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The Government is nominating diplomat Giedrius Puodžiūnas as Lithuania’s next ambassador to Germany. He is currently the director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On Monday in Lithuania, President Gitanas Nausėda met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The head of state stressed that permanent deployment of a German brigade is Lithuania’s priority in the defence area.

Lithuania has signed a letter of intent with Germany’s Rheinmetall on the construction of an ammunition plant in the country.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will arrive in Lithuania in May to visit the first servicemembers of Germany’s Bundeswher stationed in the country, President Gitanas Nausėda announced Tuesday

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas hopes that German armament manufacturer Rheinmetall will open its munitions factory in Lithuania by the end of 2025.

National Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas on Monday greeted in German the first troops of Germany’s brigade upon arrival in Vilnius. The minister stated he would do anything in his power to make them feel comfortable in Lithuania.

Go Vilnius on Thursday presented a new advertising campaign for the city, which is expected to boost the number of tourist arrivals from the UK and Germany by 25 percent.

German defence company Rheinmetall has announced plans to build an ammunition factory in Lithuania. Deputy Minister of the Economy and Innovation Karolis Žemaitis revealed that the final decision on the plant should become known in near future.

The debate that broke out in Spain on punishment for animal abuse and sexual exploitation has reached Lithuania. Portals of dubious reputation falsely claim that the European Union prepares for decriminalising bestiality.

The first twenty soldiers from the German brigade will arrive in Lithuania already in April. By the end of 2024, the number of troops from the German brigade is expected to reach 150.

The risk-sharing partnership model, which was introduced by Lithuanian Airports and successfully connected Vilnius Airport with London City airport last year, is continuing. Lithuanian airports and the airline airBaltic have signed a joint investment agreement, under which regular flights will opera...

Four flights to and from Vilnius Airport will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a strike by Germany's airline Lufthansa staff, a spokesman for Lithuanian Airports says.

German newspaper Bild has reported that the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) are preparing for a potential conflict with Russia on NATO’s eastern flank, in the Baltic States. Commenting about the Bild article, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania stated that, as intense fighting continues i...

According to Statistics Estonia, more than 222,000 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in November 2023, which is 1% less than in November 2022 and 11% less than in October 2023. Year on year, accommodation establishments hosted fewer foreign as well as domestic tourists, Statistics Esto...

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has thanked Germany for its decision to deploy a brigade in Lithuania, the ministry reports.

Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė met in Germany with the heads of the DACH region of the IT service provider NTT DATA, to whom she presented the advantages of the investment environment in Lithuania, discussed the company’s development plans and invited them to invest in Lith...

Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė on Wednesday started her three-day working visit to Germany. The minister is scheduled to meet with the management of Continental AG, NTT DATA and one of the largest German automotive groups to discuss their investment and development plans in...

Next year, the Ministry of National Defence will sign an additional agreement with Germany on social conditions for troops of a German brigade to be stationed in Lithuania.

President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday participated in an informal discussion on the EU’s strategic agenda at the invitation of the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, his office said in a press release.

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