The Commission, which consists of the municipality Administration, the Department of Physical Education and Sports, representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, and experts of PB “Invest Lithuania” and PB “Central Project Management Agency”, familiarised itself with the preliminary non-binding proposal regarding the multifunctional complex on Šeškinė hills, which was submitted by UAB “Axis Industries”. The proposal was presented by Damon Lavelle, an architect from Great Britain. He represents the company “Populous”, which has designed 26 stadiums, including UEFA category 4 stadiums.

Universal conscription of young men to Lithuania's Armed Forces would require about 400 million euros, while conscription of young women would require nearly four times as much, the Defense Ministry said on February 7th.

A law to strengthen EU curbs on CO2 emissions from industry, so as to begin delivering on Paris climate accord pledges, was passed by Parliament on Tuesday.

Vilnius City Council is starting its deliberations on its key issue – budget for growing Vilnius. The planned budget for growing Vilnius is higher compared to the preceding year; revenues are expected to increase to EUR 552.0 mln. (17.6 % higher), appropriations – EUR 583.2 mln. (14.2 % higher).

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today (4 Feb) launched a new Vilnius route to Amman in Jordan. The route will operate twice weekly from the end of October, as part of its Winter 2018 schedule.

Negotiations in the Lithuanian national stadium concession tender will be continued with the sole remaining participant – Axis Industries, the engineering products and solutions company operated by Icor concern, and its partners.

Good news for online shoppers: geo-blocking and country redirects could stop by the end of 2018 in the EU under new rules to be adopted by MEPs. Read on to know more.

After the successful completion of its runway reconstruction last summer, this year Vilnius Airport is moving inside and is about to start the reconstruction of its passenger terminal. After the modernization and expansion of the current terminal, the airport will offer passengers a faster and more convenient service as well as a wider range of goods at the airport. The first phase of renovation is about to start in February.

Final electricity consumption in Lithuania rose by 2.8% in 2017 compared with 2016 to reach 10.76 terawatt-hours (TWh), the highest level since 1992, the power transmission system operator Litgrid said on February 1st.

Some 2.81 million people permanently resided in Lithuania in early 2018, which is a decline by 37,800 persons or 1.3% from the beginning of last year, Statistics Lithuania said on January 30th, citing emigration as the main reason behind the decline of the population.