Lithuanian-Portuguese relations

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The Lithuanian-Portuguese relations include the bilateral relations between Lithuania and Portugal . The countries entered into diplomatic relations in 1923, which were resumed in 1991 after Lithuania's independence was restored.

The relationships are considered friendly and problem-free, even if they are still comparatively less intense. Bilateral trade and the Lithuanian community in Portugal are links, but the most important intergovernmental points of contact are above all in joint political work in international institutions. The common membership in the EU and NATO represent the most important connecting elements, and Lithuania and Portugal are partners and others. a. in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development , in the Council of Europe , in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and in the European Space Agency . You both belong to the euro zone and the Schengen area .

history

Reception of the Soviets in Lithuania in 1940: integration into the Soviet Union initially ended Lithuania's relations with Portugal under its semi - fascist and anti-communist Salazar regime

Lithuania gained independence for the first time in 1918 and was admitted to the League of Nations in 1921 . Portugal recognized the independent Republic of Lithuania de facto, and in early May 1923 de jure as well.

After the forced incorporation of Lithuania into the Soviet Union in 1940, relations were determined by Portuguese-Soviet relations .

In the course of the increasing disintegration of the Soviet Union, Lithuania declared its independence again in 1990. Portugal recognized the restored independence of Lithuania de jure on August 26, 1991, and on October 4, 1991 the two countries established diplomatic relations.

2017 EU meeting in Estonia: particularly since Lithuania joined the EU in 2004, Lithuania and Portugal have been partners in a large number of multilateral organizations

Osvaldas Balakauskas was the first Lithuanian ambassador to Portugal to be accredited in 1992, and Alexandre Lecanstre da Veiga , Portugal's ambassador to Denmark, was double-accredited in January 1993 as the first Portuguese ambassador to Vilnius.

In the course of the subsequent rapprochement between Lithuania and the EU, to which Portugal has been a member since 1986, and with the western defense alliance NATO, which Portugal co-founded in 1949, Portugal and Lithuania also grew closer.

On February 26, 2003, the two countries concluded a mutual agreement to prevent double taxation and tax evasion , followed by a mutual investment protection agreement on August 14, 2003.

In 2005 Portugal opened its own embassy in Vilnius.

On April 18, 2005, the two countries signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in the field of tourism .

In the wake of the rigid and comprehensive austerity policy in Portugal after the euro crisis , which plunged the country into a deep economic crisis from 2010, Portugal closed its embassy in Lithuania again in 2012, which has since again belonged to the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador to Denmark.

diplomacy

The Lithuanian consulate in Viseu, Portugal

Lithuania does not have its own embassy in Portugal; the Lithuanian embassy in London is responsible . There are Lithuanian honorary consulates in Viseu and Ponta Delgada on the Azores Islands .

Portugal has not had its own embassy in Lithuania since 2012, which has since been part of the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador in the Danish capital Copenhagen . Portugal has an honorary consulate in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius (as of 2018).

Town twinning

migration

748 Lithuanians were registered in Portugal in 2018, most of them in the Lisbon district (221) and the Porto district (113). The total of their remittance was 1.15 million euros.

In 2017, 45 Portuguese citizens were registered in Lithuania. They transferred 90,000 euros back.

economy

Portucel Soporcel's paper mill in Setúbal : Paper and pulp are Portugal's most important single exports to Lithuania, while plastics are Lithuania's most important exports to Portugal.

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP has no branch in Lithuania, the AICEP contact office at the Portuguese embassy in Denmark is responsible.

In 2016, 1,007 Portuguese companies were trading with Lithuania.

In 2016, Lithuania imported goods and services worth 49.5 million euros from Portugal ( 2015 : 51.4 million, 2014 : 41.3 million, 2013 : 48.7 million, 2012 : 29.5 million Million). The proportion of goods was 34.5 million euros, of which 21.1% textiles, 17.7% machines and devices, 11.1% paper and cellulose, 10.6% chemical-pharmaceutical products, 8.3% plastics and rubber , and 7.3% metal products. The service share of 15 million comes to a large extent (almost 12 million) from the income of Lithuanian tourists in Portugal.

During the same period, Portugal imported goods worth 68.4 million euros from Lithuania ( 2015 : 72.3 million, 2014 : 70.5 million, 2013 : 55.4 million, 2012 : 48.7 million) . The share of goods amounted to 63.4 million euros, of which 47.1% plastics and rubber, 15.6% agricultural products, 7.5% machines and devices, 6.3% optical and precision instruments, 4.0% chemical-pharmaceutical products, and 4.0% textile fabrics.

In Portugal's foreign trade, Lithuania ranks 61st as a buyer and 63rd as a supplier. In Lithuanian foreign trade, Portugal was 36th as a buyer and 35th as a supplier.

Culture

The Portuguese national cultural institute Instituto Camões is present in Lithuania. a. with lectureships at Kaunas University and Vilnius University . The Lithuanian counterpart, the Lietuvos institutas, has no representation in Portugal.

Filmmakers from both countries are often guests at film festivals in the other country. For example, the Lithuanian director Laila Pakalnina received an award for her documentary Pramis at the Curtas Vila do Conde , the most important short film festival in Portugal.

Sports

Soccer

Edgaras Jankauskas in the Skonto Riga jersey in 2008 , shortly after his move from Belenenses Lisbon in the same year. Before that, he had won two Portuguese championships with FC Porto , in 2003 and 2004

The Lithuanian national soccer team and the Portuguese men's national team have played against each other twice so far (as of July 2019). They met for the first time on August 16, 2000, the friendly game in Viseu, Portugal ended 5-1 for the hosts. The second game was also a friendly and also took place in Portugal, in Alcochete. Portugal also won this game, this time 4-1. Lithuania was not represented at the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.

Lithuanian players occasionally play for Portuguese clubs, such as national players like Edgaras Jankauskas , who played for various clubs there and won two Portuguese championships with FC Porto in 2003 and 2004 . Other national players from Lithuania such as Mindaugas Kalonas and Lukas Spalvis also played in Portugal.

The Lithuanian women's national soccer team and the Portuguese women's national team have not yet met. The Lithuanians have not yet been represented at the Portuguese Algarve Cup (as of July 2019).

Other

At the Canoe Racing World Championships 2018 in Montemor-o-Velho , Lithuania finished 15th, host Portugal finished seventh. At the European Canoe Racing Championships in 2013 at the same location, Lithuania finished ninth, host Portugal came twelfth.

At the 2011 European Basketball Championships in Lithuania, Portugal and the hosts met in the preliminary round in Group A. Lithuania won the direct encounter in Panevėžys on September 5, 2011 with 98:69. Portugal did not progress in the end as bottom of the group, while Lithuania finished fifth.

Web links

Commons : Lithuanian-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Website on Lithuanian-Portuguese relations in the diplomatic portal of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on August 6, 2019
  2. ↑ a b c d Overview of the Lithuanian-Portuguese relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, accessed on August 6, 2019
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Overview of Portugal's economic relations with Lithuania , PDF download from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on August 6, 2019
  4. ↑ List of foreign citizens in Portugal (by district) at the Portuguese immigration office Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras, accessed on August 6, 2019
  5. ↑ a b Website on Lithuanian-Portuguese migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on August 6, 2019
  6. ^ Website of the Instituto Camões on the activities in Lithuania , accessed on August 6, 2019