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Lithuania‘s capital has a higher quality of life than other Baltic State capitals Riga and Talinn, and is ranked as the fourth best city in Central and Eastern Europe to live in, according to new research conducted by Mercer.

Hanner Real Estate is to invest €30 million building a new 20,000 sq metre business centre in Vilnius’ financial district.

Vilnius authorities are deciding whether to green-light the building of a crematorium in central Vilnius.

The Social Democratic Party group on Vilnius Municipality Board have put forward a proposal to collect a pillow tax – a €1 charge for hotel accommodation - which would begin to take effect from 2017.

A sudden thaw and heavy rainfall has undermined the integrity of the historic Gediminas Hill in central Vilnius, producing a landslip on its northern slope.

Vilnius City Council will spend millions of euros regenerating the Neris riverbank, building two new swimming pools, improving cycle lanes and upgrading the city’s parks in the next year, but critics remain.

New Polish-made passenger trains will operate on the route between the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and Klaipėda on the Baltic coast.

The Financial Times Group's unit fDi Intelligence has published its European Cities and Regions of the Future rankings, ranking Vilnius in third spot in the category of medium-sized cities.

A development plan for the Oldtown of Vilnius, currently being drafted by the Culture Heritage Department, has raised concerns of heritage preservationists. The plan envisages "reconstruction of historical zones" that were destroyed during World War Two, which critics say will open the door for new ...

Google has included Vilnius into the coverage of its world-wide Google Transit service, a trip planner on public transport.

A new plaque was unveiled on Iceland Street 1 on which the name of the street is written in Icelandic in recognition of the support Iceland has given Lithuania over the years since independence.

The annual Užgavėnės celebrations on Tuesday turned the courtyard of the Teachers' House in Vilnius into a strange world full of masked people, a burning doll, and a vast amount of pancakes.

Vilniaus Energija, the French-owned company managing the central heating grid in the Lithuanian capital, has accused city authorities of obstructing efforts to find a contractor to appraise the infrastructure it has to hand over to the city next year. Meanwhile a city official said the move was mere...

Live Nation’s Summerburst festival, which already has had two editions in Sweden, is expanding to the Baltics.

The supply and demand for real estate is growing in Lithuania‘s largest cities with the movement of people from rural areas to cities increasing, drawn by higher wages.

Residents of Vilnius have the third highest satisfaction rating for their city out of 79 capitals and cities across Europe, according to a new EU survey.

The company that wins the competition to develop a National Stadium on the outskirts of Vilnius will also be allowed to build apartments on the site as a sweetener to attract potential developers.

Architect Algimantas Nasvytis has been named honorary citizen of Lithuania's capital city Vilnius.

A city council member and an activist filmmaker team up to make the Lithuanian capital a more friendly place, presenting “Friendly Vilnius”, a listing of local businesses that welcome people of all nationalities, lifestyles, abilities and orientations.

The new chairwoman of the State Cultural Heritage Commission will look into the fate of the soviet Green Bridge sculptures that were removed from central Vilnius last summer.