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WORK AS A HOBBY (Agenda, 2008 Issue 02, p.18,19) Added 2008-05-09 WORK AS A HOBBYHE Dr. Halina Kobeckaite, Ambassador of Lithuania to Finland Recently posted to Finland, HE Mrs Halina Kobeckaite was Ambassador to Estonia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan and also Advisor to the President of Lithuania. She...
A LITHUANIAN LETTER FROM NORWAY (Lithuania today, 2008 Issue 02, p.47) Added 2008-04-14 I arrived to Norway, a country that fascinates me by its fjords, mountains and the beautiful north, two years ago. The news about my posting to Norway after four years of work in Israel was received by some friends as going “from the chosen people...
LITHUANIAN RENAISANCE BECKONS FOR CULTURE CAPITAL (The Copenhagen Post, Issue April 10, 2008) Added 2008-04-10 Mesmerising but strange music from two young, highly-talented, innovative musicians from Vilnius provides an exciting glimpse of what to expect when the city becomes European Capital of Culture next year
TOWARDS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE (Lithuania in the World, Vol.16, No 1, 2008, p.18-22) Added 2008-04-01 Energy security is one of the key preconditions for economic and national security. Although Lithuania restored its political independence in 1990, its energy dependence on Russia, the main power supplier, has remained to this day. The country is...
CHANGING TIMES IN TOURISM (Lithuania in the World, Vol.16 No 1, 2008 p.28-31) Added 2008-04-01 People like to travel, so it is good times for the tourist industry. Lithuania has rapidly built up its tourism and service infrastructure. Citizens looking to holiday abroad can very easily do so. Travel agencies are abundant, and you can even...
MYSTERY OF THE THREE-HANDED SAINT (The Baltic Times, March 12, 2008) Added 2008-03-12 VILNIUS  - One of the must-see stops on any tour of Vilnius is the cathedral, for there is more to this grandiose display of Neo-Classicism than meets the eye. Besides the crypt, which snakes beneath the building to reveal a history that...
LIVELY LITHUANIA, THE CAPITAL OF CULTURE (The Copenhagen Post, Issue 8-February 28, 2008) Added 2008-02-28 Lithuania’s ambassador expresses gratitude for Denmark’s early recognition of her country’s 1990 independence and its assistance ever since, and is enthusiastic about the role of Vilnius as European Capital of Culture next year 
LITHUANIA INDEPENDENCE DAY (The Japan Times, February 16, 2008) Added 2008-02-16 Building a bridge of democracy across Europe It is my pleasure to address the readers of The Japan Times on the happy occasion of the 90th anniversary of the restoration of the State of Lithuania.
SĄJŪDIS – 20 YEARS ON (Lithuania today, 2008 issue 12, p.13-15) Added 2008-01-31 This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Sąjūdis, the Reform Movement of Lithuania. Officially known as Lietuvos Persitvarkymo Sąjūdis, this was the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the...
A LABOR SHORTAGE SOLUTION (The Baltic Times, January 17-23, 2008, No.10, p. 14) Added 2008-01-21 Q&A: Rajinder Chaudhary, Honorary Consul of India in Lithuania The Baltic states' very first Honorary Consul for India is Rajinder Chaudhary, already a well-known personality in the expat community in Lithuania for over over 10 years as the...