Lithuania

An undersea telecommunications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was damaged on Sunday morning, Telia has said.

Ukraine and Lithuania have signed a quadripartite agreement on cooperation in the field of defence industry. Officials also hold talks on the production of the Palianytsia, Ukrainian long-range drone missiles, the defence minister has said.

Lithuania shines among the World’s Best Cities, Countries & Regions to visit in the New Year. Lonely Planet, the global travel authority, has acknowledged Lithuania as the second-best among 30 must-see global destinations and the No. 1 country in Europe, Keliauk Lietuvoje (Travel Lithuania), Lithuan...

Lithuania ranks 35th in the Global Innovation Index 2024, the country’s Innovation Agency announced Friday.

Lithuania and the Netherlands plan to hold more joint exercises involving deployment of the Patriot air defence system in Lithuania, the defence ministers of the two countries have said.

All real estate properties registered in Lithuania are valued at EUR 202 billion, mass valuation data of the Centre of Registers show.

NATO fighter jets are set to train above northern Lithuania this week, the military said.

Representatives of Lithuania and Germany on Friday signed an agreement on defence cooperation.

The five shopping and entertainment centres managed by Akropolis Group, the shopping and entertainment centres development and management company in the Baltics, had 21.1 million visitors in Lithuania and Latvia during the first half of 2024, the first half-year tenants’ turnover reached historical ...

The Ministry of the Interior had tightened migration control measures and it is estimated that this year nearly 36,000 foreigners were not allowed to live and work in Lithuania.

On Monday, air pollution with particulate matter (PM10) was still high in many cities of Lithuania.

In June 2024, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.5%, up from 6.4% in May 2024 and stable compared with June 2023, reports Eurostat, statistical office of the European Union (EU). In Lithuania, unemployment grew by 0.5% to 8.2% in June.

Lithuania together with Poland and two other European countries have applied for partial EU funding to procure Polish short-range man-portable air defence systems Piorun.

The Singapore passport remains the most powerful in the world, giving its holders the greatest freedom to travel the world, Henley & Partners reports. Meanwhile, Lithuania’s passport is ranked ninth, up from tenth position in 2023, and opens way to 185 visa-free destinations, according to the latest...

The youth of Lithuania are open about the fact that frequent escalation of climate change-related topics is slowly getting under their skin. And while some of them are starting to modify their habits, others turn to European leaders and their solutions. Is the world doing enough?

Lithuania maintains its clear leadership in improving the public digital services used by its citizens year on year, according to the European Commission’s 2024 European Digital Decade Scoreboard. According to the European Commission, our country has made progress in all areas assessed, stated the M...

On 1-7 July 2024, compared with the previous week, electricity prices in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia increased by 5% to EUR 99.7/MWh.

At least five people drowned in Lithuania over the past weekend which was extremely hot, three of them died while trying to save children in the water, police and rescue teams reported.

Lithuania has been ranked 39th in the global democracy index for 2023 with a score of 7.31 out of 10, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) said Wednesday. The country’s position was the same as a year before.

In 2023, consumption of tobacco products in Lithuania per person aged 15 and over is estimated at 1,223 cigarettes purchased in retail trade and catering enterprises (by 2.2 percent less than in 2022), said the State Data Agency.