Lithuania lacks info for airBaltic share talks with Latvia - minister

VILNIUS - Latvia's offer for Lithuania to buy shares in the national airline airBaltic is insufficient, as it lacks financial and other information about the company, Transport Minister Eugenijus Sabutis said on Thursday. "What was written to us...

Lithuania to allocate EUR 10.5 mln to support the world's poorest countries

VILNIUS - Lithuania is going to allocate another 10.5 million euros to support the world's poorest countries. This will be the country's seventh contribution. On Wednesday, the government approved the Finance Ministry's proposal, and now Minister...

Lithuania asks EC for another more than EUR 0.5b in RRF funds

VILNIUS - Lithuania has submitted to the European Commission its fourth payment request for the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), with the government asking for 515 million euros, excluding advance payment. Lithuania expects to receive the...

Lithuania to mark 85 yrs since US declaration condemning Soviet occupation of Baltics

VILNIUS - Lithuania will mark the 85th anniversary of the United States' declaration condemning the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states with a commemorative event in Vilnius' Washington Square on Wednesday. The event will feature a flag tribute...

Rail Baltica signs design contract for Poland-Lithuania railway link

Rail Baltica has signed a contract valued at €38.31m ($44.5m) for design and supervision services on a 96km railway segment connecting Poland and Lithuania. The contract, which was awarded through a competitive public tender, involves RB Rail, the...

Lithuania signs 38-mln-euro deal for Rail Baltica design from Polish border to Kaunas

VILNIUS, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- RB Rail, the pan-Baltic joint venture coordinating the Rail Baltica project, and Lithuanian Railways (LTG) Infra have signed a 38.3-million-euro (44.4 million U.S. dollars) contract with German design company Deutsche...

NIB and NORD/LB co-finance Green Genius’ solar projects in Lithuania

The Nordic Investment Bank (€28 million) and NORD/LB (€36 million) have both signed financing agreements with the Lithuanian renewable energy company Green Genius. NIB’s financing is supported under the InvestEU programme. The funding will be...

Kaunas Named One of the Most Attractive Cities for Students

In the latest global ranking of the best cities for students, QS Best Student Cities 2026, Kaunas was ranked 142nd, placing it among the top 150 most attractive locations for students worldwide. The city’s largest university by student population,...

Lithuania signs three Rail Baltica construction contracts

LITHUANIAN infrastructure manager LTG Infra has signed three contacts worth a total of €235m, covering civil works and tracklaying on the 870km Rail Baltica standard-gauge line that will connect the Baltic States with wider European network via...

Lithuanian DeepTech startup GREÏ raises €650k to bring AI monitoring to complex industrial and retail sites

GREÏ, a Kaunas-based DeepTech startup, has raised €650k in pre-Seed to expand its AI-powered operational intelligence platform, which helps businesses with large physical sites detect risks and inefficiencies in real time. The funds, invested by...

Green Genius secures US$75 million for Lithuanian solar-plus-storage portfolio

“By combining large-scale solar generation with battery energy storage, we are introducing a hybrid model that ensures flexibility,” said Green Genius CFO Rokas Bancevičius. “It’s a future-proof system that helps stabilise the grid, balances...

Lithuania Starts Military Exercises On The Border With Belarus

1 The maneuvers were dubbed "Ferocious Wolf." Lithuanian army exercises have begun in Lithuania's Vareni district, which borders Grodno Region, and at the Gaižiunai firing range. The tactical exercise is called Arsus vilkas 2025 ("Ferocious Wolf...

Klaipėda Port breaks ground on ‘region’s first’ green hydrogen station

Construction is underway at the Port of Klaipėda on a hydrogen station that is expected to be the first in Lithuania and the Baltic States to produce and supply green hydrogen for vessels, port equipment, and private transportation. The post...

Lithuania launches military drills near Belarus border ahead of Zapad-2025 exercises

Lithuania will hold the Arsus Vilkas 2025 (Fierce Wolf 2025) military exercises between Aug. 11 and 22 in areas near the border with Belarus, the Lithuanian military announced on Aug. 10. The drills come days after the first echelon of Russian...

Future Gateway to Lithuania: Winning Design for Vilnius Airport’s New Arrivals Terminal Announced

Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) has announced that the shortlist of the best architectural concepts for the new Vilnius Airport arrivals terminal has been finalized. A jury of international experts, consisting of airport representatives and renowned...

Lithuania launches military drills near Belarus border ahead of Zapad-2025

Lithuania has begun its Arsus Vilkas 2025 (“Fierce Wolf 2025”) military exercises from August 11 to 22 near its border with Belarus. The drills involve about 350 troops and 50 pieces of equipment, including infantry fighting vehicles, with...

A Step Forward: Vilnius Airport Earns International Recognition for Passenger Experience Management

Vilnius Airport has reached a new milestone by receiving Level II accreditation for passenger experience management from international experts. The recognition comes from the Airports Council International (ACI), whose specialists evaluated...

China Retaliates Against EU Sanctions, Slaps Measures on Two Lithuanian Banks

BEIJING (AP) – China imposed sanctions on two Lithuanian banks in what it said was retaliation for the European Union including two Chinese financial institutions in its latest round of sanctions against Russia. Lithuania’s UAB Urbo Bankas and...

China targets 2 Lithuanian banks in response to new EU sanctions

Rag'n'Bone Man 'stuck' in Lithuania hospital after falling ill before concert

Rag'n'Bone Man has revealed he's "stuck" in a hospital in Lithuania after falling ill before a show. The Human hitmaker, real name Rory Graham, cancelled his concert in Kaunas hours before he was due to take to the stage on Tuesday night, with his...