Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis believes that the entry of Space X founded by Elon Musk into Lithuanian market means very good news to Lithuania.

At the Second ACI EUROPE Aviation Sustainability Summit, that took place on 20 May, Lithuanian Airports have officially joined the European airport initiative Net Zero, which is aimed at achieving zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the environment by 2050 at the latest. The growing number of airports having signed the resolution significantly strengthened aspirations of European airports in combating climate change.

This summer, Vilnius welcomes fiancés offering an exceptional new idea – couples will be offered to get married in the Bernardine Garden, later offering other places of the city for marriage ceremonies.

In Brussels, Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė met with Latvian State Secretary Edmunds Valantis and Estonian Minister of the Economy Andres Sutt to discuss how to facilitate travel among the Baltic countries; she also presented the National Certificate.

The Ministry of Culture has informed the UNESCO World Heritage Centre about the undergoing project of the Vilnius City master plan until 2030 and the conducted assessment of the impact on heritage.

An EU Biodiversity Law is needed to set the biodiversity governance framework until 2050, the Environment Committee agreed on Friday.

Find out how the new EU Digital Covid Certificate will allow you to travel safely and easily in Europe during the pandemic.

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation notes that the main testing method for obtaining the National Certificate should be rapid antigen tests because their results are obtained most rapidly.

In response to the unprecedented Belarus’s attack by the forced landing of a civilian aircraft on an international route to Vilnius on Sunday, Lithuania has recognised this country as unsafe for Lithuanian citizens and has banned flights to/from Lithuania crossing the territory of this country. This decision was made by the Lithuanian Government on Monday on the recommendation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Finnair will restart its Vilnius-Helsinki service starting from the 15th of June with four weekly flights. The route will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.