Lithuania

Vilnius outcompeted world 600 cities and won USD 1 million in the 2021–2022 Global Mayors Challenge thank to the project of making the city ‘an open school’, with a number of learning stations to ensure the learning process in unpredictable circumstances

A universal real estate tax from has been proposed, to be introduced next year

The armed forces have published this year's conscription lists, after partial military conscription was reintroduced in 2015; out of some 34000 young men on the lists, only 3828 of them will actually be called up for nine months' military service

As the US recently approved the potential sale of Javelin missiles to the country, the country's leaders, along with those of Ukraine and Poland, held a trilateral meeting to reiterate unity against Russian aggression and to promise "serious consequences"

The Lithuanian government is exploring the possibility of launching an international trial against Belarusian authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko over his regime's treatment of migrants

The organizers of the international contemporary art fair ArtVilnius21 have shot and presented a 3D virtual tour of the largest visual arts event in the eastern region, which took place last month

The country is urgently organising the distribution of humanitarian assistance packages for illegal migrants pushed back on the Belarusian border; by the end of the year 5000 packages will beprepared using existing reserves and holding public tenders

Palanga Airport opens today after 45 days of reconstruction and modernization works; capacity is expecting to go from 300.000 to half a million passengers per year

The Parliament approved the reform of the gambling sector; it includes a new one-off license fee and the approval of the respective municipal council to obtain an operating license, and it will come into force next July

Zaha Hadid Architects has ranked first in the design competition for the redevelopment of the Vilnius railway station complex, though the winner will be announced in November

The Ministry of Defense recommended to abandon the use of Chinese mobile phones after a Cyber Security Center’s report, according to which these devices have built-in censorship capabilities