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Advocacy Day on Wednesday, April 26 on Capitol Hill. We invite you to participate in the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC)* Advocacy Day on Wednesday, April 26 on Capitol Hill. The event will organize meetings throughout the day with Senate and House offices onsite. Meetings are an opportunity forContinue Reading

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For Estonians, February 24 marks a day of celebration on the anniversary of the 1918 declaration of independence (Manifest Eestimaa rahvastele). This year, Estonia marks its 105th birthday. Freedom can never be taken for granted. Particularly during this time. This is especially tangible considering it being the first anniversary ofContinue Reading

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(Washington, DC) — The Central and East European Coalition calls on the 117th Congress to uphold the terms of the Budapest Memorandum and to continue supporting the enlargement of NATO during the upcoming Summit in Madrid. Along with the just-concluded Three Seas Summit and European Union Council and G-7 meetingsContinue Reading

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(Washington, DC) — The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) voices deep concern regarding provocations manufactured by the Lukashenka regime in Belarus – with the active support of the Russian Federation – along Belarus’ border with Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania.  Refugees are being cruelly weaponized on the Eastern borders ofContinue Reading

JBANC’s contributing writer Willa Davis recently interviewed Lithuanian writer-filmmaker Karolis Kaupinis.  Kaupinis provides insight into his most recent film, Nova Lituania, which has been picked as Lithuania’s candidate for the best foreign film Oscar nomination.  He also touches upon his background in politics, career in film, and the similarities that canContinue Reading

On Wednesday, November 25th, the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, named Ingrida Šimonytė of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), as Lithuania’s new prime minister.  President Nausėda announced that Prime Minister Šimonytė will be given 15 days to submit an official list of ministerial candidates and a governmentContinue Reading