Nov 11, 2009 - Lithuania and IT are synonyms...VILNIUS - In recent years, Lithuania and IT have become synonyms. The major international IT companies are looking for employees in Lithuania. According to IT application levels, Lithuania is far ahead of the majority of European Union countries.
“Vilnius is especially attractive because of a huge number of highly educated people who have talent in IT,” said Jim Dimore, head of Barclays Bank’s IT...
Nov 04, 2009 - Political issues rather than economy hit railway i...TALLINN - There has recently been a lot of discussion in political, business and scientific circles about the importance of railway transit, and the transit cluster development, as a driving factor in the Estonian economy. During and after the April 2007 events surrounding the moving of the Bronze statue, it has been claimed that Russia is applying hidden economic sanctions on Estonia that have re...
Nov 04, 2009 - Train boogie and blues...VILNIUS - The state-owned company Lithuanian Railways has an almost 150 year history. In 1860, the first locomotive arrived in Vilnius from Daugavpils. While Lithuanian Railways already started to celebrate its anniversary promoting the company, on Oct. 19 - 20, the giant ideas for the railways of the 21st century were discussed at the ASEM in Vilnius.
ASEM, or Asia-Europe Meeting, is informal ...
Nov 04, 2009 - Latvian Railway Sector – Sustainable Development ...RIGA - State Joint Stock Company Latvian Railway (LDz), one of the largest employers in the country, plays an important role in diminishing road traffic by facilitating inter-city mobility as well as constituting a growing and dynamic freight transport market. It is also one of the oldest companies in the country – this year LDz celebrated its 90th anniversary.
The first railways were built in La...
Oct 29, 2009 - The estate of horror...VILNIUS - On All Saints Day, Nov. 1, and All Souls Day, Nov. 2, Lithuanians visit cemeteries and commemorate the deceased by lighting candles near their graves. The candles will also be lit in the columbarium of Tuskulenai estate, situated in the heart of Vilnius, on the right bank of the Neris river opposite the St. Peter and St. Paul’s church. Hundreds of people are buried there.
They we...