More than half of young Europeans aged 16-30 feel marginalised in their own country due to the economic crisis, but few want to move abroad because of it, finds the latest Eurobarometer poll, commissioned by the European Parliament and published on Friday. Nevertheless, for almost all respondents it is important to learn about the EU and how its institutions work.

Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness Pope Francis, and expressed her hopes for His Holiness Pope Francis’ visit to Lithuania in the near future. The honourable guest responded to this by saying, “Just as John the Baptist paved the way for Jesus, so will I pave the way for the Pope to Lithuania.”

Statistics Lithuania informs that, according to the Labour Force Survey data, in I quarter 2016, the unemployment rate stood at 8.3%, and against IV quarter 2015, decreased by 0.5 percentage points, against the respective period of 2015 – by 1.7 percentage points. In I quarter 2016, the male unemployment rate stood at 9.6%, female – 7%.

Lithuania must speed up the overhaul of its forestry enterprises as part of efforts to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2018, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said on May 11th.

Lithuania's second-biggest beer producer Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe (Kalnapilis-Tauras Group), which is owned by Denmark's Royal Unibrew, posted revenues of 10.67 million euros in the 1st quarter of 2016, down by 2.3% year-on-year.

Lithuania's insurance market, as measured by premiums written, grew to 159.206 million euros in the first quarter of the year 2016, up 5.6% from 150.723 million euros in the same period last year.

Lithuanian textile dyeing company Scandye, which is operated by Devold, Gabriel AS and Amber Holding companies, raised its revenue by a fourth n 2016, posting threefold profits – the growth was due to increase in orders from shareholders, discovery of new clients and better efficiency.

The European Parliament in Strasbourg opens its doors to the public on 8 May, giving you the chance to visit the building and enjoy a range of activities to mark Europe Day. It is also an opportunity to find out more about the European Union and the Parliament and how it works.

Archbishop Gintaras Grusas of Vilnius expects that at least 10,000 people will take part in the National Congress of Mercy in Lithuania this week.

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today (4 May) celebrated its 5 year anniversary at Vilnius Airport since it began operations in 2011. This summer Ryanair offers Vilnius customers a choice of 15 routes including Barcelona, Dublin, London Stansted & London Luton, Madrid, Milan Bergamo and Rome Ciampino.