Eleven artillery shells were discovered in Šilutė district on Tuesday, according to the Fire and Rescue Department (PAGD).

Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen believes that the Seimas did the right thing by rejecting a proposal of the Committee on National Security and Defence to limit Belarusian citizens’ journeys to their home country.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas suggests reviewing Lithuania’s defence procurement priorities and acquiring more air defence systems now, whereas the planned tank battalion could be formed in stages by 2035.

Former prime minister Gediminas Kirkilas, who passed away suddenly on 20 April aged 72, was laid to rest in Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius on Wednesday.

The average purchase price of raw milk in Lithuania stood at EUR 0.42 per kilogramme in March 2024, an increase of 10.8% year-on-year. Compared with February 2024, raw milk purchase price rose by 0.3%.

The Government on Wednesday gave the green light to the Energy Ministry’s roadmap for hydrogen development in Lithuania in 2024-2050. The ministry was obligated to implement the roadmap in cooperation with state institutions and social partners.

Every year, Formula Student East, organised by the Association of Automotive Engineers, takes place in Europe. This competition serves as a platform for engineering students to deepen their expertise. Inspired by this prestigious event, Martin Gomez, an Ecuadorian student studying Intelligent Roboti...

President Gitanas Nausėda would support a tax hike in order to increase defence spending provided that taxation would be progressive, says his chief adviser Frederikas Jansonas. He reiterated that the head of state opposes a raise of the value added tax (VAT) as it would disproportionately affect th...

On Tuesday in Vilnius, politicians gathered to pay respects to former MP Gediminas Kirkilas, who passed away unexpectedly on 20 April aged 72.

Defence manufacturers can now launch operations in Lithuania in as little as half a year after the Seimas has approved new legal amendments that simplify territorial planning, land procurement, and construction procedures, shortening the setup period from two years to six months, Invest Lithuania sa...

Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to assess the president’s announcement of the arrest of people suspected of attacking a Russian opposition figure in Vilnius. President Gitanas Nausėda acted irresponsibly and may have violated the law, Bilotaitė says.

On Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis is attending the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. EU foreign and defence ministers will discuss Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, following an informal exchange of views with Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is going on holiday in order to join the presidential election campaign. She is the nominee of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD).

On Sunday, 21 April, sunflowers were planted in the courtyard of Tuskulėnai Manor in support of Ukraine.

The Latvian airline airBaltic has announced that it will operate additional special pop-up flights this summer season, serving the increased passenger demand to selected destinations for a specific period of time, the airline announced.

Continued cold weather has prompted Vilnius City to switch on the central heating system, nearly two weeks after it officially ended the season.

In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio declined from 3.7% in 2022 to 3.6% in 2023, and in the European Union (EU) it increased from 3.4% to 3.5%, reports Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office.

Finance Minister Gintarė Skaistė presented the advantages of the Lithuanian Fintech sector and the further direction of growth to the investors of the United States of America in Washington and invited them to invest in one of the fastest growing sectors, the ministry said in a press release on Mond...

The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) is proposing to restrict the access of residents to parts of the external border with Russia.

President Gitanas Nausėda says two individuals were detained in Poland as suspects in attacking Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov in Vilnius.

Vičiūnai Group, co-owned by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis, has managed to sell its plant based in the Kaliningrad Region, the Siena investigative journalism centre reports.

Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis and Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras have congratulated Aegean Airlines, a Greek airline that is starting operations in Lithuania, on the launch of its direct scheduled flights from/to Athens, starti...

Lithuania’s foreign minister says the European Commission and the Council of Europe are close to deciding on the allocation of profits generated by frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, as “merely technical solutions” need to be found.

Traffic at Medininkai border post was renewed between Belarus and Lithuania on Thursday afternoon. It had been interrupted when a car caught fire and burned down a hangar on the Lithuanian side at night.

The hangar at the Medininkai border checkpoint caught fire early Thursday as officers were checking a car carrying smuggled cigarettes from Belarus, Lithuanian Customs says.

Several smaller banks are likely to enter the Lithuanian market later this year, the central bank’s board member says. These include both local and foreign financial companies.

Fixed-term deposits in banks grew significantly and their interest rates went up last year, while mortgage interest margins fell, the Bank of Lithuania said Thursday.

National Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas says he has agreed with Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė on full-scale efforts to bolster border security. The ministers propose giving heavier weapons to border guards and fortifying some sections as soon as possible.

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

Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė says the value added tax (TAX) rate should not be raised in order to increase defence funding.

A Wizz Air flight from Kaunas to London was delayed on Wednesday after one of its evacuation slides inflated at the airport.

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.

A nighttime curfew will be in place in certain parts of Vilnius on 7-8 May due to a military exercise, city authorities have said.

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 ...

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.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has not offered former education, science and sport minister Jurgita Šiugždinienė to return to the same position following the resignation of Gintautas Jakštas earlier this month.

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

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.