1. By Lina Duobaitė and Daniel Sol
"ARTICLES IN LITHUANIAN AND DUTCH NEWSPAPERS COMPARED"
Presentation
By Lina Duobaitė and Daniel Sol

2. Nederland Newspapers used: De Telegraaf De Volkskrant NRC Handelsblad
Trouw
Algemeen Dagblad
TC Tubantia

3. Lietuva Newspapers used: Kauno diena Lietuvos rytas Respublika
Lietuvos žinios

4. Themes covered in the articles:
Enlargement of the EU
Traffic regulations
Public Broadcasters
The situation of Kaunas (Only Lithuania)
Leadership of political parties (Only the Netherlands)

5. Enlargement of the EU: Lithuania
The treaty of Nice and the Irish referendum about it.
Kalingrad transit problems
Newspapers are positive about entering the EU in general

6. Enlargement of the EU: The Netherlands
Dutch newspapers are supporting the enlargement of the EU
Most Dutch newspaper aren’t in favor of a possible referendum about it

7. Traffic regulations: Lithuania
To meet EU standards
Half of the Lithuanians are in favor of them
Proposal about the driving license of drunk drivers

8. Traffic regulations: The Netherlands
Proposal to have higher speed limits on Dutch highways
Most Dutch newspapers are negative about speeding

9. Public Broadcasters: Lithuania
Discussion about the commercialization of the PB
Discussion about the quality of programs
The problems of the budget

10. Public Broadcasters: The Netherlands
Proposal to reduce to budget of the Public Broadcasters
Dutch newspaper don’t like the expensive Dutch Public Broadcasters

11. The situation of Kaunas
“The third brother” Kaunas
Struggle with the capital
Problems in the Local government

12. Leadership of political parties
Crises in some political parties after last elections
Different Dutch newspapers are supporting different political parties

13. Comparison and conclusions
Same subjects, different aspects
Also some national topics
Lithuanian newspapers have a broader public in a political sense
Lithuanian politicians are more cautious about the chosen subjects than their Dutch colleagues
All newspapers are quite critical