Lithuania

Police will start fining passengers of cars carrying open containers of alcohol; until now only the driver was punished, despite the 2009 law

With a formal signature, Lithuania's gas transmission system operator Amber Grid and the European Energy Exchange have sealed the acquisition whereby EEX will take 66% of the shares of the regional gas exchange GET Baltic

The number of people in Lithuania who want to become priests is decreasing, and this year only four students will graduate from the seminary in Vilnius

The Baltic electricity grids could be synchronised with the continental European system in 2024, Lithuania's EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said, adding that existing technical problems can and should be solved

Aurimas Valujavičius, a Lithuanian traveller, completed his four-month journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a single rowboat on Tuesday

Lithuania's population will decrease by a third, to 1,78 million by 2100, according to the latest population projections published by Eurostat

The country will seek a loan of up to €1,8 billion for investments from the European Union's Recovery Fund, the Council of Ministers decided

Lithuania ranks 20th in the World Happiness Report and is the happiest country among its neighbours

Agents recruited by Belarusian security could be among Belarusian opposition members in Lithuania; according to Lithuanian intelligence, Belarusian intelligence would exploit disappointed Belarusians to influence operations within their diaspora

Although the European Commission reportedly denied intention to provide urgent support to Lithuanian milk producers, the country's Agriculture Minister hopes to convince Brussels to act otherwise

Lithuania, like other EU countries, is facing a shortage of antibiotics, with doctors forced to adapt their treatment plans to what is available, while pharmaceutical authorities expect regular supplies in spring

A tax on banks could be introduced this year if profits continue to rise thanks to higher interest rates, the country's central bank governor and finance minister said, and the proceeds could be allocated to defence spending

The country recorded its darkest January ever, with only 5,1 hours of sunshine