On Wednesday, High Court in London dismissed the challenge of Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas, the suspects in the bank Snoras case, to stop extradition to Lithuania.

It is planned that in 2016 Lithuania will have from 9,000 to 10,000 professional soldiers, whereas by 2021 the number is expected to be increased to 14,000-19,000.

37 super-rich people or people whose net asset value amounts to at least 30 million US dollars, lived in Estonia in 2014, which is by one more than in 2013, Postimees Online cites a report Wealth 2015 by consultancy firm Knight Frank. Latvia has 69 super-rich and Lithuania 86.

During the 3rd ASEM transport ministers' meeting in Riga today, European Transportation Commissioner Violeta Bulc said that the Rail Baltica high-speed rail project will be allocated 85% of the project's financing if it meets the conditions set-out by the European Commission.

On Saturday 2 May in Strasbourg and on Saturday 9 May in Brussels and Luxembourg, the European Parliament and other EU institutions will open their doors to the general public in order to celebrate Europe Day in a fun and festive way for the whole family.

On April 27 through 28, brigade staff-level exercises were conducted in Rukla and Alytus by the Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf and the US Army's 1-3 Infantry Brigade of the rotating US forces in Lithuania, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence reported BC.

The Government of Lithuania has decided to transfer the ownership rights and responsibilities of the state enterprise Infostruktura to the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania.

At its plenary sitting, the Seimas has adopted amendments to the Law on Tobacco Control (draft Law No XIIP-2728(2)), thereby prohibiting persons under the age of 18 from smoking/consuming or holding tobacco products. The amendments to the Law were adopted by 75 votes in favour, with no votes against and 6 abstentions.

On Tuesday night, Lithuanian border guards denied entry into Lithuania to four more bikers, citizens of Russia and Belarus. They had visas but were unable to submit other documents without which it is prohibited to enter the Schengen Area.

Lithuania's stevedoring company Klaipedos Smelte has been awarded as the Investor of the Year 2014. The award was presented to the company during a traditional award ceremony held by the association Investors' Forum.