Lithuania

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda urges the government to adopt decisions on sustainable sources of funding for defence soon.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė welcomes Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas’ proposal to enhance Lithuania’s air defence capabilities, while at the same time a tank company instead of a tank battalion would be established.

The Intelligence Ombudsman’s Office intends to look into how intelligence authorities collect and verify information related to the 2024 elections.

The euro area annual inflation rate was 2.4% in March 2024, down from 2.6% in February. A year earlier, the rate was 6.9%. European Union annual inflation was 2.6% in March 2024, down from 2.8% in February. A year earlier, the rate was 8.3%. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical o...

On 17 April, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra Imma Tor Faus signed a double taxation avoidance agreement between Lithuania and Andorra. The application of this agreement will facilitate the development of economic ties between ...

Жители Литвы жалуются на рост цен на молочные продукты, на отопление, на высокие цены в ресторанах. А заметили ли вы, что на рынке туризма наблюдаются необычные явления? Таких дешевых путевок в экзотические страны еще никогда не было. 190 евро за неделю в Турции, 230 евро – в Египте, 350 евро – в За...

The Environmental Protection Department (AAD) has concluded that nearly 2 tonnes of oil had spilled into the Baltic Sea from the Būtingė oil terminal in February and damage to the environment exceeded EUR 146 thousand.

Chief of Defence General Valdemaras Rupšys said Tuesday the Netherlands plans to deploy its Patriot long-range air defence system in Lithuania for a joint exercise in July.

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

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) has announced its official website was taken down by hackers on Tuesday.

Lithuanian athlete Mykolas Alekna has broken the long-standing men’s record as he threw discuss 74.35 m on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series. The earlier record was 74.08 m set by Germany’s Jurgen Schult in 1986.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in June, says the board chairman of Lithuania’s central bank.

Lithuanian commercial air carriers have been granted permission to operate in the airspace of the United States, the transport minister says.

Vilnius, Lithuania has achieved the top ranking (Category 1) from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FFA) following its first International Aviation Safety Assessment, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said in a press release on Monday. This opens the door for Lithuanian a...

President Gitanas Nausėda rejects the proposal that value added tax (VAT) would be raised to fund Lithuania’s defence needs. He suggests taxing business instead.

Amber Grid, Lithuania’s gas transmission system operator, has filed a lawsuit against Alvora, the contractor for the construction of the GIPL gas pipeline, for damages for non-performance of the GIPL construction contract, the company has reported.

The Government will propose to recall Ambassador of Lithuania to Ukraine Valdemaras Sarapinas.

Conservative councillors of the Kaunas City have failed to initiate a motion of no confidence against Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis, co-owner of Vičiūnai Group which continues to operate in Russia, after other opposition parties chose not join the move.

Real estate developer Hanner says the Public Procurement Service’s (VPT) report on the updated national stadium project does not change its plans to finish the decades-long project.

Eight out of 10 Lithuanians would approve of a ban on gambling ads in the country, a poll has revealed.