In aviation, safety has always been, is, and will continue to be everyone’s top priority. With the global pandemic severely disrupting flying and our travelling habits for over a year now, we have launched an initiative to talk to the air carriers flying to and from our airports.

As of 29 March, all crew members performing international commercial carriage by all modes of transport whose period of stay in Lithuania exceeds 72 hours will have to present a document (in one of the official EU languages) proving a COVID-19 test performed not earlier than 72 hours prior to returning to Lithuania (a serological antibody test result shall not be accepted) or to register for a test via a 24/7 Coronavirus Hotline number 1808 or with another institution performing COVID-19 tests and to perform a test at a designated time. Upon registering via the hotline tests are performed free of charge at mobile testing points.

On 29 March, services of testing for COVID-19 were launched at Kaunas Airport. Back in early March, such services have been introduced to travellers near Vilnius Airport, and today the first tests were performed for those travelling through Kaunas Airport. Paid testing services are provided by company Rezus.lt.

Happy Easter to you and your family as we celebrate our Father's greatest sacrifice through his Son, Jesus Christ. Have a blessed Easter.

MEP Valdemar Tomaševski wishes everyone a happy Easter.

On 31 March, taking into account quarantine conditions and restricted movement between municipalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the basis of the Ministry of Transport and Communications proposition, the Government extended the spiked winter tyres usage period until 10 May.

This week, the Lithuanian Airports’ operator has completed the installation of a new airport management system designed to enhance the passenger experience, increase operational efficiency, and modernize airport operations management. The system’s most visible element comes in the form of hundreds of flight information displays located at the airports. Whether passengers are looking for their check-in counter, boarding gate, or baggage belt – the information displayed arrives via this system.

Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, marked Earth Day (March 20) by planting a brand new Christmas Forest entirely out of old potted holiday trees brought by the residents. The project, first proposed at the beginning of the last holiday season, aims to both contribute to the green transformation of urban areas and involve the community into long-term sustainability-centered initiatives.

Find out how MEPs want to shape the EU's rules for non-personal data sharing to boost innovation and the economy while protecting privacy.

The Seimas has adopted the Law on Alternative Fuels (draft No XIIIP-5137(3)) aimed at creating opportunities for a significant (up to 15 %) increase of the share of renewable energy resources (RES) in the transport sector by 2030, thus reducing the negative impact on climate and air pollution.