 marked important anniversaries – the 230th anniversary of the Constitution of 3 May and the Mutual Pledge of the Commonwealth of the Two Nations, as well as the 30th anniversary of the recognition of the restoration of Lithuania’s Independence and of the re-established diplomatic relation...

Lithuanian, Polish foreign ministers agree on strategic agenda – Landsbergis 2021-02-08 BNS/TBT Staff VILNIUS – Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said after meeting with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau and Elzbieta Witek, marshal of the Polish Sejm, in Warsaw on Monday that they had agreed on a strategic agenda. Landsbergis paid his first visit to Poland as Lithuania's foreign minister.  This year, Lithuania and Poland will mark the 230th anniversary of the Constitution of May 3 and Mutual Pledge of the Commonwealth of the Two Nations, as well as the 30th anniversa...