In March 2022, Lithuanian Airports welcomed almost 312,000 passengers and almost 3,700 flights. In comparison, in March 2021, the three airports welcomed 56,000 passengers and more than 1,600 flights. The number of passengers has already increased by 67% and the number of flights by 80% compared to the pre-pandemic level (March 2019).

Ukrainian war refugees in Lithuania are granted temporary protection for one year, and, if necessary, it can be extended for another year. Granting temporary protection to a particular foreigner is a process taking place in stages. The Ministry of social security and labour presents the social support or employment measures the foreigners fleeing hostilities in Ukraine are entitled to at different stages of the process.

Back in March the 18th and the last of the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers was delivered to the Lithuanian military, the equipment was purchased on the basis of the contract signed by the Defence Materiel Agency under the Lithuanian MoD and the Federal Ministry of Defence of German aiming to supply one of the most advanced self-propelled 155 mm artillery systems in the world to the Lithuanian Armed Forces in 2015.

Lithuania will receive over EUR 73 million to finance military mobility projects. These investments will be made from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the construction of one of the stages of the Via Baltica highway section from Marijampolė to the Polish border, and the railway loading site in Palemonas.

The last Sunday of March is the traditional start of the summer aviation season. During the warm season, travellers will be able to choose from 80 direct, scheduled destinations at Lithuanian Airports, including both popular countries and new routes.

Parliament approved on Tuesday new rules for selecting which energy projects can receive EU funding and aligning the existing regulation with the EU’s Green Deal.

The Minister of Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė participated in the meeting with Yoel Razvozov, the Israeli Minister of Tourism, in Tel Aviv, where she has signed a protocol to promote cooperation and discussed the possibility of opening more direct flights between Lithuania and Israel.

The passenger transportation company LTG Link has introduced a new ticketing system. The most notable change will be for people who buy train tickets online, as from now on travel planning and access to all relevant information will become even more convenient on the company’s new website www.LTGLink.lt.

The Government of the Republic of Lithuania approved the amendments to the Law on Management of State Information Resources, that were initiated by the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, which will open up opportunities for storing selected state data not only in public but also in private data centres both in Lithuania and abroad.

The Ministry of Energy is launching consultations with potential developers of a wind farm in the Baltic Sea in March. The consultations will be carried out in preparation for the auction for the selection of an offshore wind farm developer, with meetings with potential investors scheduled until 18 April.