Since 10 May Vilnius Airport passengers may already use an automated border control system. In total, 10 smart self-service gates have been installed in the capital’s air gates that will allow organising the traffic or arriving and departing passengers more smoothly. Such a border control system is currently not available at any airport in the Baltic States and Poland.

As Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia prepare to synchronize their power grids with the Continental European network, three synchronous compensators are to be built in each of the three Baltic countries to ensure frequency stability.

Polish-owned Lithuanian crude refiner Orlen Lietuva has returned two shipments of Russian oil contaminated with chlorine compounds.

Smart Energy Fund powered by Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy), and managed by Contrarian Ventures along with Honda, Japanese automobile manufacturer, and other partners invested in Moixa, UK-based company developing smart energy storage devices and virtual power plants technologies, informed representative of the Lietuvos energija.

The public consultation on Open Banking launched by the Bank of Lithuania drew considerable expert attention and provided constructive feedback. Therefore, the Bank of Lithuania is planning to invite market players for further discussion on specific Open Banking measures that would produce more smart financial services for businesses and citizens.

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.