“Both Lithuania and Poland are viewing Russia and a long-term threat to the West. We wish to send a particularly clear signal in the border area of Lithuania and Poland: NATO borders are untouchable. I can only assure you that we will continue the close collaboration with Poland for a coordinated response to the Russian threat,” says Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas.

Lithuania has a clear vision and ambitious plans to develop the aviation sector by 2030. This is provided for in the Lithuanian Aviation Guidelines 2030 approved by order of Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis and prepared by the Ministry in cooperation with the aviation community — the responsible institutions, associations of the aviation sector, and other economic and social partners.

The Lithuanian Parliament banned minors from participating in lotteries.

Vilnius is considering introducing a 10-day paper public transport tickets for tourists, as well as a more expensive 'controller' ticket, which would be sold during the trip, instead of fining a person traveling without a ticket.

54 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed yesterday, two people died (80-89 yo.).

The National Cyber Security Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of National Defence has been recording growing numbers of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) incidents. Most of the cyber-attacks are targeting public agencies, communications and finance sectors, were temporary service disruptions are seen.

In three months, 755 vehicles, which were parked in violation of road traffic rules, have been forcibly tower in the capital, 480 of which – from parking spaces intended for the disabled. On average, 8 cars are towed every day, most of the violations are recorded in the Old Town and New Town.

Emissions from planes and ships are increasing, while the EU wants to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Read about EU measures to reduce their emissions.

Representatives of the Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Polish and Ukrainian governments responsible for tourism policy signed an agreement in Vilnius on Friday to strengthen ties in developing tourism in the region and to help Ukraine revitalise its tourism ecosystem.

As the flows of refugees have decreased, the Ministry of the Interior decided to accommodate the Ukrainian citizens in temporary accommodation centres in Alytus and Kaunas cities. Vilnius City takes care about transportation of the newly arrived war refugees from Vilnius to Alytus or Kaunas. Besides, the passenger carriage company “LTG Link” offers free transportation on local routes in Lithuania to the Ukrainian citizens. The Ukrainian citizens who want to make use of free transportation will need to show their Ukrainian passport or persona identity card (birth certificate in case of children).