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.

The Seimas approved the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to adjust the 2022 budget and to increase spending on national defence up to 2.52 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). According to the Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė, such an adjustment will allow for an additional allocation of up to EUR 297.99 million to national defence and security this year.

Litcargus, aircraft ground handling agency operating at Vilnius Airport, announces that it has been testing the Scania Citywide LF electric bus for passenger transportation from the aircraft to the terminal since 17 March. Vilnius Airport has become the first airport in Europe to test a Scania electric bus for this type of transportation operation. Passengers and staff will be able to test and evaluate the new generation bus until 25 March.

On Thursday evening, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed new EU rules to limit the market power of big online platforms.