THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is a daily analytical & balanced news digest in English on Lithuania

for a foreign institutional audience, covering internal politics, foreign affairs, economics &

business, and societal development.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is published by the Weekly Publishing, a Vilnius Lithuania-based “Public Institution” since 2011, registered

under license No. 302953954 by the Legal Entities Register of the Republic of Lithuania, Public Establishment Law No. I-1428 - 1996

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A daily analytical news digest on Lithuania in English

WHAT IS THE

WEEKLY OF

VILNIUS?

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is a daily concise analytical & well-

researched news digest on Lithuania, with highly-selected in-

depth news & analysis on Lithuania’s internal politics, foreign

affairs, economics & business, and societal development.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is designed exclusively for the

readership of a foreign institutional audience, including:

foreign missions, embassies, press & media outlets, information

providers, universities, government agencies, think-tank

institutions, academic research centers, international

organizations and multinational corporations, among others.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is the only daily English language

publication on Lithuania in the world that is read worldwide in

over 30 countries in 5 continents.

The content for THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is authored by

professional Lithuanian & foreign staff who are based in Vilnius

Lithuania, who source their news reports from all leading

Lithuanian news & information sources, including: newspapers,

magazines, internet news portals, television & radio channels,

government ministries & agencies, universities, think tank

institutions and academic research centers, among others.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is published by THE WEEKLY

Publishing, a registered “Public Institution” in the Republic of

Lithuania, with the mission of disseminating news & views on

Lithuania to the world and help promote Lithuania globally.

Subscribers to THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS: Over 30 countries in 5 continents

Journalism is printing what someone else

does not want printed. Everything else is

public relations.

George Orwell

WHAT IS THE

ETHOS OF THE

WEEKLY OF

VILNIUS?

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THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS’ analytical news reports on

Lithuania are well-balanced and honest in coverage

and opinion. Its editorial team does “not” adhere to

any prescribed local views or opinions since it is a

fully independent, nonprofit, advertisement-free,

nongovernmental and foreign managed provider of

analytical news & views on Lithuania.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS provides timely important

news reports on Lithuania. It acts as a news filter for

its readers and only selects the news reports that

address the specific concerns of its foreign

institutional audience.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS provides in-house authored

news reports, often supported by additional in-house

research, augmented with analyses & commentary,

and supported by notes, data tables, and graphs.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS often provides “exclusive”

news reports that are not reported by Lithuania’s

English-language wire services or news portals.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is the only provider in

Lithuania of well-researched & in-depth articles that

focus on reviewing & analyzing major political &

economic events in Lithuania, such as elections,

breaking news, major political or economic

developments and crises, among others.

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is the only provider in

Lithuania of weekly statistical data updates of

Lithuania’s major economic & social indicators

(LITHUANIA IN FIGURES) directly sourced from

Lithuania’s government statistics department.

WHY READ THE

WEEKLY OF VILNIUS?

Read it for many illuminating reasons… including:

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is read by senior

diplomats, government officials, journalists,

professors, academic researchers,

corporate executives, among other

professionals working at leading

international institutions in over 30

countries in 5 continents. THE WEEKLY OF

VILNIUS’ list of subscribers and supporting

institutions includes the following:

Embassy of the Republic of Austria

Embassy of the Republic of Botswana

Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Embassy of the Republic of Croatia

Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Embassy of the Hellenic Republic

Embassy of the Republic of Hungary

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Embassy of the Republic of Ireland

Embassy of the United Mexican States

Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco

Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway

Mission of the State of Palestine

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia

Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

Embassy of the United Kingdom

Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Embassy of the French Republic

Embassy of the Republic of Moldova

Embassy of the Republic of India

Embassy of the Republic of Finland

Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium

Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Embassy of the Republic of Latvia

Embassy of the Republic of Romania

Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain

Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia

Embassy of the Republic of Zambia

Stanford University, CA, USA

Delta Management Solutions

Baltic Development Fund

Institute for Security & Development Policy

Aftenposten, Norway's leading newspaper

Norwegian News Agency (NTB)

Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. (NRK)

Nordic Council of Ministers

The Economist magazine (United Kingdom)

Embassy of the People's Republic of China

DNB Bank, a leading bank in Norway,

Tark,Grunte,Sutkiene, corporate law firm

Lithuanian Honorary Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Indian Honorary Consulate in Vilnius, Lithuania

Among others.

WHO READS

THE WEEKLY OF

VILNIUS?

“THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is a very interesting publication,

with unique analytical reports…and is a valuable resource

to Baltic Studies, as well as Political Science and Global

Studies programs” …. Catherine Jansen, EAST VIEW

Information Services, INC, USA (The leading distributer of

print & digital East Europe publications in the World).

“The team of THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS has created a very

useful news report.… We appreciate THE WEEKLY OF

VILNIUS’ team for its understanding of news selection

important for embassies, and for combining news stories

with commentaries, notes, and assessments”….. H. E. Mr.

Leif Ulland, Former Ambassador of Norway to Lithuania.

“We congratulate THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS for its relevant

& quality information, the accuracy of events, and for its

method of work which guarantees a sound understanding

of a multifaceted becoming”….. H.E. Mr. M. Daratzikis,

former Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to Lithuania.

“We find THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS to be useful, timely, and

relevant. The news summaries are appropriately targeted

and are combined with sound editorial commentaries”…..

Mr. Rafael Vidal, Charge D’affaires of the Embassy of

Brazil in Lithuania.

“This is just a short message to congratulate THE WEEKLY

OF VILNIUS’ team for its excellent Special Report on

Lithuania’s 2012 Parliamentary Elections… It has been very

useful to our work”….. H.E. Mr. Nabil Habashi, Ambassador

of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Lithuania.

“THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS is informative & useful… We

admire its ability to extract the most accurate events &

briefly summarize them into good quality text. We are

more than happy to recommend it”….. H.E. Mr. Z. Pecze,

Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to Lithuania.

“THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS’ choice of contents focuses on

the most noteworthy events, making it a very valuable news

source…. Its commentaries are very useful and helpful, as

well as its high quality & punctuality of delivery”…. H.E. Mr.

Samad Ali Lakizadeh, Ambassador of Iran to Lithuania.

WHAT DO THEY

SAY ABOUT THE

WEEKLY OF

VILNIUS?

Excerpts from Letters of Recommendation to our Nonprofit Organization/Public Institution

WHO ARE THE

TEAM MEMBERS

OF THE WEEKLY

OF VILNIUS?

Nehro Khalil, Managing Editor: Khalil, an Egyptian-American, is well-versed in Lithuanian politics & economics. He has been following Lithuania’s & East Europe’s political & economic developments since 1999. He also serves as the CEO of First East Invest

(Vilnius & Cairo), a firm that sources M&A deals in the Baltics & East Europe for Arab Gulf institutional investors.

Khalil previousely served for 6 years as First Vice Minister, Ministry of Social Affairs (Egypt), Executive Project Director, United Nations Development Program (Egypt), Managing Director of Middle East & Asia, ORBITEX Group of Funds (Switzerland - UAE), Regional Director of MENA, Thomson-Reuters (UK), Senior Economist, DRI/Standard & Poor’s (USA), Senior Advisor to UAB- Arab League (Lebanon), and Senior Consultant with Lithuanian Development Agency (Lithuania), ITD Hungary’s Promotion Agency, (Hungary), Boston Edison & Random House (USA).

Khalil holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Int’l Economics and was educated at Columbia University (USA), Harvard University (USA), and the American University in Cairo.

Rita Kubiliute, Research Manager: Kubiliute, a Lithuanian national, has over 15 years of experience in research and analysis, with political & economic focus on Central & East European (CEE) countries. Kubiliute previousely served as a Markets Analyst for

First East Invest, an investment advisory firm that focuses on CEE.

Kubiliute previousely served as a Markets Analyst for First East Invest, an investment advisory firm, covering CEE’s economies & financial markets. She researched financial markets of all nine new CEE EU member countries. She is highly experienced in examining the macroeconomic indicators and capital markets of CEE countries and in the management of CEE databases.

Ms. Kubiliute studied Info-Tech & Informatics at Vilnius University in Lithuania, and the American University in Dubai.

Sandra Ciplyte, Researcher: Ciplyte, a Lithuanian national, is responsible for researching digital, print, and broadcasting media on Lithuania, including leading newspapers, magazines, internet sites, news portals, and government ministries & agencies. She

also monitors and documents, on daily basis, any political, economic or breaking news taking place in Lithuania.

Ciplyte previousely served in various positions in the area of biology research and consulting. Ciplytė attended the Vilnius Pedagogical University (Teachers University) in Vilnius, Lithuania and earned a Bachelor's degree in Biology.

