Getting to Know the ERF – Dziuginta Balciune

Sunday 20 July 2025

Dziuginta Balciune

WIDE, Vilnius

Dziuginta.Balciune@widen.legal

Dziuginta Balciune, IBA European Regional Forum (ERF) Council Officer for Lithuania

  1. What does being European mean to you?

Now better than ever I understand the meaning of being European, ie, citizen of the country which values democracy as opposed to autocracy, peace as opposed to war, certainty as opposed to constant threat and collaboration instead of fight.

  1. What would you like to accomplish in the ERF in 2025?

If I get to personally know at least a third of ERF members and we have good weather during our Nordic group meeting in Vilnius this October – then I can say that the year has been accomplished successfully!

  1. Do you have any hidden talents or hobbies?

My hidden talent which has been recently disclosed is multitasking and ability to be in different places at the same time (quasi-teleportation). Folk dances and country-side tourism are my hobbies.

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