Lithuania Retail Sales Growth Improves To 4.0%

Lithuania's retail sales growth accelerated for the first time in four months in April, figures from the statistical office showed on Tuesday. Retail sales, excluding VAT, climbed a calendar-adjusted 4.0 percent year-on-year in April, much faster than …

Despite government recommendations to avoid economic ties with Russia, Lithuania still purchases Russian ammonia

Despite Lithuania’s full cessation of Russian gas imports in 2022, the country continues to receive ammonia produced from that gas. According to Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, over the past three years, Lithuania imported Russian ammonia worth €157.3 …

Armed Forces eye new training area in east or south Lithuania

Holocaust memorial in north Lithuania draws condemnation from Jewish community

Espersen CEO: Lithuania, UK plant pullbacks about ‘securing core, reducing capacity’ in turbulent whitefish climate

Denmark-based whitefish processor A. Espersen's "strategic review" of its Grimsby, UK, operation is driven by the same rationale as its exit from Lithuania -- lower supply, global economic turbulence and securing long-term financial stability …

Lithuania’s Genomika joins €5.2M DiDAX Project to advance DNA data storage

Lithuanian biotech firm Genomika has joined the DiDAX project, contributing €600,000 to a total project budget of €5.2 million.  Unlike conventional methods, DNA-based storage is designed for secure, long-term data preservation. Its stability can be …

‘Next Generation Lithuania’: KOTUG to deliver first all-electric pusher tug for Baltic states

Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority (VVKD) has contracted Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG International to deliver the first fully electric pusher tug to operate in the Baltic states. Courtesy of KOTUG The contract, which is a part of Lithuania’s …

Germany Deploys Permanent Troops To Lithuania As Russian Offensive Builds

Germany has deployed a permanent military brigade beyond its borders for the first time since the end of World War II, with troops dispatched to the capital of Lithuania.  The event was inaugurated by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said during a …

Lithuania Will No Longer Recognise Russian Non-Biometric Passports Starting June 1

Starting from June 1, 2025, Lithuania will stop recognising non-biometric international passports issued by Russia. The new changes, confirmed through a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, come in a bid to enforce national security after …

Commissioner Brunner travels to Lithuania to discuss internal security and the situation on the EU Eastern border

Today and tomorrow, Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner will be in Lithuania to meet President Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Interior Kęstutis Budrys and Vladislav …