The EU’s embargo on most Russian oil imports, announced six months ago, came into force on December 5. Depending on the specific commodity code, part of the sanctions took effect on December 5, with the rest to be enforced on February 5, 2023. Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) says it does not yet have information…
As part of Vilnius’ continuing military assistance to Kyiv, two more PzH2000 howitzers have been repaired in Lithuania and handed over to the Ukraine Armed Forces to be deployed on the battlefield, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “Two PzH2000 howitzers repaired in Lithuania have been shipped to Ukraine,” Anusauskas posted on Facebook on December…
In 2014, the first Lithuanian satellite, Lituanica SAR-1, was launched into orbit. It became the inspiration for founding NanoAvionics, the first and so far the only space technology company in Lithuania. Now, it is among the leading satellite producers in the world, intending to be top in the universe, says Vytenis Buzas, head of the…
An open-ended strike by public transport workers in Vilnius started on December 5. According to Vilnius Public Transport (VVT), only about half of the buses serviced by VVT were operating on December 5 morning, while most of the trolleybus services are running. On the eve of the event, city authorities warned that up to a…
Up to a quarter of public transport vehicles may not be able to operate during the strike of Vilnius Public Transport (VVT) drivers that is starting on December 5, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius says. “In the worst-case scenario, about a quarter of public transport vehicles will not go out,” Simasius told a press conference on…
Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance has unveiled a new plan for taxing residential real estate. The tax will apply to around half of properties in each municipality and, according to the government, will be socially just. The new proposal sees taxing individual properties rather than the sum total of the value held by one owner. The…
The Lithuanian Armed Forces are buying Mercedes-Benz military off-road vehicles for almost 32 million euros, the Defence Ministry reports. It did not say how many vehicles would be purchased. Veho Lietuva, a Mercedes Benz dealership, is to deliver the vehicles under a contract signed by the Defence Materiel Agency this week. “The Mercedes-Benz GD 290s…