The Economics Ministry has drawn up a draft decree to grant Lithuanian company Geobaltic permission to prospect for oil in Laza county, Aizpute region, and Gudenieki county in Kuldiga region.

The latest report from tech watchdogs Rotten WiFi reveals the Top 20 airports worldwide for best WiFi access in 2016. Data clearly shows that situation is gradually changing with airports improving their digital access and enabling customers to get online. WiFi speed and quality have been tested in 226 airports worldwide.

Maintenance work on the historical Gediminas Castle Hill in the center of Vilnius will be performed next spring, a consultant hired by the National Museum said on Wednesday, adding that it takes time to properly prepare for the work and that it could not be done in the current poor weather conditions.

FinTech company Moneta International, which provides payment services predominantly for the e-commerce sector through an online platform, has set up its global headquarters in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and is now gearing up for substantial expansion in the near future.

The NordBalt power interconnection between Lithuania and Sweden went offline on Tuesday evening for a few hours due to an unknown reason.

The Commission has today adopted stricter exemption conditions for the operation of the OPAL gas pipeline. The Commission wants to ensure properly functioning liquid and competitive gas markets in Europe, and today's decision follows these guidelines.

The EU needs a better coordinated policy on volunteering, to give volunteers a proper legal status and help them join programmes, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. Almost 100 million EU citizens have taken part as volunteers in education, culture or arts, sport events, humanitarian and development aid work. Young people should take advantage of volunteering schemes to develop skills and acquire experience that helps them to find jobs afterwards, stresses the text.

The head of the Lithuanian dairy association Pieno Centras has denied the myth that Lithuanian dairy products can enter the Russian market via Belarus.

The innovation cluster “Airport Inno Lab”, which creates smart transport systems and information and communication technologies in the airport sphere, plans to increase the scope of innovative solutions and product development. “Airport Inno Lab” seeks to receive an investment of EUR 100 thousand from the European Union structural funds (EU SF).

Hungary's low-cost airline Wizz Air is planning to launch flights between Vilnius and the Polish capital of Warsaw fall of 2017, informs airline.