Taking into account a decline in coronavirus infection rates and the lifting of lockdown in Lithuania as of 1 July, the Vilnius City Municipality (Konstitucijos Ave. 3) has gone back to providing contact customer service.

The Government has agreed to ease requirements for short-term (up to 2 hours) non-commercial events taking place outdoors in public spaces.

Nearly a third of plastic waste in Europe is recycled. The production of plastic has grown exponentially in just a few decades - from 1.5 million tonnes in 1950 to 359 million tonnes in 2018 worldwide – and with it the amount of plastic waste. After a sharp drop in production in the first half of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, production recovered again in the second half of the year.

June 18, after two week of running, international Exercise Baltic Fortress 21 wrapped in Klaipėda. Over 1000 soldiers, 16 warships, and over 100 pieces of other military equipment from seven NATO allies were involved in the international exercise which was held by the Lithuanian Navy this year.

“Strengthening energy sector cybersecurity preparedness remains a national security priority for all countries,” said Vice-Minister of Energy Albinas Zananavičius at the second meeting of the transatlantic high-level working group that took place on 15-17 June in Washington, DC (USA).

MEPs will quiz Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas on the Commission’s recent interim evaluation of the EU's response to the pandemic.

As of 1 July, the Lithuanian Road Administration is to launch registration of public electric cars charging points operators and charging points operated by them. Later on, this information is to be published on the Lithuanian Road Administration website www.eismoinfo.lt and in a mobile application. By 1 January 2022, the Administration plans to collect all necessary data and to develop a system of all public electric cars charging points operators and charging points, which will contain information on all charging points in Lithuania.

From 1 August, a simplified procedure for unmanned aircraft (drones) to operate within Lithuanian cities with airports will apply. Special requirements for such flights have been established in the amendments to the Aviation Law initiated by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which were approved by the Seimas.

Vilnius continues vaccination with first vaccine doses without any registration at the Litexpo (Laisvės pr. 5) vaccination center. Today, on the 21st of June, residents will be able to choose vaccines of two manufacturers – Pfizer -BioNTech or Moderna. Starting Tuesday, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine only will be offered. This week, Vilnius received 21 000 doses of this vaccine.

The governing board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) – one of the most influential energy organisations in the world – officially invited Lithuania to become a member.