A new Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on batteries and battery waste enters into force on 17 August. It will ensure that new batteries are sustainable and contribute to the green transformation. The circular economy is promoted by regulating the entire life cycle of batteries, from creation to waste treatment, and by increasing producer responsibility.

Over the next few years, together with scientists from the United States of America (USA), Lithuania will develop an energy sector transformation model that will provide the fastest and most cost-effective pathways for Lithuania to achieve 100% renewable energy production.

Parliament adopted two major pieces of legislation that will change the digital landscape: find out about the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act.

Lithuania is stepping up its involvement in Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction efforts, with two new projects to be implemented by the Central Project Management Agency (CPMA) after the approval at a government meeting on Wednesday. The CPMA will oversee the preparation of a standard technical design for the School of the Future. They will also offer expert assistance to enhance the administrative capacities of the State Agency for Reconstruction and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine.

On 1 August, the Vice-Minister of Justice Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė participated at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Justice of the Member States of the European Union in Luxembourg, which focuses on the discussion of the issues of sanctions for violations of EU restrictive measures in the context of russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

On July 24–30 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled three times to identify and escort aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in violation of flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea and once to patrol the airspace border of the Baltic states and the Russian Federation and Belarus.

An important stage of territorial planning of the European gauge railway Rail Baltica is coming to an end – specific territories, parcels of land and their parts have been identified, which the Rail Baltica railway line will cross on the section from Jiesia (Kaunas) to the Polish border. All interested parties have the opportunity to get acquainted with the draft special territorial planning document within two months and submit reasoned proposals. After the public presentation of the concrete solutions, the process of coordination and approval of the plan will begin.

The energy and climate ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania met in Latvia, Riga and agreed on joint efforts in order to synchronize the Baltic States with the Continental European power system and its frequency almost a year earlier, in the beginning of 2025.

Find out how much the EU aims to benefit from globalisation while tackling its negative effects on employment.

Those interested in the development of the Rail Baltica European-gauge railway line in the Panevėžys region have the opportunity to get acquainted with the special plan for the railway node, including all planned railway infrastructure. The node is being developed to ensure that Panevėžys is connected to the newly-built European railway in a way that is convenient for all and in line with the principles of sustainable mobility.