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

The government gave the go-ahead for the purchase of 155 mm artillery shells for the German- and French-made PzH 2000 and Caesar self-propelled howitzers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces from German company Rheinmetall without public procurement procedures

Over €1,5 million have been budgeted by Vilnius authorities to clean the city of graffiti

The government has approved a three-year action plan on diaspora policy focusing on education, culture and national security; the plan also includes the possibility of conducting a global census of people of Lithuanian origin to take stock of the diaspora

The Lithuanian Cabinet approved the central government draft budget for 2025; budget revenues are expected to grow by 5,9%, to €17,98 billion, and expenditures are expected to increase by 11,7%, to €23,02 billion; budget deficit is projected at 3% of GDP