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Auditors have slammed Vilnius municipal heating company, Vilniaus Šilumos Tinklai (VŠT, Vilnius Heating Grid), for extending multi-million-euro loans to Air Lituanica, a municipal airline that went under last year.
Despite the sparse distribution of charging stations, more and more drivers are choosing to use quieter and more economical electric vehicles.
Rapid urbanization is posing new challenges to quality of life in big cities across the globe, including in Lithuania. Even a relatively small city like Vilnius is facing problems like traffic jams and air pollution - and using smart technologies to tackle them.
Beer is increasingly replacing wine and brandy as the drink of sophistication in Lithuania. Walking through the streets of Vilnius at night, it is hard not to notice the many bars crowded with people sipping all sorts of specialty beers. Beer connoisseurs and sommeliers are enthusiastically confirmi...
Orange bikes are returning to the Lithuanian capital after the winter break.
TEDx Vilnius kicked off in Lithuania’s capital over the weekend - a conference featuring progressive ideas and inspiring stories - this year it took place at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre.
Cannabis activists scheduled to hold a protest rally outside the Seimas in Vilnius next month have been targeted by prosecutors who suspect the rally sanction may have violated the public interest.
If you're feeling pangs of longing for Lithuania's historic cities and beautiful countryside, there's a site that invites visitors to view live feeds from various points of interest throughout the country. Now that spring is coming in Lithuania, arguably the most popular feed out of those available ...
The city of Vilnius has authorised the sale of products from automobiles and automobile trailers, paving the way for food trucks to operate throughout the city.
Vilnius mayor laid a time capsule under the foundations of a new office building that developers say will meet high sustainability standards and provide human-centred working environment.
What a difference a week makes. The long Easter weekend was a very sunny one. Temperatures are at long last rising to levels that start feeling more like spring. Finally, some flowers started to appear where just a week ago a good layer of snow had covered the landscape.
Barclays is to open a new “Rise Vilnius” start-up hub in Lithuania’s capital this summer.
Vilnius was chosen as the second cheapest city in Europe to visit by the British Post Office Travel Money service.
At 8:30 local time on Saturday night, millions of people around the world turned off their lights and other electronic appliances for an hour to observe Earth Hour, an international tradition aimed at raising awareness about environmental conservation and efficient energy usage. In the centre of Vil...
Vilnius got a late seasonal dusting of snow on Saturday evening.
People dressed in green celebrated St. Patrick's Day on Saturday on the banks of the river Vilnelė that was coloured in shades of emerald.
“Your driving is great,” “Thank you for driving safely”- these are the compliments greeting drivers in Vilnius on Šiltnamių street near Lazdynų hospital. These messages are delivered by a new radar speed sign installed by the If insurance company and the Vilnius city municipality.
After Thursday's rally of ethnic minority schools, a dispute has broken out between the protestors and the Vilnius municipality authorities over the aims of the rally – whether it was to improve the status of minority schools or achieve political objectives in light of upcoming elections.