The EU accession in 2004 brought the Baltic States, a small economic miracle. But that is gone: the growth collapses. Now speculators are betting on a devaluation of the Latvian currency. Scandinavian banks, it’s not a nice prospect.
Last Monday crisis-stricken Latvia was able to secure rescue loans from both the EU and the [...]
Emmy winner American actor-comedian-producer-director Ben Stiller (Meet the Parents) is reportedly seriously considering Bollywood.
Reports suggest that 43 years old Stiller had received various Bollywood offers and he might go for one of those in the near future. He was quoted as referring to preponderance of drama, music and dance in Indian films as “amazing”. [...]
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While searching for the data on the possibility of Eastern European countries to overcome economic crisis, I‘ve come across very interesting evaluations.
The German „Die Zeit“ writes: „When soviet empire collapsed 20 years ago, Europe became an incarnation of freedom, openness and bright future for Poland, Hungary, Baltic States and Bulgaria, but today the old [...]
Hindus have urged Bollywood and Central Board of Film Certification of India to go slow on re-introducing kissing in films and blatant westernization.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that India and Hindus belong to an ancient civilization with certain set of norms and we were proud of [...]
Lithuanian politicians have recently repeatedly criticised what they see as a lack of solidarity by the major states of the EU, above all Germany, with the smaller and poorer EU states.
Kestutis Girnius defends Germany’s behaviour on the news portal Delfi:
“Germany is generous. For many years it was Europe’s paymaster and provided the most funding [...]
US Vice President Joe Biden is currently visiting Ukraine and Georgia. The left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung comments: “From the Russian leadership’s point of view the trip to Kiev and Tbilisi is a test:
Will the US continue with its aggressive rhetoric and back Russia’s neighbours in their quest for democracy and alliance with the West? [...]
Eglė Digrytė comments with an ironic undertone on a new Lithuanian law for the protection of the young on the news portal Delfi:
“With their new law the MPs have garnered more attention for Lithuania than any expert on international relations could have done. … When has the world heard word of Lithuania? When one [...]
Iceland submits its formal application for membership of the European Union today.
This puts the country behind other candidates like Croatia, Albania and Turkey from a chronological point of view. In his blog Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt writes that the Nordic country nonetheless has excellent chances of a swift accession:
“European cooperation has retained [...]
On the morning of July 17, a guest at the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta came down to the lobby and began walking toward the lounge with his roll-aboard suitcase in tow and a backpack slung across his chest. Sensing something odd about the fellow, alert security officers approached him and asked him if [...]
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