Jurbarkas, a Lithuanian district bordering the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, may have to return almost 1 million euros in EU money improperly used in implementing a 17-million-euro water management project jointly with Neman, a town on the other side of the border.
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Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys has called on the European Commission to cover losses incurred by the country's farmers from drought and swine fever.
A proposal for the European Parliament to approve the allocation of 780 million euros for the closure of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is increasing chances for Lithuania to get additional funding, an expert says.
Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas in on Tuesday leaving for Japan to discuss renewable energy, the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's decommissioning and the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus with Japanese politicians and business people.
The European Parliament is recommended to approve 780 million euros in funding for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's decommissioning in the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the amount sought by Lithuania and 230 million euros more than proposed by the European Commission.
Lithuania will not appeal against the European Commission's decision regarding its anti-trust investigation against Russia's gas giant Gazprom, the Energy Ministry said on Monday.
Lithuania will not appeal against the European Commission's decision in its probe against Russia's gas giant Gazprom as this would not bring much benefit to the country, which has sufficient means to ensure its energy security, Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas said on Friday.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have reached a long sought-after agreement that opens the way for the further development of the key regional energy project, Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas said on Friday after a scenario for the Baltic power grids' synchronization with the Continental...
The project for the synchronization of the Baltic power grids with the Continental European system received the green light in Brussels on Friday, the Lithuanian government said.
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz, on a visit to Vilnius, on Thursday vowed to support Hungary in its row with the European Union, while his Lithuanian counterpart, Linas Linkevičius, called for dialogue between Budapest and the bloc.
The European Commission said on Wednesday that it proposes to put an end to the practice of adjusting clocks twice a year in 2019.
After two Latvian companies claimed tens of millions of euros in damages from Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) for the the dismantling of a railway track to Renge a decade ago, the neighboring country's Transport Ministry says it does not plan to take action against Lithuania.
Lithuania's authorities are taking the first steps to make it possible for mobile operations to start deploying fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology in mid-2022.
Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways) demands 57 million euros from Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) over a railway track to Renge that was dismantled a decade ago.
The European Commission is expected to table this fall a formal proposal to member states and the European Parliament to stop the biannual clock change.
Lithuania's government hopes the European Union will make the final decision on stopping the biannual time switch this year already.
An investigation into alleged differences in quality of same-brand food products in Europe's eastern and western countries is moving forward, and Brussels has pledged to present its results later this year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday asked for the Baltic countries' support in increasing EU pressure on Iran.
Lithuania's state-run railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) will soon start rebuilding the Mažeikiai-Renge railway section dismantled a decade ago.