Due to the huge increase of raw materials’ prices, bills for heating and water increased too. In response to this situation, the faction of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania - Christian Families Alliance of the Vilnius District Municipality Council has registered a draft resolution, which had foreseen as much as 50% heating subsidy for residents as of January 2022. The Vilnius District Municipality would spend up to 2 million euros for this purpose.

Following the completion of the necessary inspection procedures, the largest airfield renovation project in the country's aviation history at Vilnius Airport will be officially completed in January 2022. During the three-year reconstruction, new taxiways were upgraded and installed, surfaces were modified and widened to allow larger aircraft to taxi, and environmentally friendly solutions were introduced. The project was completed on time and without disrupting the airport’s normal operations, with a contract value of €36 million (excluding VAT).

The prototype electric bus Dancer developed and manufactured in Lithuania is being tested for passenger transportation at Vilnius Airport. The prototype of a fully environmentally friendly vehicle, adapting the latest scientific discoveries, is being developed by a subsidiary of the Vėjo Projektai group, Elektrinio transporto sistemos, which is implementing a project funded by the European Union Regional Development Fund.

Last year was marked by great progress in road safety – the number of road fatalities decreased by 17 %. This means 30 less fatalities than the previous year (2020) and less than half the number a decade ago.

MEPs honoured the memory of Parliament’s late President David Maria Sassoli in a ceremony during the Plenary in Strasbourg on Monday.

NATO’s military capabilities in the Baltic region are enhanced as of this January. The Danish Parliament has decided this week to send additional four fighter aircraft to Lithuania and its HDMS Peter Willemoes frigate with a crew of 160 aboard to the Baltic Sea.

"The pandemic is gradually turning into an endemic situation due to immunization. I imagine that if nothing changes, we can probably expect that all the restrictions associated with the pandemic will no longer apply next year, because the health care systems will no longer be threatened – people will either be vaccinated or will have recovered from contracting the virus", A virus researcher, VU Life Sciences Centre researcher Dr. Gytis Dudas, predicts on the Vilnius University (VU) podcast "Science without Sermons". At the same time, however, one fact is worrying the researchers – the particularly wide range of SARS-CoV-2 hosts.

New BRP four-wheelers will be transferred to Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force military personnel patrolling the area of Lithuania’s border with Belarus. 10 vehicles have already been delivered to the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the remaining part will arrive in the nearest while.

On 7-9 January, the European Citizens’ Panel on “Climate change, environment / health” will put forward its recommendations for the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Reflecting upon the main goals achieved in 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Communications highlights ten milestones with regard to making certain transport sector areas more transparent and reorganised. Palanga Airport reconstruction, Road Traffic Rules changes, 5G Memorandum, entry of Starlink, road financing system reorganisation and the launch of state-owned enterprises reorganisation are only part of the Ministry’s achievements in 2021.