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.

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.

Lithuania has not yet decided whether it will take a quota of asylum seekers set for each year in the wake of the new EU-level decisions on migration and asylum policy, a deputy interior minister says. The alternative would be to pay a few million euros to a support fund instead.

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.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says the West must immediately tighten sanctions against Tehran after the weekend’s attack on Israel by Iran.

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.

Polish President Andrzej Duda, who attended the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Vilnius on Thursday, confirmed that Poland would defend Lithuania if the latter were attacked. Discussions had emerged in the public sphere earlier claiming that legal restrictions might prevent Poland’s military assista...

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.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas on Friday presented the concept of military commandant’s office. This volunteer system would be activated in case of martial law and contribute to Lithuania’s defence.

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

In March 2024, compared with February 2024, the wholesale price of electricity decreased by 9% in Lithuania to EUR 68.29/MWh. In Latvia and Estonia, electricity prices decreased by 10% in a month to EUR 68.26/MWh.

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.

On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda chaired the plenary session of the ninth summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) in Vilnius, the presidency said in a press release.