Quality of Life in Vilnius is One of the Best in CEE Countries
Published:
14 March 2003 y., Friday
According to its quality of life Vilnius is in the third place in CEE among 215 towns of the world according to the rating carried out by the U.K. company Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
The quality of life was assessed on the basis of 39 criteria, including political, economic, social, cultural, medical, education, environmental and other aspects.
The benchmark was New York, which received 100 points. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania got 83.5 points and together with Lubliana, the capital of Slovenia won the third place among CEE towns.
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