Minsk wants to relaunch passenger train services to Vilnius, halted two years ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Lithuania’s state-owned railway company says it does not plan to do so either this year or in 2023. “Passenger train services between Vilnius and Minsk hadbeen suspended since 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic began,” Kotryna Dzikaraite,…
Lithuania and the United Kingdom are discussing opportunities to open direct flights between Vilnius and London Heathrow. Transport Minister Marius Skuodis and UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in London on the development of air services and discussed the possibility of direct flights between Vilnius and Heathrow airports, the Transport…
Ukraine and the European Union have signed an Agreement on Freight Transport by Road, which abolishes the need for permits for Ukrainian carriers to perform bilateral and transit traffic, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure reports. “Today in Lyon, France, Ukraine and the European Union have signed an agreement on freight transportation by…
Richard Branson, a British billionaire and founder of Virgin Galactic, has visited the city of Hostomel, Kyiv region, where fierce battles with Russian invaders were raging in late February. The relevant statement was made by Hostomel Military Administration Head Taras Dumenko on Telegram. According to Dumenko, Branson is continuously showing support for Ukraine, its sovereignty…
If the European Commission makes concessions to sanctions on the transit of some goods between mainland Russia and Kaliningrad, this will create additional legal problems, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on June 28. According to the minister, the Commission is still working on a document on how the EU sanctions should be implemented and…
The stage of the fulfillment of the tasks of the Road Fund Board was considered at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita, the government’s communication and protocol department reported. The Infrastructure and Regional Development Ministry (MIDR) and the State Administration of Roads (ASD) presented the activity plan for 2021, as well as for…
The Polish railway company PKP Intercity is canceling free travel for Ukrainian citizens from July 1, the company’s press service reports. The current rules for issuing free tickets for refugees from Ukraine will be valid until June 30. From July 1, these trips will be carried out according to the general rules included in the…