Europe Lithuania The Lithuanian population in the first half of the year decreased by 12 thousand people: fertility growth is 16% less than before the pandemic, while mortality increased by more than 17%
Europe Lithuania The President of the Hunters' Union claimed that the barbed wire fence being built on the border with Belarus to contain migrants is becoming a deadly trap for populations of wild animals
Europe Lithuania The EU is ready to help Lithuania protect its borders from migrants instrumentally coming in through Belarus: according to the State Border Guard Service, 1716 illegal migrants have arrived in the country since the beginning of the year against 81 in 2020
Europe Lithuania According to Eurostat, food prices in Lithuania are among the five lowest in the EU after Romania, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria
Europe Lithuania Due to Lithuania's new status of European Space Agency Associated Member, 80 Lithuanian astronauts are participating to be selected in ESA programs
Europe Lithuania The Vilnius University has climbed to the record 400th place in the QS World University Rankings 2022
Europe Lithuania A civil partnership bill, that recognises same-sex unions, has been registered at the Parliament
Europe Lithuania Lithuania's Vinted - Europe’s leading online C2C platform for second-hand fashion - raised €250 million in the last funding round
Europe Lithuania The country signed an agreement to become an associate member of the European Space Agency
Europe Lithuania Sustainable mobility, alternative fuel infrastructure and digitalization are the priorities of the Ministry of Transport and Communications while developing the 2021–2026 Recovery and Resilience Facility plan for the EU Commission