All articles tagged "Lithuania"

Barefoot policemen protest wage cuts in Lithuania Barefoot policemen protest wage cuts in Lithuania

3 Apr, 01:04 PM 16 comments

Lithuanian police officers have carried out a barefoot protest against wage cuts announced by the government of Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius in Vilnius. Frontier border guards, custom officers and firemen in Lithuania joined the police in a demonstration in front of government buildings

Tags: Barefooted policemen, Lithuania, Latvia, Vilnius, Riga, protest

Lithuania’s out going president slams election preparation Lithuania’s out going president slams election preparation

17 May, 04:15 PM

Lithuania’s president Valdas Adamkus has been highly critical of the current election preparations.

Tags: Lithuania, presidential election campaign

Lithuania has a woman president Lithuania has a woman president

18 May, 07:41 PM 7 comments

Lithuania has a new president. She joins the small ranks of female world leaders. Welcome, Dalia Grybauskaite.

Tags: Lithuania, presidents, women

Lithuania suggests fines for officials using the word "crisis" Lithuania suggests fines for officials using the word  "crisis"

21 May, 03:52 PM 9 comments

The word “crisis” has recently done more harm than the crisis itself, ex-mayor of Vilnius says and proposes introduction of special fines to fight general helplessness and despair

Tags: Lithuania, crisis

Lithuania celebrates 1000 years since first mention of its name Lithuania celebrates 1000 years since first mention of its name

6 Jul, 04:30 PM 4 comments

The Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, became the focus for a day of national celebration on Monday with a series of events marking one thousand years since the first mention of the country appeared in history books.

Tags: Lithuania

Lithuanians turn public toilets into traps for vandals Lithuanians turn public toilets into traps for vandals

7 Jul, 12:21 PM 8 comments

Anyone who happens to visit a public toilet in Klaipeda, Lithuania, should be careful not to spend longer than five minutes inside – after that time limit the doors will automatically get blocked. This is the city authorities’ idea of fighting vandalism.

Tags: Lithuania, weird



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