No Picture
Uncategorized

Western media’s indifference to Ukraine – dangerous for Lithuania?

Major English-speaking TV channels do not devote enough attention to the events in Ukraine, even though the battles are more blood-stained than in other countries, notes philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis. According to him, it is an important lesson to learn for Lithuania and other Baltic countries: the media can be very ignorant, even though there is a massive war going on with vague Russian attempts to intervene, all resulting in great numbers of victims. People interviewed by LRT.lt believe that such information in the media is essential, as it helps to prepare and organize a collective political pressure, and it is easier for governments to make decisions accordingly. […]

Monument for Grand Duke Algirdas in Vitebsk, Belarus. Photo by tut.by
Opinion

Opinion: Why are our neighbours poaching our history?

It is a country’s business what monument, where and how it will be built or demolished. For instance, the Poles have built a statue of urinating Lenin, the Lithuanians seem not to be able to wipe out the symbols of the Soviet reality overlooking the capital from the Green Bridge (should we hold a referendum?), and the Russians may return the Stalingrad name to Volgograd or call it Putingrad – of course, with many busts of the “leader of nations” or the current militant president… […]

Rolandas Paksas
European Union

Lithuanian MEP votes against euro introduction in Lithuania

Leaders of Lithuania’s two ruling parties – Rolandas Paksas of the Order and Justice Party and Valdemar Tomaševski of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, both members of the European Parliament – spoke out against Lithuania’s euro zone accession. […]

No Picture
Culture

Locarno film festival to screen first Lithuanian film in 20 years

Twenty years have passed since a Lithuanian film was last shown in one of the most prominent film events, Locarno International Film Festival (Festival del film Locarno). […]

Riga
Uncategorized

Russian-Ukrainian conflict impacts Latvia’s business environment

Considering the development of the economic environment and political situation, Coface International Credit Risk Insurance Company has changed the outlook for several countries. The outlook has been upgraded for countries of Western Europe and so-called new development markets. Latvia’s outlook has been downgraded. […]

Toghrul Sabzaliyev from Azerbaijan. Photo from personal archive
Society

An Azeri student in Kaunas: a cultural perspective

The education level in Lithuania may not seem good enough to some people but it’s education with a fresh perspective to others. One of these people is Toghrul Sabzaliyev – student from Azerbaijan, who just earned a degree from Kaunas Technology University (KTU) Economics and Business Faculty and shares his view and experience about studies and life in Lithuania. […]

SEB bankas
Economy

SEB to invest EUR 16.26 million pension fund assets in Baltic economies

SEB pension fund asset management companies in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have teamed up with the leading private equity firm in Baltics BaltCap to invest EUR 16.26 million of pension fund assets in developing Baltic companies through BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (BPEF II), head of corporate communication at SEB Martins Panke informs BC. […]