Europe, What's Next? - A Journey Through Lithuania | In Focus

[Aunt Hilda]

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Question... is this somewhat representative?

[lI]

From that show: "Most Lithuanians are in favor of a new nuclear power plant" - WTF?? The vast majority (64.77%) voted against it in a referendum - that's even despite of millions of EU funding having been spent on pro-new-nuclear-plant publicity. The fact that our government is acting as if nothing's happened and is planning to go through with that project in spite of the population being against it just shows how pathetic it is. I don't think they'll manage to push that project through in the end.


Other than that, the documentary seems alright.
Maybe a bit on the optimistic side though, for example: the hardships of the fishing industry and the farming sector weren't stressed enough - both are dwindling because EU is subsidizing the planting of forest in arable land and the cutting down of old ships and is giving out less fishing quotas as a token. Basically, it's paying farmers and fishers to make them stop producing which is hardly good for the country IMO.

[Pure ja]

From that show: "Most Lithuanians are in favor of a new nuclear power plant" - WTF?? The vast majority (64.77%) voted against it in a referendum - that's even despite of millions of EU funding having been spent on pro-new-nuclear-plant publicity. The fact that our government is acting as if nothing's happened and is planning to go through with that project in spite of the population being against it just shows how pathetic it is. I don't think they'll manage to push that project through in the end.


Other than that, the documentary seems alright.
Maybe a bit on the optimistic side though, for example: the hardships of the fishing industry and the farming sector weren't stressed enough - both are dwindling because EU is subsidizing the planting of forest in arable land and the cutting down of old ships and is giving out less fishing quotas as a token. Basically, it's paying farmers and fishers to make them stop producing which is hardly good for the country IMO.

You are right about the nuclear reactor and agriculture, but likely wrong about fishing permits.
Fish populations all over the world are overcaught, seas are becoming more littered and poisoned. The decline of open sea fishing is inevitable.

[RussiaPrussia]

Russia is the biggest trading partner of Lithuania i dont get where they have this notion from that its been replaced by western europeans at the end

[Aunt Hilda]

Russia is the biggest trading partner of Lithuania i dont get where they have this notion from that its been replaced by western europeans at the end

most of their trade is with the eu, not russia

[RussiaPrussia]

most of their trade is with the eu, not russia

count belarus into it and its not that of a proportion how they try to portray it.

[Aunt Hilda]

count belarus into it and its not that of a proportion how they try to portray it.

but Belarus is not in the EU, nor is it russia

anyway they are statistical right. most of their trade is with Europe(what do you expect, it's been over 20 years)

[RussiaPrussia]

but Belarus is not in the EU, nor is it russia

anyway they are statistical right. most of their trade is with Europe(what do you expect, it's been over 20 years)

belarus and russia not europe?

[Aunt Hilda]

belarus and russia not europe?

by Europe I meant the EU. my mistake.

[sevruk]

From that show: "Most Lithuanians are in favor of a new nuclear power plant" - WTF?? The vast majority (64.77%) voted against it in a referendum - that's even despite of millions of EU funding having been spent on pro-new-nuclear-plant publicity. The fact that our government is acting as if nothing's happened and is planning to go through with that project in spite of the population being against it just shows how pathetic it is. I don't think they'll manage to push that project through in the end.

and you vote for the preservation of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. EU does not care. Will do what EU says