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Multikulti on the ground in Vilnius

The 'on the ground' series of Cafe Babel projects returns to Vilnius. Read more here.

The facebook event is here. We look forward to seeing you on Friday at 5 pm at Soulbox.

Artists protest ‘breakdown of culture’ in EU cultural capital

On 5 May, some 200 artists protested against tax increases in the Lithuanian capital, as the European Union’s cultural capital continues its celebrations.

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SeVilnius: Let the fountains spring

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How many fountains do you know in Vilnius? Does the city need fountains? What can you do near fountains and do citizens use fountains? - citizens of Vilnius were asked these questions on one not really rainy  afternoon. Other, very similar ones, were asked in Seville. It is obvious, that fountains are not closely involved in life of citizens: they are not noticeable, not memorable and remain as a far dream...

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Why are the plates broken? (video)

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What kind of family does Lithuania need, what strategies does Europe suggest, and how should we evaluate them? Those were the questions analyzed by the discussion of the association Babel Lietuva.


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Smells like labour laws (video)

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“Employer could or maybe even should teach the employees to defend themselves from him.” - this conclusion arises after the trade union representative, lawyer and free market supporter discussion which was organized by association “Babel Lietuva”.

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Red Statues – Position in Negotiations

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The 9th of May is the day of victory in the Second World War for Russia. For Lithuania, as well as for other Baltic countries, this date means something totally different. That is the beginning of the occupation. Occupation, which itself is a negative action, because the nation loses its sovereignty, the opportunity to rule its country, while it is taken by the government of other state.

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Sevilnius: eurchasing power

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From north east to south west 3870 kilometers separate two European cities Seville and Vilnius. Keeping in mind that both of them are still creating their European identity one can believe that such distance looses its meaning. We are saying that technologies, historical and demographical data enables us to give to the distance a new sense.

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