Lithuania would have to negotiate with Sweden, from which it imports a large part of its electricity, if the EU adopts a proposal on redistributing the excess profits of low-cost energy producers, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has said. “If this decision is adopted, there will be obligations to share excess profits among member states, if…
Brussels Airlines, the only carrier operating direct flights from Lithuania to Brussels, is discontinuing its service between Vilnius and the Belgian capital from October 28. “Due to low demand between Brussels and Vilnius during the winter season, these flights will not be operated during this period,” the airline told the website. “Since demand for such…
Lithuania’s national defence budget will slightly exceed 2.5% of the country’s GDP next year, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “I expect the figure to be higher in monetary terms, but it will probably be slightly higher than 2.5%,” the minister said on September 15. Anusauskas said he would like the budget to be higher,…
Lithuanian beer with a production date after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine is still available in the Russian market. According to producers, their beer is transported to Russia without their knowledge. Recently, activist Oleg Surajev has published a video showing the beer of Lithuanian producer Volfas Engelman being loaded onto a truck with…
Lithuania has so far provided military support to Ukraine worth around 200 million euros, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on September 14. “Lithuania’s total military support amounts to around 200 million euros,” the minister said in a Facebook post. In his words, “fifty M113 armoured personnel carriers have recently been sent to Ukraine”. “A decision…
Fifty more armoured Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) will reach Lithuania in November, Deputy Minister of Defence Vilius Semeska has announced. “50 of the 200 units ordered under the contract will be delivered to Lithuania in early November,” he said in a Facebook post. Representatives of the Defence Materiel Agency are currently in the United…
The Defence Materiel Agency under the Defence Ministry has launched procurement procedures for 35 sets of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). The plan is to buy 26 sets of “mini” and nine sets of “small” UASs for around 36 million euros. “The acquisition of these systems will significantly improve the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ intelligence capability,” Defence…