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Amnesty Condemns New Homophobic Law
Amnesty International, the Human Rights watchdog, has strongly condemned last month's passing of a law that effectively bans any discussion of gay issues within... | Current Affairs |
Steer Clear of Sausages in Vilnius
While sausages aren’t exactly famed for their health promoting properties, you really might want to give them a wide berth if you’re in Lithuania anytime soon, ... | Current Affairs |
The Lights go out across Lithuania
If you're planning a trip to the country's capital you might want to pack some candles, after a tourist trade protest snuffed out the lights in the nation's hot... | Business |
Register Today to Race
As of today – 30 May – you’ve just over 100 days left before the gun fires and it’s off from the starting blocks at Vilnius’s Annual Marathon. So no excuses, t... | City Focus |
A Royal Visit
It's been announced that Vilnius will be visited by a Couple of very prominent guests: His Majesty King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain, accompanied by a... | Current Affairs |
Vilnius Cinema Spring
14th Vilnius International Film Festival, also known as Cinema Spring (Kino pavasaris) is in session! As usual, the festival is a great event, extremely popular... | Art and Culture |
New Labor Exchange in Vilnius
All of the Vilnius residents who have lost their jobs can sleep tight - there is hope! A new labor exchange was opened in Vilnius Bernardinai church, where both... | City Focus |
Vilnius Cinema Spring
14th Vilnius International Film Festival, also known as Cinema Spring (Kino pavasaris) is in session! As usual, the festival is a great event, extremely popular... | Art and Culture |
2009 Cultural Calendar
Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, is the first Baltic city to be honored with the Cultural Capital title. "Vilnius is the most important city for Lithuanians. I ... | Current Affairs |
Make Up Store In Vilnius
Over 100 euros have been invested into building a huge Make Up Store shop in Lithuania's capital. According to Kristina Tripolskaja (head of the company Kristyl... | Comment |
Restoration of Jewish properties
Petras Vaitiekunas, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, stated that the government needs to take care of the Jewish property restitution issue. The discussion took pla... | Current Affairs |
Creating The Capital Of Culture
Whilst Liverpool, home city of the Beatles, is donning the crown of European Capital of Culture in 2008, next year will see Vilnius step into the spotlight.
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Euro Challenger On His Way To Vilnius
If you've been backpacking around Europe then you'll no doubt have met a few crazy travellers along your way. The travelling community is well known for its ass... | Comment |
Gay Rights Rally Up In Smoke (Again)!
When the Brussels-based, EU-backed International Lesbian Gay Association (ILGA) chose Vilnius as the host city for their annual conference, they did so for just... | Current Affairs |
Grave Concerns Over Jewish Cemetery
This news story is long overdue, we know. The fact is, this issue has been idling for months and we're all waiting for...something to happen. Well, nothing has ... | Current Affairs |
Baltic Ballers
In another case of Lithuanians chasing after silly superlatives (see 'Centre of Europe'), top politicians gathered in Vilnius Wednesday for the unveiling of the... | Art and Culture |
Hooligan Happy Violence at Vetra
Local football side, Vetra Vilnius' 'Vetra Stadium' saw some of the most violent scenes of its brief history this weekend when a match between the home team and... | Current Affairs |
A Carny's Life is the Life For Me
Good to know that the profession of 'illusionism' is still alive and well in Lithuania, as brother and sister circus duo Arvydas and Diana Gaiciunas proved this... | Art and Culture |
No Love For the Haters
Turns out that Vilnius Major Juozas Imbrasas may have actually been protecting homosexuals when she quashed Vilnius' first-ever attempt at any sort of public ga... | Current Affairs |
Vilnius Downloadable PDF Guide!
We know you've spent a lot of wishful hours thinking, "Dang, Vilnius Life is the cat's pajamas - I just wish I could take it with me!" Well sweetheart, now you ... | Comment |
LT and EU Face Off Over Homosexuality
The latest in a veritable deluge of homophobia in Lithuania's capital, the country now seems to be ready to go head-to-head with the EU over gay tolerance after... | Current Affairs |
Rainbow Bus Busted by Homophobes
Overt homophobia has reared its unsexy head once again in Lithuania's capital. After years of closeted meetings and hush-hush efforts, Vilnius' gay rights organ... | Current Affairs |
Giraffes Gone Wild!
