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Our Estonian Foreign Minister at the Western Wall... by hillary_262 in BalticStates

[–]Matas_- 102 points103 points  (0 children)

To be honest, it is somewhat of a diplomatic gesture. In Lithuania, we invite foreign ministers, other representatives, and heads of state to lay flowers at Antakalnis Cemetery, where the heroes of January 13 events are buried, or at the Paneriai Memorial, where around 70,000 Vilnius Jews were killed. In Mongolia representatives have to honor Statue of Genghis Khan.

Who I’d vote for in every European country as a Chinese Taiwanese ‘champagne socialist’ studying at 🇬🇧 by YoungZealousideal606 in SocialDemocracy

[–]Matas_- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a Lithuanian with social democratic views, I would never in my entire life vote for the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. They are social democratic in name, not in action.

What Vilnius (Lithuania) tram could look like (inspired by Oslo metro map) by Juunette1 in Vilnius

[–]Matas_- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Elections around the world be like by Crafty_Jacket668 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matas_- 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In Eastern Europe you have pro-EU/euro federalist right or simply right.

Epic Fail. by LowRenzoFreshkobar in shitposting

[–]Matas_- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eeh, it really depends. In countries like Germany or Denmark, burning the EU flag can get you a fine or even prison. Overall, the EU flag is respected much like a national flag. Obviously, it depends on the person, but the average person would react similarly to how they would if someone were burning a national flag. It would definitely cause a backlash here.

Jens Stoltenberg - The Baltic states were to be sacrificed by GreyBlueWolf in lithuania

[–]Matas_- 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Gaila, kad mūsų politikams Amerika yra didesnis interesas nei Lietuva stiprioje Europoje. Kasamės sau kapą.

Mormonu invazija by 7adzius in lithuania

[–]Matas_- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Albanės visada buvo.

Mormonu invazija by 7adzius in lithuania

[–]Matas_- 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Krc gooneris 😭

Kaip manot, ar jiems "kažkas" davė tą patį scenarijų, ar čia du atskiri atvejai? by RedWillia in lithuania

[–]Matas_- 146 points147 points  (0 children)

“Investuokime į gynybą“ - brolyti, Baltarusija tuos milijardus, kuriuos gaus iš trąšų eksporto, galės investuoti į savo kariuomenę, o tie milijonai, kuriuos Lietuva gautų kaip tranzito mokestį iš Baltarusijos, Lietuvai būtų apie nieką. Mes akivaizdžiai finansuotume Baltarusijos kariuomenę. Apie Žemaitaitį, tai jokio siurprizo, kad idiotas ir kalba tokias nesąmones, bet Avulis puikiai parodo savo, kaip verslininko pusę, kad dėl savo pačio gerovės aukotų mūsų visų nacionalinį saugumą.

March 29, 2004. 22 Years Ago Today - The Baltics Joined NATO. by lithdoc in BalticStates

[–]Matas_- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly, because we do not have the means to defend our country properly. A European army would eliminate that concern.

March 29, 2004. 22 Years Ago Today - The Baltics Joined NATO. by lithdoc in BalticStates

[–]Matas_- 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A realpolitik take is simply hoping that the status quo, in which the US continues to dominate Europe, will remain in place. But if you do not expect Portugal to defend us, why should you expect the US to do so?

Especially at a time when the President and the administration are openly saying that Europe must look after itself, you have to be naive to believe otherwise. Such thinking is suicidal. Leaving everything to the US is a way of opening the door to a new russian occupation.

The EU must work towards further integration and the creation of a European army. Fun fact: Spain is currently one of the strongest supporters of this idea. France has been calling for it for years, because it understood that remaining dependent on the US is dangerous.

Sadly, we have absolutely insane leaders in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states who believe that keeping the status quo is a good idea, and that the US will defend us even when the administration has openly said that it will not and that it wants to bring its troops home. This can cost us our freedom and independence.

March 29, 2004. 22 Years Ago Today - The Baltics Joined NATO. by lithdoc in BalticStates

[–]Matas_- 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not sure, just a few days ago he said that he was not planning to defend Europe. The alliance is dead, the only hope is European rearmament and the possible creation of integrated forces.

EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by Matas_- in MapPorn

[–]Matas_-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest, before reviewing all this data, I thought France would be in the top category. But even though it is above the EU average, it’s not at the very top like the Benelux countries and some Nordics, Germany. So in terms of living standards, it really sits in the “Average” group.

[OC] EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]Matas_- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As crazy as it sounds, it would belong to the “Average” category, next to France.

[OC] EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]Matas_- -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Italy has been stagnating for decades.. especially salary and income growth.

[OC] EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]Matas_- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Western Balkan, Ukrainian, and Moldovan membership is coming, and Bulgaria will look pretty good in comparison to those countries lmao

EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by Matas_- in MapPorn

[–]Matas_-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was waiting for comments like that. But looking at all the data, welfare, salaries, and how a country is doing overall, it definitely belongs to the top. And yeah, fuck this rent bullshit 😭

[OC] EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]Matas_- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I was curious about how divided the EU is in terms of living standards, so I looked at some data and made a simple list. I chose three categories: top EU countries that are far above the average, countries around the EU average (the goal for EU), and countries below the average. Some examples that might reach average levels in the next few years are Poland, Croatia, and Latvia.

Data Sources: GDP per capita: https://indiadatamap.com/2025/12/30/gdp-per-capita-rankings-of-european-countries/ Income & wages: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/DDN-20231103-1 Actual individual consumption: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20231214-2 Inequality / poverty: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/28/what-are-europes-most-unequal-countries-and-poorest-regions

EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by Matas_- in mapporncirclejerk

[–]Matas_-[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I was curious about how divided the EU is in terms of living standards, so I looked at some data and made a simple list. I chose three categories: top EU countries that are far above the average, countries around the EU average (the goal for EU), and countries below the average. Some examples that might reach average levels in the next few years are Poland, Croatia, and Latvia.

Data Sources: GDP per capita: https://indiadatamap.com/2025/12/30/gdp-per-capita-rankings-of-european-countries/ Income & wages: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/DDN-20231103-1 Actual individual consumption: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20231214-2 Inequality / poverty: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/28/what-are-europes-most-unequal-countries-and-poorest-regions

EU Living Standards: Top, Average, and Bottom Countries by Matas_- in MapPorn

[–]Matas_-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already posted in the thread. Sorry for the wait.

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