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Economy

Former head of Skype Tallinn: Vilnius is among Top 10 cities for startups

July 28, 2015 DELFI EN 0

The former head of the Skype office in Tallinn, who established a start-up helping other start-ups find the best place to develop their businesses, has noticed that Vilnius distinguishes itself among other European cities for its suitability for developing new business. […]

US President Barack Obama and Lithuania's Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Why Lithuania is bound to be pro-American

July 27, 2015 DELFI EN 0

There was a time right after World War Two when Lithuanians believed that the United States of America would swoop into a Soviet-occupied country and drive the Soviets away. These hopes were rather baseless, yet the USA did stand by its policy not to recognise the annexation of the Baltic states. The start of this policy is believed to be July 23rd, 1940, with the declaration to this effect by US State Secretary Sumner Welles. […]

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Economy

Chinese online retailers pick Lithuania as gateway to Europe and Russia

July 21, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Products sold on the internet for a couple of euros and the possibility to purchase them in any country for such a low price is a real horror for local sellers. Chinese suppliers may be closer than ever before – China’s e-commerce companies are already cooperating with European logistic companies. “Lithuanian Post” is among the open gates for China, enabling them to reach European and Russian markets. […]

Society

Students from India come to study in Lithuania

July 13, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Indian youth looking for higher education are interested in opportunities of study in Europe. An increasing number of Indian students come to Lithuania, according to timesofindia.com. […]

Dimitris Papanikolaou
European Union

Syriza member in Vilnius: Workers’ rights are the biggest loss in Greek debt crisis

July 9, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Europeans are starting to realize how sombre the situation is for the Greek people and sympathize with their plight, says Dimitris Papanikolaou, academic from Oxford University. The austerity measures imposed on Greece have done little to get the country out of debt and a lot to dismantle welfare provisions and workers’ rights. The fight to prevent this, he says, is not Greece’s alone – the Europe we joined is a Europe that ensures the minimum of dignified life for everyone. […]

Tautiška giesmė pasklido po pasaulį
Society

Historian Nikžentaitis: Singing Lithuania’s national anthem across the globe is good basis for establishing dual citizenship

July 8, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Lithuania knows the exact day when it became part of Europe. That was on 6 July 1253, when Duke Mindaugas, shortly after having accepted baptism, was crowned by the Pope of Rome the king of still largely pagan lands. The 6 of July is now celebrated as Lithuania’s Statehood Day and although its a holiday of recent vintage (it was not observed before the 1990s), it already involves a tradition. Each 6 July, Lithuanians in the country and abroad join in the singing of the national anthem. […]

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Economy

Lithuanian entrepreneur set on opening up the Baltics to Indian tourists

July 1, 2015 DELFI EN 0

The things that fascinate them most in Lithuania are: water that you can drink directly from the tap, cleanliness, small population and insanely fast internet. They are also amazed by the clouds, since in India, the sky is either completely clear or overcast. […]

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Defence

Lithuanian army claimed to discriminate against gay servicemen

June 17, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Lithuania’s defence minister has been forced to reassure that the country’s military does not discriminate against gay men after an army psychiatrist claimed that homosexuality was an exclusion criteria in selecting servicemen. […]