Diena [SEP] country of origin
Diena
Diena ("The Day") is a Latvian language national daily newspaper in Latvia, published since 23 November 1990. Since privatisation in 1993, Diena was owned by Swedish media group Bonnier, 2009 AS Diena together with its sister business daily Dienas Bizness was sold to investor group owned by Jonathan and David Rowland. The Latvian businessman Viesturs Koziols 6 August 2010 acquired a 51% stake in the joint-stock company Diena.
In 2002, the publisher was fined for articles published in 1998 and criticizing then-
Illegal conduct such as bribery is common. The Lithuanian parliament has been unwilling to regulate lobbying.
Nepotism.
Nepotism is a very visible problem in Lithuanian society. It exists in all levels of society and especially in the public sector. The Lithuanian language even has an expression about nepotism: ""Lietuva yra giminių kraštas"" (Lithuania is a country of relatives).
An investigation by "Kauno diena" found tens of municipality positions filled based on friendships or kinship. At least a quarter of employees of