Weapons made in EU are widely exported and some to countries that engage in conflicts which threaten Europe’s own security. MEPs call on EU states to upgrade their rules on arms exports.

Minimum monthly salary in Lithuania will grow by 20 euros to 400 euros from the beginning of 2018, the Trilateral Council consist in. The final decision is yet to be endorsed by the government.

A large-scale landscaping project is getting underway in the Lithuanian part of the Curonian Spit this fall with plans to open up and form new spaces and remove woody vegetation from dunes on an area of almost 700 hectares over three years, the daily Lietuvos Zinios reported on September 21st.

The cement loading terminal under development at the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda will enable country's only cement producer, Akmenes Cementas, to boost exports to Scandinavia.

Fines for corruption in Lithuania may amount to thousands of euros, but the relatively low average is due to minor offenses being much more numerous than large-scale crimes, Rimvydas Norkus, president of the Lithuanian Supreme Court and head of the Lithuanian Judicial Council, said.

Jūratė Baltrušaitytė, Chief Commercial Officer at Lithuanian Airports, emphasises that the new direction will open up huge opportunities for people travelling to Greece and the Near East.

Parties to the UN Aarhus Convention acknowledged during their meeting in Montenegro on September 14th that in building the Astravyets nuclear power plant, Belarus had violated the right of the public, granted by the convention, to receive information and participate in environmental decision-making, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said.

During the 22nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in China, Lithuania was elected to the Executive Council for 2018-2021 for the first time and re-elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Regional Commission for Europe.

On September 8-9 troops of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group deployed in Lithuania were training in Jonava, Kaišiadorys and Elektrėnai districts. It was a preparation for a military exercise in the Gaižiūnai Training Area and surrounding area to take place by the end of the month. The exercise is planned to include movement on foot and by vehicles.

The number of people coming to live to Lithuania went up this summer, while emigration numbers slightly declined, however, the number of emigrants still remains above that of immigrants, Statistics Lithuania said on September 11th.