According to Eurostat, food prices in Lithuania are among the five lowest in the EU after Romania, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria

Government approved Lithuania’s participation in the US-led initiatives aimed at securing supplies of critical minerals and rare earths and strengthening supply chains for advanced technologies

"How to Divorce During the War", original title "Skyrybos karo metu", directed by Andrius Blaževičius and honoured at the Sundance Film Festival, has been selected as Lithuania’s Oscar candidate in the category Best International Feature Film

Russian businessman Sergei Shnaider, owner of the Mere discount retail chain operating in Lithuania and Latvia, has been added to the EU’s 21st sanctions package: the measures is forcing the chain to close all its supermarkets operating in Lithuania

The shortage of skilled workers in the agriculture sector has made job vacancies increasingly filled by foreigners; Employment Service reports that in the first half of 2026 658 employers registered in a total of 2.800 vacant jobs