Lithuania's state-run railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) is getting ready for further construction of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica. Preparatory works involve the modernization of the section from the Lithuanian-Polish border to Kaunas (Jiesia), the development of the Kaunas railway node and the construction of depots for infrastructure maintenance.

Lithuania's unemployment rate stood at 8.3% in April, down by 0.7 percentage points compared with March and down by 0.3 points from a year ago.

May 7, a homecoming ceremony was held for the 3rd Territorial Unit of Žemaitija Military District of the National Defence Volunteer Force deployed back after the United Nations Multinational Integrated Stabilization Mission, MINUSMA, in Mali, at the in Klaipėda Castle Fortifications Square. 30 soldiers of the 4th rotation of the Force Protection Unit were presented with the National Defence System Medals for Deployment to International Missions for having ensured security of a military base compound in the province of Gao in the eastern part of Mali, for 6 months as part of the German Contingent. The 4th rotation was replaced in the area of operation by soldiers of the 2nd Territorial Unit of Darius and Girėnas Military District of the National Defence Volunteer Force in April earlier this year.

Lithuanian Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas will take part in a gas sector conference in Poland and will visit the Swinoujscie liquefied natural gas terminal on Tuesday.

Lithuania and France are stepping up cooperation in the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and radioactive waste management.

In fear of new EU restrictions, Lithuanian haulage companies threaten to relocate their businesses to Poland or other countries to be closer to their key markets in Western Europe.

Young people can again register for free rail tickets from 2 May until 16 May, thanks to the Discover EU initiative, supported by the European Parliament.

Lithuania's wholesale electricity price declined by nearly 13 percent last week.

Maxima retailer plans to spend EUR 10 million over the next five years to equip its stores in the Baltic states with solar panels generating autonomous energy.

The latest EU public opinion survey, conducted in late February 2019, highlights continued strong support for the European Union.