3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (344+ words) Lithuania’s parliament, the Seimas, is opening its autumn session Thursday, with lawmakers set to review a draft agenda containing more than 550 legislative proposals and focus on security, defence and demographic challenges. The session will run through December 23 and include 46 sittings,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (454+ words) Lithuania is discussing a joint response with Latvia and Estonia to efforts to transit Russian and Belarusian grain through the Baltic states, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Tuesday. Sinkevičius said he discussed the issue by phone with his Latvian…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (579+ words) Lithuania’s interior minister is calling for changes to the rules governing when law enforcement officers can use firearms, including removing the requirement that a danger be unavoidable and restoring the option of firing a warning shot. “The requirement should be…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) Latvian airline airBaltic will offer 10 direct routes from Lithuania next summer, half the number it is operating this summer as the carrier focuses on markets with the strongest demand and revenue potential. From late March through late October next year,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) Lithuania has suspended a tender to establish regular direct flights between Vilnius and one of London’s three major airports after the sole bidder’s proposal was deemed economically unsustainable, the Transport Ministry said. The tender was launched in late April after…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (248+ words) The Lithuanian Armed Forces have deployed a medium-range NASAMS air defence system on the outskirts of Vilnius, replacing the previous short-range systems that have been deployed there since the first drone incursions from Belarus last year. “Speaking about the qualitative…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (243+ words) Lithuania should not invest in Latvia's struggling national airline airBaltic until it returns to profit, President Gitanas Nausėda said on Friday. "The company needs to make very radical decisions to reduce costs and increase its yield. Until such guarantees are…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (137+ words) LRT Baltic states complete Baltic Bikini 2026 – water survival exercise for air crews Lithuania’s arms procurement system failing to meet military needs – audit Lithuanian transport minister removes airport board member over Russia links LRT English Newsletter: Team America’s rules Lithuania open…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (338+ words) Lithuania's Transport Minister, Juras Taminskas, has removed Oleksandras Laneckis from the board of Lithuanian Airports, following public concern over his alleged ties to Russia and Belarus, as well as contacts with pro-Russian media. Laneckis stepped down from the newly appointed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (362+ words) Lithuania would consider buying a stake in financially troubled Latvian airline airBaltic if Riga makes a formal proposal, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Thursday, while his Latvian counterpart suggested discussing a joint Baltic airline. “We are ready to consider any…...