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Throughout the summer, young people in bright green jackets are offering assistance and maps to tourists on the streets of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The Jewish community wants Vilnius municipality co-found a Jewish kindergarten in the Lithuanian capital. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Over the last three years, rise in apartment rents in Vilnius outpaced the growth of people's income, statistics show. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

A new building to be erected by property developer Eika on central Gedimino Avenue in Vilnius is to house a Hilton Garden Inn hotel. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Late Wednesday evening, about 50 students blockaded the entrance to the Government building in Vilnius to protest what they feel was the hurried approval of a new liberal Labour Code. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

A small group protested outside the Russian Drama Theatre in Vilnius which hosted a Baltic Pride event on Thursday. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The Baltic Pride LGBT festival kicked off on Wednesday and will culminate in a pride parade in Vilnius. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The Swedish Swedbank banking group has transferred a significant portion of its investment fund and investment portfolio administration services to a branch in Vilnius. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Lithuania's law enforcement has no substantial evidence of a Saudi Arabian citizen suspected of organizing the 9/11 terrorist attacks being brought to a secret CIA detention center in Lithuania, a Vilnius court ruled on Tuesday. 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.

Although Lithuania is a basketball country, sports fans are getting ready for one of the highlights of the summer, the UEFA Euro 2016 championship. Restaurants and bars in Lithuania's main cities are setting up TVs, hoping to attract football crowds to watch the game there.

Lithuanian is a notoriously difficult language to learn, but that didn't stop the staff of the US Embassy in Vilnius from making heroic attempts at conquering a collection of tough Lithuanian tongue-twisters.

The city of Vilnius is seeking to borrow €50 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance new infrastructure projects and refinance existing debt.

During a press conference in Vilnius, Ben Hodges, the commanding general of the US Army in Europe, said that the US and other NATO countries were tired of responding to unexpected moves from Russia and that they would have to take the initiative.

Lukiškės prison, located in the heart of Vilnius, is Lithuania's highest-security prison. Now, however, it's home to something other than just inmates – it has its own circus.

From January to May, the number of mail or internet orders in Lithuania increased by 34.9% compared to the same period in 2015. E-commerce is opening more and more local and international opportunities for the country's small- and medium-sized businesses.

Amid an investigation into political corruption suspicions, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is calling on voters not to boycott next October's general elections.