Lithuania

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...

Chief of Defence of Lithuania General Valdemaras Rupšys stresses that Lithuania does not face a threat of war in the near future. Yet he admits that the possibility of an armed conflict exists, but Lithuania is ready to minimise the threat together with NATO allies.

LTG Link, the passenger transport company of the Lithuanian Railways (LTG Group), has signed a partnership agreement with Distribusion Technologies GmbH to allow selling train tickets via the Google Maps platform.

Over 10,000 active reserve soldiers will receive their call-up notices for training in April and May, the military said Tuesday. More than 2,500 cadets are expected to be called up to the spring exercise Thunder Storm 2024, the largest national exercise organised since Lithuania regained its indepen...

A floating measuring station with specialised equipment has been brought to the maritime area of the future offshore wind farm, reports Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company.

The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has announced that nine additional polling stations were set up abroad, in areas home to large Lithuanian communities.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk insists that the solidarity between Vilnius and Warsaw is not in question. His statement comes amid a recent public debate in Lithuania on the legal possibility for Polish troops to come to the neighbouring country’s aid in the event of an attack.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, in the Capital Region, average gross monthly earnings in the whole economy (individual enterprises excluded) was EUR 2,319.5, an increase of 4.6% from a quarter before, the State Data Agency reports.

Checks at Lithuanian-Polish border crossing initiated by Polish farmers have found many processed products of unknown origin crossing the border, while lorries are carrying small quantities of Ukrainian grain, organisers say.

President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday called for concrete solutions to respond to the geopolitical reality rather than ‘apocalyptic statements.'

Самая большая средняя зарплата в Литве в январе 2024 года составила почти 40 000 евро, а зарплату больше 10 000 евро "на бумаге" платили больше 30 компаний, таковы данные "Содры". В пятерку компаний, которые платили самые высокие зарплаты - это компании, работающие в сфере энергетики и логистики.

Didžiausia vidutinė alga Lietuvoje sausį siekė beveik 40 tūkst. eurų, o didesnį nei 10 tūkst. eurų vidutinį atlyginimą „popieriuje“ mokėjo daugiau kaip 30 įmonių, rodo naujausi „Sodros“ duomenys. Į aukščiausią penketą patenka energetikos, logistikos bendrovės.

The Russian war in Ukraine is a threat to the Euro-Atlantic security, therefore additional allied capabilities reinforcing the eastern flank of NATO remain. NATO allies stand ready to defend every inch of NATO territory and their military presence on the ground in Lithuania deters potential adverse ...

Polish farmers, discontent over the European Green Deal and cheap Ukrainian grain imports, on Friday started a partial blockade of a motorway between Budzisko village in Poland and Kalvarija city in Lithuania. Polish farmers’ protest campaign is expected to last for a week and they intend to check h...

A 12% growth in the average wage over 2023 has paved the way for the same increase in the old-age pension, the social insurance fund Sodra said Thursday.

The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) will allocate additional personnel to ensure public order at the border during the protest of Polish farmers, who plan to start a blockade of a motorway connecting Poland and Lithuania on Friday.

The Migration Department said Wednesday false reports are circulating on social media claiming that foreign nationals living in Lithuania are receiving phone calls about imminent deportations.

The Ministry of National Defence suggests eliminating conscription exemptions for students so they could not postpone their military service. Yet there are the opposite initiatives in parliament. MP Artūras Žukauskas, chair of the Seimas Committee on Education and Science, believes that university s...

Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business, centring around a Lithuanian financial institution. Since 2017, an estimated EUR 2 billion has been laundered by two main suspects via a worldwide web ...

Three migrants attempted to cross from Belarus to Lithuania illegally on Monday, 26 February, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).