The Lithuanian government has earmarked 65 million euros for vaccines in 2021 budget and another 80 million euros for other measures to combat the pandemic, Health Minister Arunas Dulkys said on Wednesday.

Tighter lockdown restrictions come into force in Lithuania on Wednesday as the majority of stores, hairdressers close and movement of people is restricted.

Public services at Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania will be suspended between December 16 and January 3, the Lithuanian Bishops' Conference said on Tuesday.

Belarus' Belorusskaya Neftyanaya Kompaniya (Belarusian Oil Company, BNK) is temporarily suspending oil product exports via Klaipedos Nafta's terminal in the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda.

Primary schoolchildren in Lithuania are starting their winter holidays on Monday after they were brought forward due to the coronavirus situation.

On Thursday, the Legal Affairs Committee adopted guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for military purposes and in the health and justice sectors.

As Lithuania gears up for the installation of a 700 MW wind farm in the Baltic Sea, an international tender for an environmental impact and public health assessment has been launched.

Figures from Lithuania's electronic health services system show that the country's coronavirus death count is higher by 153 cases than officially reported by the country's statistics office that receives its information from the National Public Health Center (NPHC).

A fund of Modus Asset Management, a management arm of Lithuania’s Modus Group, has acquired a 100% stake in a 16 MW portfolio of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farms in Poland from ReneSola Power, a leading global solar project developer.

Parliament and Council’s negotiators agreed on a reform of the Visa Information System that works well with key databases and respects fundamental rights.