摘要：Lithuania's membership in NATO and the European Union is perceived today as a natural state, although only a few years ago this was the key subject of discussion in the political and academic layers and in the media. From 1995 to 2004 the ambition to integrate into those structures was the driving force of Lithuanian foreign policy. The implementation of this objective employed basically all national capacities starting with actions to ensure good neighbouring relations and ending with domestic policy reforms in the economic, social, and many other fields.
