Lithuania

The European Commission has allocated almost €10 million to strengthen the refugee reception system in Lithuania, to improve infrastructure and to implement more projects

A presidential election in Lithuania will be held on May 12, the country’s parliament decided; last spring, the Seimas had announced that a referendum on the legalisation of multiple citizenship would also be held on May 12

Contracts were announced for the design of Rail Baltica infrastructure objects in Lithuania in the Kaunas railway junction and the Jiesia section

E adioactive waste from the decommissioned Maisiagala storage facility in the eastern Lithuanian district of Sirvintos is planned to be transported to the Ignalina nuclear power plant storage facilities by the end of the year

One week after the first winter snowstorm brought chaos across Lithuania with traffic jams, accidents, power outages the situation is fully restored and authorities signal that airports coped very well with minimum or no disruption to aviation services

Lithuanian Railways will launch the Vilnius-Riga train by end of year, with the first train sheduled to depart on December 27, even though the company said the dates may be subject to adjustment

Lithuanian Minister of the Environment, the City Council of Borodyanka (Ukraine) and the Mayor of Bucha (Ukraine) signed a MoU to develop a 3D urban planning tool that will contribute to the reconstruction of war-affected towns and cities in the Ukraine

Six out of ten Lithuanians would be in favour of greater restrictions on the entry of Belarusian citizens into the country; women, people over the age of 50 and residents of rural areas and smaller towns are more likely to support stricter conditions

The European Commission has approved Lithuania's updated €3,85 billion package under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Instrument

With the installation of piles now being undertaken, the construction of the longest railway bridge over the Neris River, in the district of Jonava, is gaining momentum as part of Rail Baltica, the largest railway infrastructure project in Baltic States

The country has declared itself ready to take in migrants who entered Italy illegally if the EU solidarity mechanism is activated

Following the inclusion of Kaunas' modernist architecture on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the municipality of Lithuania's second-largest city says that maintenance and protection of the area "will become more effective, not stricter"

To help border guards respond more promptly to threats, Coast Guard Frontier District will be re-established early newxt year