The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and LTG Link have signed a financing agreement for the purchase of electric and battery-powered trains.

On April 15–21 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled four times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea and once to patrol the airspace over the Lithuania, Latvian and Estonian border with Russia and Belarus.

Lithuania has achieved the top ranking (Category 1) from the Federal Aviation administration following its first International Aviation Safety Assessment. This opens the door for Lithuanian airlines to conduct commercial flights into the United States with aircraft registered in Lithuania.

The Council has adopted the Euro 7 regulation, which lays down rules on emission limits for road vehicles and battery durability. This is the last step in the decision-making procedure.

The reform adopted on Thursday will make the EU electricity market more stable, affordable, and sustainable.

Lithuania will continue to consult and gain experience in the field of traffic safety from Sweden, the leader in traffic safety in Europe: a bilateral memorandum has been signed, which extends cooperation in the field of transport policy and aims to improve traffic safety to prevent any fatalities on Lithuanian roads in the future.

With Lithuania planning to develop two offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea with a combined capacity of 1.4 GW, the Ministry of Energy has approved a procedure for the supervision and assessment of the obligations of the successful developers. The Lithuanian Energy Agency (LEA) will act as a supervisory authority during the construction and operation of the offshore wind farms.

Marius Skuodis, Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania, is starting his working visit to Chile on Monday, where he will open the International Transport Forum’s (ITF), currently chaired by Lithuania, High-level Dialogue for Transport in Latin America and the Caribbean. He will also meet with the Chilean Minister of Transport and Telecommunications and the heads of international organisations.

MEPs adopted their proposals to revamp EU pharmaceutical legislation, to foster innovation and enhance the security of supply, accessibility and affordability of medicines.

On March 18–24 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled five times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.