Lithuania’s national security would not be affected if the Baltic States were disconnected from the common electricity system with Belarus and Russia (BRELL), Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys said on April 19. Such a cut-off would not have an impact on Lithuanian consumers because the country would be immediately connected to the Western European grid via…
Russian and Belarusian trucks, which were obliged to exit Lithuania until April 16 due to the European Union sanctions, would be allowed to do that after this deadline, the Lithuanian Customs Department announced, adding that this decision was made in view of the long queues of trucks at the border. “Trucks used by Russian and…
Lithuania has already started training the first group of Ukrainian troops to use anti-tank weapons, the country’s Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys has said. “That training is already underway. We are training a large group of soldiers to use these weapons, mainly anti-tank weapons we use ourselves, and they also have them within…
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair must pay more than 600,000 euros to its ten former employees in Lithuania for their unlawful dismissal, a Lithuanian court has ruled. Kaunas District Court considered a lawsuit filed by the dismissed employees against Ryanair’s subsidiaries – Ireland’s Ryanair Designated Activity Company and Poland’s Ryanair Sun. All the plaintiffs are Lithuanian…
Lithuania plans to buy about 100 more infantry fighting vehicles from a German manufacturer, according to the Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas. Lithuania plans to continue purchasing the same IFVs (named Vilkas, or Wolf) it will use to completely equip two battalions this year, Anusauskas said. “A second phase of IFV procurements will be launched. They…
The Lithuanian food manufacturer Daumantai owns a factory in Kaliningrad. The company’s manager, a liberal member of the municipal council of Kedainiai, says he has been looking to divest since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, but has not been able to do it yet. Daumantai, a Lithuanian sauce producer, owns a company registered in…
Lithuania’s budget deficit will reach 4.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) this year instead of the previously projected 3.3%, Finance Minister Gintare Skaiste has said. “Considering the revisions and additional expenditure, the budget deficit this year might reach 4.9% of GDP, which will also be due to the increased financing of national defense that has…