Foreign leaders extend congratulations to President Gitanas Nausėda and the Lithuanian people on February 16, the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania, wishing happiness and prosperity to all.

MEPs voice serious concerns over the safety of the Ostrovets nuclear plant in Belarus and demand that its commercial launch be suspended.

On Wednesday, MEPs called for democratic oversight of tech giants to safeguard freedom of expression.

To reduce the risk of spread of new coronavirus (COVID-19) mutations, additional medical-quarantine control procedures will be applied from 8th February 2021 at the Lithuanian airports and seaports. It was established by the decision of the State-level Emergency State Operations Manager.

The use of sexual services provided by trafficking victims must be criminalised and harder measures to tackle its proliferation are needed, Parliament says.

Although last few years for Kaunas have been a period of growth and planning for major city projects, this is not the end. The city’s approved strategic action plan shows that 2021-2023 will also be full of challenges – long-awaited objects will open their doors to Kaunas residents, the whole Europe will celebrate the title of the Capital of Culture together with Kaunas. There will be innovation in sports and education.

The Commission presented its SAMIRA Action Plan – the Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications. The Plan will improve EU coordination, ensure that radiological and nuclear technologies continue to benefit the health of EU citizens, and contribute to the fight against cancer and other diseases. This Action Plan is the first follow-up to Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, adopted by the Commission on 3 February.

To raise global climate ambition and prevent ‘carbon leakage’, the EU must place a carbon price on imports from less climate-ambitious countries, say Environment MEPs.

Vytautas the Great War Museum celebrates the 100th anniversary this year. Its story began when the Act of Independence of Lithuania was declared and formation of the Lithuanian Armed Forces started: the Lithuanian Armed Forces command made a decision to establish a war museum in Kaunas. The works were interrupted but later resumed by General Vladas Nagevičius who managed to direct reconstruction of an old riding hall used by Tsarist forces and a chapel into a space exhibiting the history of Lithuania’s fights within just four weeks. Thus Vytautas the Great War Museum was inaugurated on 16 February 1921.