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Some 640,000 of Lithuania's population, or 22.2%, were below the poverty risk line in 2015, up by 3.1 points year-on-year, according to a survey of incomes and living conditions carried out by the country's statistics office. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

New data released by Statistics Lithuania show that even more people emigrated from the country over the first half of this year than in January-June 2015. Demographers say the figures are alarming, but may be inflated due to Brexit. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking...

The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union will directly and indirectly affect Lithuania's economy, the country's new minister of finance said on Wednesday. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Lithuania produces more meat per capita than any of the other Baltic States according to new data from Statistics Lithuania. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Over the last three years, apartment rent prices in Vilnius have gone up by almost a third. Real estate experts confirm that the constant formation and expansion of new service centres has contributed to the changes. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Official alcohol consumption statistics put Lithuanians among the top drinkers in Europe, but these figures may be inflated, according to a survey.

Lithuania must develop a programme to encourage expatriates to return home, Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė believes.

An allegedly leaked copy of a sexual education project being prepared by the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science has revealed a program which seems to rely primarily on abstinence.

Prices of services in Lithuania rose 4.7% over the last year, according to a report by the country's statistics agency.

A social media campaign in Lithuania is calling for a three-day boycott of the country's supermarkets on May 10-12. A year and a half since Lithuania adopted the euro, consumers are outraged by unjustifiable price hikes.

Kaunas, Lithuania's second city, is facing serious challenges as its population shrinks and young families move to the suburbs.