Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis will travel to Warsaw by train on the new Vilnius-Kaunas-Mockava-Warsaw route, which was launched in December last year. His trip using the newly launched connection is expected to highlight the project’s significance. Meanwhile, Rail Baltica, a European-gauge railway due to link the Baltic States and Poland, is scheduled to be…
Due to infrastructure works, the popular Vilnius-Klaipeda link will see reduced service between February and May. The Kaunas-Siauliai connection will also be affected. “There will be two train connections to Klaipeda on normal days,” said Linas Bauzys, head of the passenger service branch of the Lithuanian railways, LTG Link. Meanwhile, trains will not run on…
Taiwan has plans to work with Lithuania in the area of cyber security, says Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang, who visited Lithuania last week. In her words, Taiwan’s National Institute of Cyber Security may decide on investing in Lithuania’s cyber security as early as this week. “As the chair of the board, I…
An exploded gas pipeline in Lithuania’s northern district of Pasvalys was repaired on January 15 night and would be back into operation after additional safety checks, Nemunas Biknius, CEO of Amber Grid, the operator of Lithuania’s gas pipelines, reported. “If we find that any additional work needs to be done, we will carry it out,”…
On January 13, the Lithuanian Association of Pharmacies (LAP) and eight of its members appealed against millions of euros in fines slapped on them by the Competition Council in December 2022. One lawsuit was filed by Limedika and Gintarine Vaistine, and the second by Euroapotheca-controlled Eurovaistine, EVD, EVRC and Siromed Pharma. The LAP said it…
Lithuania should carry out an audit of its pension reform launched five years ago and evaluate the results before considering any changes to the system, President Gitanas Nauseda said. The president’s comment comes amid public outrage over the automatic inclusion of people into the additional pension accumulation system. Nauseda noted that the Lithuanian pension system…
Two international consortia have contracted to develop technologies for dismantling the reactors of Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) for around 11 million euros, not including VAT, in total. The plant was shut down more than a decade ago and was now being decommissioned. On January 11, the INPP signed two contracts for design services…