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Two countries not so far apart
Two countries not so far apart
Jose Luis Alonso is the Spanish ambassador to Lithuania. He arrived in Vilnius almost two years ago with his enormous international experience: he has been in other countries including Cameroon and Afghanistan, where he was the boss of the Provincial Reconstruction Team, a dangerous and important mission. After that he was offered to come to one of the Baltic countries, so he chose Lithuania. “I miss the Spanish weather and the sun, but this country is very interesting; for me it is very enriching. Maybe Vilnius is what I love most about Lithuania; it is the very center of Europe, Catholic...  Full story...
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Michael Wynne-Parker is a man of many accomplishments. He is currently chairman of Guild Travel and Tourism of the UK. He is the former governor of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth and the former chairman of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (East Region). In 1982 he co-founded, with Lord Rix, the Mencap City Foundation with the Chancellor of the Excheq...
 Oct 22, 2009 - Bulldozing through the Latvian capital...
Bulldozing through the Latvian capital
Bulldozing through the Latvian capital     Ainars Slesers earned the nickname “the human bulldozer” during a controversial stint as Latvia’s minister of transport from 2004 to 2009. He does not appear to have changed his combative style in his new role as deputy mayor of Riga. The Baltic Times’ Philip Birzulis spoke to Slesers about his plans for the city and ethical...
 Oct 15, 2009 - The best navigator steers future captains to exce...
The best navigator steers future captains to excellence
Ricardas Lucka, the 70-year-old ex-captain and president of the Captains’ Club in Klaipeda, doesn’t tell his would-be seafarers and future captains about sirens or the dangers of the Bermuda Triangle, as one might hear in the Caribbean region. ‘Ship steering,’ as he calls it, the most ‘earthy’ subject at the Lithuanian Maritime Academy in Klaipeda, has brought him his students’ respect as ‘the bes...
 Oct 08, 2009 - An eye for fashion...
An eye for fashion
Hanna Korsar is one of the leading fashion designers in Estonia. In today’s fashion conscious generation, Hanna designs unique dress collections for women. Her dresses have exclusive designs and present a killer look. Her range of unique and elegant cocktail dresses are based on a combination of the finest fabric as well as the most elegant designs, which are perfect examples of fashion and style,...
 Oct 01, 2009 - Lithuania’s liberal voice...
Lithuania’s liberal voice
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 Movement, though he is not a member of any political party. He was born in Klaipeda. Donskis has been a profes...
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