Direct scheduled flights between Vilnius and Tel Aviv resumed on May 14 after a suspension by airlines due to the conflict in the Middle East. Israeli carrier Israir resumed direct services between the two cities on the evening of May 14. Flights will operate three times a week during the summer aviation season, according to…
Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said the US was pressuring Lithuania to allow the transit of Belarusian fertilisers through its territory, according to remarks made in a closed-door meeting with the Social Democratic faction. Several Social Democrats who attended the meeting confirmed the information on condition of anonymity. According to them, Budrys specifically used the word…
The Latvian airline airBaltic has cancelled its planned summer season flights between Vilnius and Krakow, citing rising fuel prices and commercial considerations, the head of Lithuanian Airports reports. “Yes, we have this information,” Lithuanian Airports CEO Simonas Bartkus told reporters, adding that the seasonal route had been scheduled to launch in June but would no…
Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas said on May 11 that neither the government’s nor the municipality’s financial commitments to the long-delayed national stadium project would increase, rejecting suggestions that the Education, Science and Sports Ministry was seeking to reduce its contribution. “That is not true,” Benkunskas told reporters when asked whether negotiations were underway to cut…
A representative of LTG Group said on May 5 that sabotage was considered unlikely in two train derailments that occurred within 48 hours in central Lithuania, though all possible causes remained under investigation. Gediminas Seckus, the company’s director of business resilience, said data collected at the sites in Kaunas and Kedainiai districts suggests third-party interference…
Lithuania will evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of deploying small modular nuclear reactors, as officials weigh energy security needs against concerns over cost and safety. Representatives of the nuclear energy sector say that building several such reactors could secure a steady supply of relatively low-cost electricity. However, nongovernmental organisations remain sceptical, noting that no…
The government of the United States and Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency have signed an amendment to an existing contract for a second HIMARS rocket artillery battery worth about $280 million, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry reports. The additional agreement covers the purchase of extra launchers, combat and training ammunition for the Lithuanian Armed Forces, as well as…