March 2021
Tour operators will also be responsible for tourists’ tests
All travelers and tourists will have to present a negative coronavirus test as of March 10, the Lithuanian government has decided. And not only carriers but also tour operators will be responsible for that. On Friday, the Cabinet specified its Wednesday decision which initially introduced such a duty for carriers only. "The change should ensure tighter...
Lithuania gives at least 1 vaccine shot to 30.5 pct of over 80-yr-olds
Lithuania has given at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to 30.5 percent of people aged 80 years and over, the latest figures from the country's statistics office showed on Friday. This makes them the group with the highest vaccination rate, compared to 15.3 percent for people aged between 70 and 79 years. Overall, more than 200,000...
Lithuania to provide EUR 100,000 in humanitarian aid to Yemen
Lithuania to provide EUR 100,000 in humanitarian aid to Yemen Lithuania will allocate 100,000 euros for humanitarian aid to Yemen, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Lithuania announced its donation to the UN Yemen Humanitarian Fund during Monday's high-level virtual pledging conference co-hosted by Sweden and Switzerland. Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Mantas Adomenas described the humanitarian situation...
February 2021
Lithuanian healthcare workers start getting the COVID-19 vaccine
Five vaccination centres – Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Klaipėda University Hospital, Šiauliai Republican Hospital, and Panevėžys Republican Hospital – have distributed the received vaccine to healthcare institutions treating inpatient COVID-19 patients in their respective regions. (more…)
Lithuania to sign association agreement with European Space Agency
Lithuania to sign association agreement with European Space Agency Lithuania is planning to become an associate member of the European Space Agency (ESA) where it now has the status of a cooperating state. On Wednesday, the Cabinet decided to ask President Gitanas Nauseda to authorize Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite to sign an association...
April 2020
YIT gets stuck into Lithuanian infrastructure
LITHUANIA Finnish construction and development group YIT has been carrying out four road and street renovation contracts in Lithuania worth more than EUR 10 mln. (more…)
Investment Environment in Lithuania: Kedainiai FEZ Offers Unique Conditions
In 2019, Lithuania attracted 47 foreign direct investment projects, including those involving companies on the prestigious Fortune 500 list. According to the attractiveness of the investment environment, Lithuania ranks 11th in the Doing Business rating. The recent years have been outstanding for the attention showed by international companies, the maturity of projects and the...
President signs into law tougher penalties for breaking quarantine rules
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has signed into law a legislative package introducing tougher penalties for those flouting quarantine rules and broadening the list of authorities that can impose fines for violations, Antanas Bubnelis, the president's spokesman, confirmed to BNS. (more…)