SocietyA court has ordered Khatuna Salukvadze, Georgia's former ambassador to Lithuania, to pay rent arrears for an apartment in downtown Vilnius, but the diplomat does not recognize the decision and says she will not pay. President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė met with Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC). The 17th-century mansion-turned-hotel located in Vilnius Old Town was named the winner in the large international hotels' category of this year's Surface Travel Awards. The hotel was praised for being "a model for integrating historical authenticity with contemporary design.". A new large shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Norway arrived in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda on Tuesday. Construction of a modern multifunctional car park commenced at Vilnius airport last year is nearing completion. In November passengers shall be offered nearly one thousand new car parking spaces. Kamida Group, a transportation, logistics and agricultural equipment rental service provider, is starting to develop a 15,800 square meter logistics center with a four-story administration complex close to the western bypass in Kaunas. The project, called WESTHUB, will cost 12 mln EUR. It is scheduled to be completed next year. The leadership of Lithuania's national defense system has decided to buy six American Black Hawk helicopters for around 300 mln euros. A shift to a less-polluting economy requires significant investment. The EU wants to attract more private money as public funds are insufficient. Hackers have sent out a fake press release claiming to be from the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry and alleging that President Gitanas Nauseda has asked the United States to build a military base in Lithuania and relocate nuclear weapons to the country. Lithuania is among the twelve EU Member Stated invited by the European Commission (EC) and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) to take part in the EU Road Safety Exchange project. This was announced at a high-level meeting on road safety held in Brussels by the Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. |
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