Riga is Cleanest City in Europe

October 22, 2007 - Dublin remains one of Europe's dirtiest cities, according to the results of survey published today. Irish Business Against Litter has called on the government to get tough enforcing the laws on litter. According to the survey, the city is getting cleaner, but it remains the dirtiest of the ten cities tested, with Riga in Latvia the cleanest. [read more]

LITHUANIA'S ZALGIRIS BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY AGAINST NBA TEAMS THIS FALL

October 15, 2007 - Thanks to the ongoing collaboration between Euroleague Basketball and the NBA, the best Lithuanian basketball team Zalgiris Kaunas will take part in three exhibition games.

 

Mart Laar Will Give Keynote Address at The Atlas Experience

August 5, 2007 - A few weeks ago, in the aftermath of a political disagreement with Russia, the 'oxygen' in Estonia was constricted by cyber-attacks, which essentially shut down the country's access to the outside world...

 

USBF voices concern over the Russian bullying of Estonia

Estonia, after 50 years of occupation by Soviet and Russian forces, is once again having its independence endangered by threats and pressure from Russia...

 

President Bush Welcomes President Ilves of Estonia to the White House

June 25, 200 - President Bush welcomed President Toomas Ilves of Estonia to the White House on June 25, 2007...

 

 

May 24, 2007 - New Grants Support Educational Youth Camps in Rural Lithuania

Funds raised in United States, a public-private partnership with the Ministry of Education...

 

 

PAST CULTURAL EVENTS:

12/04/07 - The Singing Revolution is opening in theaters for all to see!

11/17/07 - Estonian composer Arvo Part featured as the James River Singers celebrate music From the Baltic Sea

10/31/07 - Lithuania: a stranger in the south of the north

10/22/07 - Embassy of Latvia presents an exhibition "Latvian National Costumes"

10/15/07 - Lithuania's Zalgiris Basketball Team Will Play Against NBA Teams This Fall

 

 

Lithuania makes significant progress in gender equality
November 10, 2007

VILNIUS, Nov 10 (LETA) - The World Economic Forum has published the Gender Gap Index 2007. The annually published index assesses countries according to their gender gap indicators in four critical areas, such as economic and political participation, access to education and access to healthcare.

According to 2007 Gender Gap Index, Lithuania made the biggest progress among the top 20 countries, gaining seven places to become 14th, as the Lithuanian government announced. The Global Gender Gap Report covers 128 countries, representing over 90 percent of the world’s population. Nordic countries - Sweden, Norway, Finland and Island top the gender equality rankings.

 

The UN General Assembly meeting in New York
September 25 - October 3.

Below are links to the statements by President Ilves of Estonia, President Zatlers of Latvia, and President Adamkus of Lithuania.

More info at: http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/ (videos also available)

ESTONIA - Tuesday, September 25 (Afternoon Session 15:00-19:00) http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/2007/pdfs/estonia-eng.pdf http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0154230.html

LATVIA - Wednesday, September 26 (Morning Session 9:00-13:00) http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/2007/pdfs/latvia-en.pdf http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0154904.html http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0153492.html

LITHUANIA - Wednesday, September 26 (Morning Session 9:00-13:00) http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/2007/pdfs/lithuania-en.pdf http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0154604.html

See also: http://www.un.org/ga/news/news.asp?NewsID=23980