Must-Have Job Skills in 2013

Even as employers remain cautious next year about every dollar spent on employees, they'll also want workers to show greater skills and results. For employees who want to get ahead, basic competency won't be enough. To win a promotion or land a job next year, experts say there are four must-have job skills:

Lithuanian meat industry: Local pigs are not enough

A Lithuanian can hardly imagine his or her daily meal without a pork stake or a chicken wing. If experts be trusted, it can soon change. According to scientist of Stockholm International Water Institute, meat might well become a luxury product by 2050.

“We need to strengthen economic coordination within the Euro area with binding commitments” – German Ambassador to Lithuania

German Ambassador to Lithuania, Matthias Mulmenstadt is a great supporter of the European project and does not see any reason for people to fear a “two-speed” Europe. His country has always advocated closer EU integration.

Dairy business in Lithuania: Big fishes in small pond

The entire Lithuanian dairy industry is controlled by five major companies: Pieno žvaigždės, Rokiškio sūris, Žemaitijos pienas, Vilkyškių pieninė, and Marijampolės pieno konservai. They are doubtlessly the strongest dairy plants in the Baltics, since their competitors in Latvia and Estonia are incomparably smaller and the two dairy markets are more divided.

Lithuanian Science Prize winner Romualdas Kriaučiūnas: Have I really done so much?

His story warrants a cinematic treatment. At eight, together with his mother and two sisters, he fled to Germany, to escape the Red Army; at thirteen, he came to the United States. He grew up without a father, worked hard and studied all his life. At 76, Romualdas Kriaučiūnas was awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Lithuania for his life-long achievements in promoting science.

Discussion on the Nordic-Baltic cultural cooperation held in Vilnius

On 12 November, Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Embassy in Lithuania and the European Film Forum Scanorama co-organised a special event, dedicated to the Nordic-Baltic cultural cooperation. The event focused on possibilities for the Nordic-Baltic cooperation in the field of culture

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