Lost freedom - Lithuanian life after EU accession

In Lithuania people have told what the country's accession to the European Union turned out.

In his commentary, Sigitas Leonavičius, President of Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (Vilnius CCIC) said that after joining the EU, an avalanche of legislative acts entered the everyday life of Lithuanians. There are so many requirements, standards, directives and rules that Lithuania even leads the EU in the number of laws and bylaws. A quiet but consistent 'curtailment' of Lithuanian freedoms has started."

"We have turned into a nation living in a world of permits, applications and certificates," the Lithuanian businessman emphasized.