The City Council of Vilnius gave on Wednesday its preliminary approval to an agreement on the construction of a national stadium in the Lithuanian capital, with a final decision expected to be made in a week's time.

In IV quarter 2018, the unemployment rate stood at 6%. The male unemployment rate stood at 6.4, female – 5.5%. In IV quarter 2018, the youth (persons aged 15–24) unemployment rate stood at 11.1%; and over a quarter, it increased by 1.2 percentage points.

Lithuania will kook for air companies for business flights from Vilnius to Paris and Munich in 18-24 months with the support of the European Union, Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis says.

Switzerland-headquartered Mikron Automation will open a production facility in Lithuania's Kaunas District in the summer, Lithuania's investment promotion agency Invest Lithuania said.

The City Council of Vilnius adopted on Wednesday the Lithuanian capital's budget for 2019, with expenditure exceeding revenue by 5 mln euros.

The number of flu and acute upper respiratory tract infection cases continues to rise in Lithuania. We would like to draw your attention that an influenza epidemic has been declared in Vilnius since Wednesday (30 January). An influenza epidemic has already been declared in 17 out of Lithuania's 60 municipalities. If you begin to feel sick and feel the symptoms of flu, it is recommended to stay at home and contact your healthcare establishment as soon as possible.

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) said on Wednesday it has established violations in news reports about Lithuanian partisans in two Russian-language TV channels, but cannot impose restrictions on their broadcasts in the country.

BaltCap Growth Fund (BGF) has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of shares in UAB Sveiki Produktai and UAB Bio Sala, two leading retail chains of organic products in Lithuania that operate under the trademarks Livinn and Biosala, respectively.

Poland has officially lifted its ban on imports of Lithuanian pigs bred in the major part of Lithuania, which is Zone II of African swine fever, Lithuania's Ministry of Agriculture says.

Over the month, the turnover of retail trade enterprises decreased by 0.2 %, over the year – increased by 4.7%.