The first troops of the German Brigade stationing in Lithuania will arrive in the beginning of next month, April. The initial element of the German Brigade will comprise over 20 German military personnel, the number will then grow to 150 by the end of the year.

Lithuanian Airports, the company that manages Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga Airports, is launching an international lease tender to attract a new retail convenience store operator. The selected partner will operate convenience stores at all three of the country’s airports.

On March 11–17 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.

Lithuanian transport and logistics sector maintained stable growth in 2023 and generated 18.8 billion euros income. Passenger transportation also increased last year with nearly 7% more passengers carried by all types of transport.

On March 4–8, a meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held in Vienna, Austria, during which the Lithuanian delegation expressed its support for Ukraine’s struggle against the Russian occupation and the threats posed by the presence of Russian forces at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

After a decade of negotiations MEPs and the Belgian Presidency of the Council have agreed on new EU rules to optimise flight routes, reduce flight delays and cut CO2 emissions.

The 6th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, will play a pivotal role in shaping international environmental policy and making significant environmental decisions. Themed "Effective, inclusive, and sustainable multilateral action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution", the event will convene environment ministers, scientists, and environmental activists from 176 countries.

On 29 March 2004 Lithuania became a full-fledged member of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Let us take this opportunity to look back on the journey our country has had over the twenty years, what we have received from cooperation with the Allies and were able to give in exchange.

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation plans to digitise the Lithuanian language from text to sound by creating a phonetic library and 4 different textual libraries. These datasets, which will be created and made freely available, will enable the creation of unique digital products based on the Lithuanian language.

Aviation security screening at Kaunas airport has become faster and more convenient for passengers, as three modern three-dimensional computer tomography-based aviation security scanners have been enabled at full capacity. During the check-in procedure, passengers no longer need to remove any electronic devices and liquids from hand luggage - new devices analyze the contents of the luggage in a three-dimensional space.