President Dalia Grybauskaitė welcomed Pope Francis who arrived on a state and apostolic visit to Lithuania. The Holy Father is visiting at the invitation of the President, the Catholic Church and the people of Lithuania.

UAB Merko statyba, part of the listed Estonian construction group AS Merko Ehitus, and another Lithuanian company, UAB Krajama, have entered into a contract to build a new building for a private school at Luksines street 29, Vilnius.

Restaurants and cafes received almost 18 percent more in revenue in January-July from the same period last year.

Lithuania's natural gas consumption declined by 9.57% in the first half of 2018 compared with a year ago to 11.58 terawatt-hours (TWh).

In preparation for Pope Francis’ visit to Lithuania on 22-23 September, Vilnius is inviting visitors from all over the world to discover the city’s pilgrimage routes and the hidden gems of its sacral heritage, informed Go Vilinius representative.

The European Parliament is recommended to approve 780 mln euros in funding for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's decommissioning in the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the amount sought by Lithuania and 230 mln euros more than proposed by the European Commission.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis invited Germany's retail chain Kaufland to come to the Lithuanian market as he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Vilnius on Friday, September 14, 2018.

Participating in the informal Ecofin meeting held on 7-8 September in Vienna, Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, shared Lithuania’s experience in crypto assets regulation. Discussions on the importance of regulating this sector at the EU level have been initiated by Austria, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Coinciding with the European Heritage Days celebrations, UNESCO will launch the first-ever web platform dedicated to World Heritage and sustainable travel. Supported by the European Union, the platform features 34 selected World Heritage sites spread across 19 European Union countries, and has been developed in collaboration with National Geographic.

Lithuania's state-owned Road and Transport Research Institute is buying a special vehicle outfitted with laboratory equipment designed to inspect road conditions from Sweden's Ramboll Sverige under a contract worth almost 800,000 euros.