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...huge exporter: its 170,000 textile and clothing firms have annual revenues of more than ?200 billion and employ 2.6 million people. In France, Italy, Spain and especially the E.U.'s newest members in Central and Eastern Europe, the sector is a critical part of the economy. In Lithuania, for example, it accounts for as much as 8% of gross domestic product. "The authorities must either take whatever steps are appropriate to persuade the Chinese to limit their appetite for the E.U. market or they will bear the heavy responsibility of further factory closures, rising unemployment and the resultant impact...
...have appeared on StB lists, and last month the Slovak Bishops' Conference issued an apology: "We concede that some clergy were in the service of the StB, and we don't want to defend them," it said. Despite the controversy, the Slovak government backs the UPN's efforts. In Lithuania, where an explosive list of 60 alleged KGB "reservists" was posted on the Web last month, high-profile politicians have been targeted. The list included Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis and two other senior Lithuanian officials. A parliamentary commission appointed to investigate the charges confirmed the list's authenticity earlier this...
Rice will head to Lithuania in late April, and plans swings through Latin America and Africa before the summer ends. She is still ascending her learning curve. On the road last week, she was at times a little vague on the facts, slightly ill at ease with some subjects. She continues to resort to her talking points--a reporter on her plane likened her to a metronome. Needled at every stop in India and Pakistan about which country would first be allowed to buy F-16 fighters from the U.S., Rice tried to dodge. When all else failed, she dived...
...solution? "We're growing our own," says chief operating officer Don Browne. The network has contracted with Miami Dade College, which was giving English courses to Telemundo's Spanish-speaking employees, to offer a free year of telenovela-scriptwriting classes. Of nearly 4,400 applicants from 26 countries, including Lithuania and Japan, 36 students were selected. They will develop, write and produce segments with actors, and when the course is over, they will have a good shot at a network job. Telenovelas typically last only six months, so there will be plenty of potential job openings. And training writers...
...First Step LITHUANIA Parliament voted to ratify the new E.U. constitution, making Lithuania the first country to approve the charter, due to come into force in 2007. All 25 member states must approve the constitution...