Lithuania was one of ten states that joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. To mark the 20th anniversary of Lithuania’s accession, Ramūnas Vilpišauskas examines Lithuania’s impact on European integration and how two decades of EU membership have shaped the country.
Public discussions in Lithuania about its 20 years of EU membership usually focus on its impressive rate of economic convergence, its post-accession integration into the Schengen area, the Eurozone and regional energy market, as well as relatively high public support for the country’s membership. Lithuania has also been performing relatively well in terms of
