The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Vilnius - Lithuanians go to the polls Sunday to vote in a general election. But this year's campaign is proving to be very different from the ones that preceded it. Where previous general elections have usually been boisterous, affairs featuring flam...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Vilnius - President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania called on his compatriots to turn out for Sunday's general election in a statement issued on Friday. Describing the election as a big challenge the president (who is not elected during general electio...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanians vote in a parliamentary election Sunday with double digit inflation fuelling fears their small economy could be swamped by the global financial crisis.
ArtCal (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Art Break 195 Grand Street , 718-302-1021 Williamsburg / Greenpoint / Bushwick October 17 - October 21, 2008 Opening: Friday, October 17, 6 - 10PM Web Site The Independent Drawing Gig (IDG) is an international art crossover project initiated by Linas Jablonskis in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2005. A hybrid of live music and drawing, the exhibition emphasizes the collision of the underground music scene...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS, October 9 (RIA Novosti) - Lithuania may extend the use of its Ignalina nuclear power plant until 2012 if the EU fails to provide an alternative action plan for its shutdown, the economy minis...
Intelligent Discontent (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
So I’m back posting, and my nom de plum is a bit more fitting now that I am actually in Poland (well, right now I’m in Vilnius, but studying in Krakow.) And I must say that the vibe in Europe regarding the information is very interesting. A few observations: 1. Voting overseas is [...]
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Parliament is the least trusted institution in Lithuania, so the appeal of a fresh face is strong. That is why the host of an "American Idol"-style show may do well in Sunday's election.
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS - Animals in a cage without food will turn on each other to survive. Among the most ruthless species, it seems, is the Baltic airline company. Competition has become so fierce that flyLAL, Lithuania’s private airline company, sued airBaltic for millions for price dumping (see Page 6) after
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS - Inn555 is a new restaurant flanking the E-Guest House in Vilnius’ new town. It is the sort of place in which you could spend a quiet evening with friends without all the song and dance of “going out.” The restaurant is unique for being in an old factory that was once used for making radio
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS - Manufacturing is run by middle-aged men right? Wrong. One electronics company in Vilnius has a young female leadership. “The management team is rather young, and with a high education level and fluent in English. The average age is 32 years. The workforce is mainly women with a stable fam
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS - Acrimony between airlines airBaltic and flyLAL reached new heights as the two companies fought it out in a 199.83 million litas (57.97 million euros) court case over price dumping. A Lithuanian regional court has frozen some of airBaltic’s property prior to the court battle. flyLAL hope
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS - Just one week before the national elections, the U.S. government has put pressure on its Lithuanian counterpart to resolve the Snipiskes Jewish cemetery situation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution that slams the Lithuanian government failing to protect the historic Je
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
VILNIUS - The people will decide on Oct. 12, who will succeed the current Social Democrat government led by Gediminas Kirkilas. The Lithuanian public will also vote on the referendum for the extension of the lifespan of the controversial Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, whose Chernobyl-style reactor s
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
VILNIUS - The results of a recent public opinion poll have found that Lithuanians are becoming increasingly pessimistic about their country's economic future and ability to compete in the European market. According to the poll conducted by Vilmorus for the European Commission's Representation i
Queerty (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
As a member of the European Union, Lithuania's meant to treat all its citizens with respect. Unfortunately, the nation's leaders don't always agree and have on more than one occassion found themselves embroiled in gay scandal. Take, for example, the capital city Vilnius mayor's repeated prohibition of gay pride. Or how about when they banned [...]
