Profile: The European Union
Oct 1, 2009 Europe, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
Key facts and dates for the EUTags: European Union, Key Facts, Profile
Government policies add to pressures on publishers
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
TALLINN - Today there are approximately 100 printing companies in Estonia. The country’s joining the European Union in May 2004 encouraged and simplified foreign trade and communication, including in the publishing industry. The export volume from the Estonian printing industry has increased and...Tags: European Union, Export Volume, Government Policies, Printing Companies, Printing Industry, Publishers, Tallinn
Lithuanian printed media worships Sarkozy
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
VILNIUS - A combination of the emergence of competition from free dailies distributed in the trolleybuses and shopping malls, and the growth of the Internet, as well as diminishing advertising revenues has brought troubles for Lithuanian printed media. As if it was not enough, in the fall of las...Tags: Advertising Revenues, Dailies, Emergence, Sarkozy, Shopping Malls, Trolleybuses
Publishing in Latvia – small in size but not in content
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
RIGA - Even though the publishing industry in Latvia cannot be compared in size to those in the UK, German or French markets, publishing houses issuing newspapers, magazines and books play a very important role in country’s everyday life. “The nation that does not read also does not think,” said...Tags: Everyday Life, French Houses, French Markets, French Newspapers, Latvia, Magazines, Publishing Houses, Publishing Industry, Publishing Newspapers, Riga
Get a (new) life!
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
RIGA - Our main problem is that we tend to look more serious than we really are. About 97 percent of adult men and women would never go to a punk-rock concert. The reason for not going isn’t just because they don’t like that kind of music, but mostly because they think that this would be inappro...Tags: Adult Men, Kind Of Music, Men And Women, Punk Rock, Riga, Rock Concert
Upcoming Events
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
Nazareth Oct. 1 Arena Riga The Prodigy World Tour Oct. 3 Skonto Hall, Riga Francis Goya Oct. 7 Vilnius Congress hall Oct. 10 Nokia Concert Hall, Tallinn Tango Passion Oct. 30 Congress Hall, Riga Toto Cutugno Nov. 14 Tallinn LinnaHall Placebo Nov. 17Arena Riga...Tags: Congress Hall, Francis Goya, Nazareth, Nokia, Oct 30, Oct 7, Placebo, Prodigy, Skonto, Tallinn, Tango Passion, Toto Cutugno, Upcoming Events, Vilnius
Winter fun is just around the corner
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
TALLINN - It might seem that winter is way too far off, but that’s what is special about the Baltic climate – winter can start in mid-October and last till the end of April. Winter comes along and brings its beautiful and pure white snow with it. Sure, sometimes it just gets too cold for comfo...Tags: April, Climate, Tallinn, White Snow, Winter Fun
Klaipeda Zoo embraces autumn’s tranquility
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
Klaipeda - If you are standing in Jonusai, the serene, country-like vicinity on the outskirts of Klaipeda, make sure that you don’t stretch out your hand if you hear a melodic feline purring. Your earthly journey might end up in the jaws of the 300 kilo-plus Asian tiger. However, if you happen t...Tags: Asian Tiger, Autumn, Earthly Journey, Jaws, Kilo, Outskirts, Serene Country, Tiger, Tranquility, Vicinity, Zoo
Klaipeda Zoo embraces autumn’s tranquility
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
Klaipeda - If you are standing in Jonusai, the serene, country-like vicinity on the outskirts of Klaipeda, make sure that you don’t stretch out your hand if you hear a melodic feline purring. Your earthly journey might end up in the jaws of the 300 kilo-plus Asian tiger. However, if you happen t...Tags: Asian Tiger, Autumn, Earthly Journey, Jaws, Kilo, Outskirts, Serene Country, Tiger, Tranquility, Vicinity, Zoo
Lithuania’s liberal voice
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
Leonidas Donskis, 47, is member of the European Parliament where he is a member of the liberal faction named the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. During the European Parliament election, which was held in June 2009, Donskis was elected from the list of the Lithuanian Liberal Moveme...Tags: Democrats, Europe, European Parliament Election, Faction, Leonidas Donskis, Liberal Movement, Liberal Voice, Liberals, Lithuania, Parliament