In a seldom seen square-off between man and beast, a giraffe has been both accused of and applauded for attacking three intoxicated trespassers in its habitat a... | Comment |
New Interactive Vilnius Map!
It gives us great pleasure to introduce to you our brand-spankin' new, hot-off-the-pixels Vilnius map. Go ahead there, give it a whirl - click at will, drag it ... | Comment |
Lithuanians Accused of Something...
Making international headlines today was the almost informationless story of a group of drunken Lithuanians pummeling passengers on a bus bound from Kaliningrad... | Comment |
Honey, Come Home...
According to a poll published April 17th, more than half of all Lithuanian citizens want to bring their troops home from Iraq. The survey showed that 56.3 perce... | Current Affairs |
Lithuania Opposes GM Crops
This week Lithuanian authorities held up their position on genetically modified food by rejecting the application of a German company seeking to grow geneticall... | Current Affairs |
In Praise of iPods
Some Vilnius commuters now have a new aggravation to look forward to. A new project, called Learning By Moving, subjects commuters already unpleasantly (and per... | City Focus |
Fit To Be Tied
On March 19th, Vilnius residents awoke to find that the statues in their good city had been "silenced." White ribbons and banners were tied around the mouths of... | City Focus |
Focus On Vilnius 2009
The Vilnius European Capital of Culture 2009 Bureau has announced its team and plans for the celebrations. The event is a momentous challenge for the crew, who ... | City Focus |
Hannibal the Cannibal
Lithuania serves as the unlikely backdrop for blockbuster movie of the moment Hannibal Rising. The multi-million dollar movie is a prequel to Red Dragon, castin... | Comment |
Aer Lingus Lithuania Bound
Ireland's national airline 'Aer Lingus' has announced that they are launching a new service to Lithuania. Aer Lingus will be providing the service from May onwa... | Business |
Christmas Concerts
Exploring Vilnius's churches is always a delight, and this Christmas, travellers have the opportunity to enjoy them in an especially festive fashion. A handful ... | Art and Culture |
Reunited At Last
An eighty-four-year-old Jewish lady is to be reunited with the Lithuanian family that saved her life sixty years ago.
Lea Ingel and her husband Samuel escape... | Current Affairs |
Talking Buses Bust Into Town
On a recent trip to England, Vilnius Life's scribbler was struck by a certain robotic tendency in public places. Now, before you get the wrong impression, we're... | City Focus |
Queen Elizabeth in Vilnius
Cheering crowds greeted Queen Elizabeth II today as she began her tour of the Baltic states. Union Jacks were aflutter, and the British anthem was given a heart... | City Focus |
Baring Up In Vilnius
A Vilnius bus driver went on a one man parade on Monday, baring all but his absolute essentials to staff at the Defense Ministry.
In a scene that was reminis... | City Focus |
Elton John Leads 'Capital Days'
Flamboyant pop legend Elton John is set to headline Vilnius's Capital Days festival this September 1st. The eccentric British star, known for his catchy tunes, ... | City Focus |
Simply Red Revs Up For Vilnius
Surely the best kind of fame is when you have the world at your feet but you can still pass unrecognised in the world at large. Who wants to be harangued whilst... | Comment |
Drought Leaves Farmers Desperate
The fine weather may have delighted holiday-makers, but the searing temperatures have taken a terrible toll on Lithuania's agriculture. So much so that the gove... | Current Affairs |
On Her Majesty's Intoxicated Service
A diplomatic immunity is supposed to come in handy when a bright spark decides to round up the men in grey suits and launch a good old fashioned revolution. Mor... | Comment |
UEFA Smells A Rat
One of Lithuania's leading soccer teams has become embroiled in a UEFA disciplinary case. The affair harks back to last year's Intertoto Cup, when FK Zalgiras V... | Comment |
Lithuania's Government Falls
Lithuania's government collapsed on Wednesday, hot on the heels of the country's rejection by Brussels over the single currency. However, whilst the stalling of... | Current Affairs |
One for the Road (Or was that 101?)
A Lithuanian lorry-driver amazed police on Tuesday morning when it became apparent that he had drunk 18 times the national limit.
"This guy should have been... | Comment |
Almost the Winners
As many observers were swift to point out, naming a Eurovision song entry 'We Are The Winners' seemed to be rather tempting fate. What's more, initial exposure ... | Comment |
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