Is the EU edging closer to a ‘military schengen?’
Mon Nov 17 10:12 am
Europe is ramping up defence spending. But one issue has largely been neglected – how to move military equipment from one country to another as quickly as possible in the case of conflict.
France probes Lithuania’s Vinted over alleged use of accounts to promote sex content
Mon Nov 17 10:11 am
French authorities have launched an investigation into the online marketplace Vinted over suspicions that some user accounts on the platform are being used to advertise sexual content, the country’s commissioner for child protection said.
EU Commissioner Kubilius proposes stationing Ukrainian battalion in Lithuania
Mon Nov 17 9:28 am
European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius on Monday proposed deploying a Ukrainian battalion in Lithuania alongside the permanently stationed German brigade and rotating US forces, calling it an additional and timely security guarantee for the region.
Lithuanian authorities conduct major crackdown on smuggling balloons from Belarus
Mon Nov 17 8:47 am
Lithuanian authorities carried out a large, coordinated operation Monday targeting criminal groups that allegedly fly contraband into the country from Belarus using weather balloons, the Interior Ministry said.
Lithuania to receive €2.81bn From EU in 2026 under agreed budget
Mon Nov 17 8:12 am
Lithuania is expected to receive about 2.81 billion euros from the European Union in 2026 after EU lawmakers reached a political deal on the bloc’s budget for that year, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
Lithuania may reopen Belarus border crossings before November 30, foreign minister says
Mon Nov 17 6:27 am
Lithuania could reopen its two recently closed border crossings with Belarus earlier than planned, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said Monday, signalling a potential shift in the government’s response to what it has called hybrid attacks from Minsk.
Audit: Lithuania’s first offshore wind project plagued by rising costs and mounting risks
Mon Nov 17 4:27 am
Lithuania’s flagship offshore wind project has become significantly more expensive and less profitable than planned, raising doubts about whether the 700-megawatt Baltic Sea wind farm can be completed by 2030, the National Audit Office said Monday.
Lithuania plans network of 44 cybersecurity operations centres
Mon Nov 17 2:41 am
The Defence Ministry on Monday is unveiling plans to establish 44 cybersecurity operations centres across the country as part of a broad effort to strengthen Lithuania’s digital defences.
Winter makes a brief appearance in parts of Lithuania – photos
Mon Nov 17 2:25 am
Winter made a cautious entrance into parts of Lithuania overnight into Monday, as residents across the country’s northern and western districts shared snowy scenes on social media.
A population boom reverses decades of stagnation in Lithuanian town
Mon Nov 17 1:00 am
The small town of Ukmergė in northeastern Lithuania has run out of housing space amid a growth in population fueled by returning members of the diaspora, as well as families relocating from the country’s major cities.
A Lithuanian family sold everything and set off around the world – by boat
Sun Nov 16 4:00 am
Emilija Malinauskaitė, together with her partner, Steve, decided to sell everything they owned on land, buy a boat, and set off to travel the world. Their daughter, only six months old at the time and now five, joined them on the journey.
Lithuania, Japan, and kanklės diplomacy – an interview with Yuko Yamasaki
Sun Nov 16 2:00 am
In a tranquil residential neighbourhood of Tokyo, worlds away from the city’s neon hustle, we meet Yuko Yamasaki on a sunny, warm autumn afternoon. As we walked from a metro station to her home, we stopped by an old, traditional tofu shop.
