The Vatican has officially confirmed that Pope Francis will make a state visit to Lithuania on September 22-23 at the invitation of President Dalia Grybauskaitė and the Catholic Church.

Lithuania's Transport and Communication Minister Rokas Masiulis expects that the reduced Klaipeda port fees will have a positive effect on navigation companies and the port by allowing to attract bigger flows of freight and passengers, as well as raise revenue.

With women underrepresented in the media in the EU, MEPs are calling on member states and media organisations to step up their efforts to combat gender inequality in the sector.

Following Parliament’s approval, MEPs will now enter into negotiations with EU governments in the Council on new rules to improve the rights of shoppers across the Union.

The Lithuanian Interior Ministry proposes to establish a new Migration Service by merging the capacities of the police, border guards and the current Migration Department.

Lithuania's top-ranking officials have delivered condolences over the passing of tenor Virgilijus Noreika, one of the most prominent Lithuanian opera soloists who has been awarded the National Culture and Arts Prize.

MEPs urge the EU and its member states to invest more in protecting bee health, fighting honey adulteration and supporting beekeepers.

The decision taken by Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the state-run operator of the country's three passenger airports, may revise the plans of Ireland's Ryanair budget airline on development of a aircraft base in the country.

The advocate general of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) thinks that a dispute between the bankrupt flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines and Latvia's airBaltic and Riga Airport can be heard in Lithuanian courts.

In 2017, Lithuania’s consumer credit market posted a significant decline in the number of those who were late to repay their loans, as well as in the number of those who took out the riskiest credits, informed Bank of Lithuania.