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During the Presidency of the Council of the European Union Lithuania will seek for such priorities in the area of information society and telecommunication: create the background for secure, reliable and user-friendly online transactions and to ensure the development of interstate telecommunications infrastructure. Rimantas Sinkevičius, the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania introduced the above priorities of the Lithuanian Presidency to Amalia Sartori, President of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) of the European Parliament as well as to the other ITRE members.

Over the first half-year, Vilnius Airport (VIA) handled 1,213 million passengers, showing a 25% increase, compared to the same period last year.

During the informal meeting on the 18th of July in Vilnius, the European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Ministers paid most attention to the issues of cyber security issues.

Vilnius is the first city in the world that has started to measure happiness based on personal input. The results are displayed hourly. Residents and visitors alike can rate their mood throughout the day in Vilnius on the Happiness Barometer.

Many stores decline to sell magazine amid criticism over glamorous cover image of Boston bombing suspect with story titled 'Jahar's World'. With his smoky eyes and tousled hair, the subject of the latest Rolling Stone cover story could pass for any rising US music star.

The Vilnius City Council has decided to grant Nobel Prize laureate and President of Israel Shimon Peres an honorary Vilnius citizenship.

 

 

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