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Posts from ‘February, 2012’

Wed, 29 Feb 2012, FCIS scandal threatens ruling coalition…

Gailius, according to his public statements, refused to obey the country’s president and soon he was fired alongside his deputy. On Feb. 22, around 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012, Vilnius Book Fair: literature sensations and intellectual discussions…

On Feb. 23-26, tens of thousands of potential readers came to the Litexpo exhibition center to buy something new. Moreover, books also were the pretext for public discussions. Leonidas Donskis, p...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012, Joint activities…

In case the goal of the joint activities is not related to the seeking of profit, the agreement on joint activities is called the “association agreement”. The agreement on joint activi...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Controversies arise over business’ ties with politics…

The takeover took place on Nov. 16. On the eve of the takeover, the daily Lietuvos Rytas published a plan put together by the government and both owners of Snoras, Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas B...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Controversies arise over business’ ties with politics…

The takeover took place on Nov. 16. On the eve of the takeover, the daily Lietuvos Rytas published a plan put together by the government and both owners of Snoras, Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas B...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Independence Day’s Polish accents…

The latter were only informed about it in advance. Salcininkai is really an untypical Lithuanian town: people communicate mostly in Russian and prefer to watch TV channels from Russia and Belaru...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Independence Day’s Polish accents…

The latter were only informed about it in advance. Salcininkai is really an untypical Lithuanian town: people communicate mostly in Russian and prefer to watch TV channels from Russia and Belaru...



LITHUANIA is a state in Northern Europe which has borders with Latvia, Russia, Poland and Belarus. Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden and Denmark. Lithuania covers around 65 thousands square kilometers. The only official language in Lithuania is Lithuanian. Lithuania as a state is a parliamentary republic with internal division of 60 municipalities. The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. Lithuania is a member of NATO, and the European Union and the Council of Europe. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture and Lithuania celebrated the millennium of its name.