in common with the promises for which we have originally voted for. We voted on becoming a member of the European Union not because it [the membership] is a universal value per se, but because of its promises, such as the free movement of goods and services, common cultural space, market as well as security were attractive. All of that sounds good and well, but today none of these promises look realistic as there is no movement, no freedom, no envisioned fantasy of Western life, and no democracy. Conversely, the EU is the source from which our Prime Ministers get orders while our national self-dependency is being destroyed,” Vasiliauskaitė explained. References 1975 births Lithuanian feminists 21st-century Lithuanian philosophers Lithuanian educators Living people Academic staff of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Feminist philosophers Social philosophers Lithuanian women philosophers