The European Commission (EC) has expressed doubts about the plans of the Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy) state holding to build two new waste-burning cogeneration power plants in Vilnius and Kaunas, which, according to the EC, may keep the population from recycling.

Lithuania's unemployment rate stood at 8.7 percent in early February, up by 0.2 percentage points compared with a month ago, but down by 0.7 points year-on-year, according to figures from the country's Labor Exchange.

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (2 Feb) celebrated carrying 10 million customers in Lithuania since it commenced operations in Kaunas in 2005. This summer Ryanair will offer Lithuanian customers a choice of 33 routes, including 6 new routes from Vilnius to Berlin Schönefeld, Leeds Bradford, Malta and Oslo, from Kaunas to Naples and from Palanga to Glasgow.

MJ Systems, a UK company which produces containers for several transport industry giants, has set up operations in Plungė, a town in Western Lithuania. The company plans to invest almost €100,000 over the next three years and create about 50 jobs.

Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy, LE), the state-owned energy holding company, expects the country's government to shortly make a positive decision on the Kaunas cogeneration power plant estimated at a preliminary 147 mln euros to end discussions on the need to build it.

“Austrian Airlines” has been transporting passengers from Vilnius to Vienna for 25 years. This is one of the oldest international air routes in Independent Lithuania.

Even more information is available about Vilnius Airport as from now on its internal map may be seen via the web mapping service offered by Google.

In light of the EU Commission's infringement procedure against Lithuania, the government on Wednesday approved amendments lifting the requirement for agricultural land buyers to qualify as farmers or have farming experience.

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday signed the Rail Baltic agreement, which sets out the deadlines, the route and several technical details of the new railway interconnection.

Lithuania's electricity and natural gas distribution company Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (Energy Distribution Operator, or ESO) operated by Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy) has borrowed 77 million euros from one of the country's largest commercial banks SEB. The money will go towards refinancing of loans and working capital.