The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation is investing to create new sustainable jobs and attract investors to the Akmenė, Jonava and Mažeikiai regions. A total of €52.82 million will be allocated to 9 projects. An additional amount is also planned for other positively evaluated projects.

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation is launching the call in the amount of EUR 4.5 million for contracting authorities and entities in order to increase the number of innovative public procurement. The funds under this call will provide for the possibility to purchase innovative products and goods for non-economic activities.

The infrastructure design for the Kaunas Passenger Station area will be carried out by the Spanish company Ardanuy Ingenieria under a contract worth EUR 9.88 million (excluding VAT). The project is an integral part of the new European Rail Baltica Kaunas node. Among the tasks for the contractor is the design of a new railway bridge over the Nemunas River.

The Employment and Social Affairs Committee endorsed a political deal on a new bill aiming to improve the working conditions of platform workers.

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation continues to invest in building a digital Lithuania. In order to accelerate the digital transformation of the public sector, 23 more priority projects will be funded to develop digital solutions. The digital solutions to be implemented by public sector bodies will cover a wide range of services, from protecting children's rights, health care or educational support services to increasing the availability of statistical data and introducing artificial intelligence solutions. Around €21 million from the Next Generation Lithuania plan will be allocated to the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

The distribution of the eighth issue Government savings notes (GSN) ended on Monday, where residents purchased GSN for EUR 3.3 million and 186 transactions were made. Residents will be paid 3.3 per cent of annual interest on this new one-year GSN issue.

The Ministry of Finance, together with the Bank of Lithuania, has prepared and submitted for re-coordination with other institutions several draft amendments to the laws, which will establish new operational requirements for crypto-asset service providers and consolidate their licensing process.

With Lithuania planning to develop two offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea with a combined capacity of 1.4 GW, the Ministry of Energy has approved a procedure for the supervision and assessment of the obligations of the successful developers. The Lithuanian Energy Agency (LEA) will act as a supervisory authority during the construction and operation of the offshore wind farms.

Lithuania's digital public services are among the most advanced in the European Union (EU). According to the Lithuanian Digital Decade Report 2023, Lithuania scored 84 points (EU average 77) for public services for citizens, 94 points (EU average 84) for public services for businesses and 92 points (EU average 72) for access to electronic health records.

The risk-sharing partnership model which was introduced by Lithuanian Airports and successfully connected Vilnius Airport with London City airport last year is continuing. Lithuanian airports and the airline airBaltic have signed a joint investment agreement, under which regular flights will operate from Vilnius Airport to the German port city of Hamburg and the capital of Portugal, Lisbon.