WHO ARE THE TEAM

MEMBERS OF THE WEEKLY

OF V ILN IUS? Taurimas Valys, Legal & Political Advisor: Valys, a Lithuanian national, is a PhD candidate in Geo-finance law, with years of Lithuanian and international experience in academia, NGOs, multilateral organizations, governments, and

European Union project management in Lithuania, the Baltics, and CEE. Valys serves as a Board Member-Co-founder of “ŠEIMOS KREDITO UNIJA”, a local credit union. Valys previousely served as visiting Professor and Lecturer at universities in Lithuania, Spain, France, Sweden, and the UK. Valys is well-versed in EU institutional law, including EU policies, EU Regulation & Public Finance Management analysis & investment law. Valys also served as an independent Policy & Legal Adviser and in other roles with: Lithuania’s Ministry of Health, the National Commission for Energy Control & Prices, Lithuania’s Ministry of Economy, European Investment Bank, Ministry of Environment, Lithuania’s Center for Strategic Studies, Economic Research Center, Social & Economic Development Center, Ministry of Justice. Valys, a PhD candidate in Geo-finance law, earned an MA degree in Law (LLM) from Mykolas Romeris University, and a BA degree in Political Science & Int’l Relations from Vilnius University.

Rita Sivickaite, Finance Manager: Sivickaite, a Lithuanian national is responsible for managing THE WEEKLY Publishing finances and institutional clients accounts, including publications circulations. Sivickaite has nearly 20 years of experience in

finance management while working for various Lithuanian companies. Sivickaite earned a B.A. degree in Economics, studied finance and is a licensed accountant; she graduated from Vilnius University in Lithuania.

WHO PUBLISHES

THE WEEKLY OF

VILNIUS?

THE WEEKLY Publishing is a registered public institution and

NGO based in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was established in 2011.

THE WEEKLY Publishing’s mission is to help bring Lithuania

to the world through: 1) the dissemination of news, views,

and analysis on Lithuania in English, and 2) the promotion of

Lithuania globally through the adoption & implementation of

various programs in the area of press & media.

THE WEEKLY Publishing provides publishing, advisory, and

foreign press support services.

We publish the daily analytical news digest on Lithuania, THE

WEEKLY OF VILNIUS, covering internal politics, foreign

affairs, economics & business, and societal developments. We

also publish focused special reports on key issues on

Lithuania, SPECIAL REPORT. Our daily & periodical

publications are read by senior diplomats, government

officials, journalists, professors, academic researchers, and

corporate executives in over 30 countries in 5 continents .

We provide advisory services, including customized reports &

live briefings on Lithuanian political, economic, and social

issues to foreign institutions and governments.

We provide services to the world’s press & media, such as

daily news feed and customized research upon request on key

Lithuanian issues. We manage the implementation of “The

Dissemination of News & Views on Lithuania to the World’s

Media & Press”, a project aimed at promoting Lithuania.

Our professional Lithuanian & foreign writers and

researchers are well-versed in Lithuanian, Baltics, East

European political, economic, and social issues, and are fluent

in Lithuanian, Russian, and English.

THE WEEKLY Publishing provides

three services, including:

publishing, advisory, and foreign

press support.

WHO PUBL ISHES THE

WEEKLY OF V ILN IUS

Publishing Services

THE WEEKLY OF VILNIUS: A daily publication, which is an

aggregated analytical news digest on Lithuania, covering

internal politics, foreign affairs, economics & business, and

societal developments.

SPECIAL REPORT: A periodic special report that focuses on

reviewing & analyzing key Lithuanian issues, as well as any

breaking news or new developments.

Amber Money: A monthly publication covering business &

economics of Lithuania and the Baltic region. (This

publication will be published sometime in late 2015)

Advisory Services

CUSTOMIZED REPORTING: Customized researched &

analytical reports on Lithuania upon request of our clients.

BRIEFINGS: Face-to-face news & analysis briefings with

Ambassadors, senior diplomats, journalists, and corporate

executives on key Lithuanian issues.

LIAISING: Liaison services to embassies & foreign

institutions that do not have physical presence in Lithuania.

Press Services

FOREIGN PRESS SUPPORT: A daily news-feed and

customized research upon request on key Lithuanian issues

for foreign press and media outlets.

“THE DISSEMINATION OF NEWS & VIEWS ON LITHUANIA TO

THE WORLD’S MEDIA & PRESS”: An on-going project of

disseminating news & views on Lithuania to 300 foreign press

and media outlets in 100 countries.

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