The priorities for 2023’s EU budget, according to MEPs, should be the economic recovery, health, youth and climate action, and dealing with the impact of the invasion of Ukraine.

LTG Infra, the company responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, has signed a works contract with the Italian company Rizzani de Eccher for the construction of the Rail Baltica railway bridge over Neris near Jonava. The contract was signed following the conclusion of the Government’s National Security Commission (NSK) confirming the compliance of the Italian company with the interests of national security. The value of the transaction is almost EUR 64 million excluding VAT.

Why and how should the EU build crypto-regulation to foster innovation and protect users?

On Wednesday, March 30th, 2022, Switzerland’s largest air carrier SWISS have launched direct regular flights between Vilnius and Zurich. Flights will be performed twice weekly – on Wednesdays and Saturdays. This new route is of strategic importance for both Lithuanian Airports and the tourism and business sectors.

At least 150 routes to reach Lithuania by air, development of climate-neutral and sustainable aviation, a significantly higher position in the global accessibility rating, increasing the GDP generated to 5 % – these are the main targets and the country’s aviation vision for 2030 emphasised by Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis on Tuesday at the presentation of the Lithuanian Aviation Guidelines 2030.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) together with the Bank of Lithuania (BoL), Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) and the Centre of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering have prepared the amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing aimed at strengthening the management of money laundering risks in the cryptocurrency sector, increasing its transparency and more stringent regulation of the operating conditions of service providers.

Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė met with representatives of companies that previously moved from Belarus to Lithuania and assured that Lithuania remains open to international businesses and is ready to provide a safe and stable environment to all international and war opposing companies from Belarus or Russia and their employees.

Parliament calls for immediate and substantial food aid to Ukraine and for the EU to make its food production more independent.

The Women’s Rights and Employment committees want EU companies with at least 50 employees to be fully transparent regarding their salaries.

The Seimas approved the proposals of the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation to allow the removal of companies from countries hostile to Lithuania from public procurement tenders in Lithuania; also, to terminate contracts that have already been concluded with such companies. The list of such companies will be approved by the Government or the termination of contracts already concluded with them from public procurement tenders published in Lithuania.