Baltic States join the EU electricity grid, fully disconnected from Belarus and Russia
As of today, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are fully independent from Russia's and Belarus's electricity systems. They successfully integrated into the EU…
UN and Member States condemn US Executive Order imposing sanctions on the ICC
The Internation Criminal Court and many international leaders condemn the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to…
IMF staff mission concludes visit to Lithuania
The Lithuanian economy has shown notable resilience against a series of unprecedented shocks. Following subdued growth in 2023, the economy…
Europol warns consumers to be mindful about fake medicines offered online
Between April and November 2024, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation…
UNECE showcases potential of digitization in the energy sector
At the intersection of technological innovation and policy to accelerate the clean energy transition, UNECE has issued a compendium of…
Main results of the Eurogroup, 20 January 2025
The Eurogroup discussed the priorities and challenges of the euro area in the context of the new European policy cycle.…
EU Commission appoints coordinator to complete Baltic network synchronisation
Responding to urgent needs of the region, the European Commission has appointed expert Catharina Sikow-Magny as European Coordinator for the…
NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Lithuania
From 15 to 17 January 2025, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Šekerinska, will...
NATO launches ‘Baltic Sentry’ to increase critical infrastructure security
At the meeting in Helsinki, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the launch of a new military activity by NATO…
NATO Secretary General commends Vilnius for defence production, support to Ukraine
Brussels, 18 December 2024 Also avilable in: French and Ukrainian NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte...
IMF Europe Director Alfred Kammer: “Europe’s Choice: Policies for Growth and Resilience”
Alfred Kammer, Director of the European Department at the IMF, spoke at the Annual Economics Conference: Pillars of Resilience Amid…
Lithuania: EU Commission disburses 3rd RRF payment of €463m
Today, the EU Commission disbursed the third payment for €463 million, net of prefinancing, to Lithuania under the Recovery and Resilience Facility…
Joint Action Day: Frontex teams up with 12 countries to crack down on smugglers
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, led 12 European countries and international partners in a coordinated effort to…
EU electricity retail markets: ACER Country Sheets identify opportunities and threats
For the first time, ACER has published its Country Sheets on retail electricity markets across EU Member States and Norway.…
International investigators take down encrypted messaging service MATRIX used by criminals
Authorities are staying on top of the encrypted messaging services that criminals use to undertake their activities. A joint investigation…
International cigarette trafficking ring dismantled: Fifteen arrests
Eurojust, Europol and authorities from 10 countries stopped a criminal group operating an intricate cigarette trafficking scheme. Fifteen suspects were…
European Hydrogen Bank: Auctions-as-a-Service scheme to fund clean investments
Today, the EU Commission, Spain, Lithuania and Austria are announcing new financial support for the development of renewable hydrogen via…
Lithuania: EU Commission endorses 3rd RRF payment request for €463 million
Following its assessment of the payment request submitted on 16 September 2024, the Commission has preliminarily concluded that Lithuania has…
Several EU member states push for higher import tariffs on Russian goods
Despite sanctions, EU imports from Russia reached EUR 42 billion in 2023—over half the economic support the EU has provided…
Lithuania: EU Commission approves €180m state aid to support electricity storage
The EU Commission has approved a €180 million Lithuanian scheme to support electricity storage to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line…
RFF: EU Council greenlights Lithuania’s and Portugal’s amended plans
The EU Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of Lithuania’s and Portugal’s amended recovery and resilience plans. According to the…
The EU Court broadly confirms validity of EU Mobility Package, annuls certain obligations
The EU Court broadly confirms the validity of the EU Mobility Package. However, it annuls the obligation requiring vehicles to…
New U.S.-led actions expand global commitments to counter commercial spyware
Ahead of a groundbreaking inaugural September 22 meeting on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Department of…
Lithuania: EU Commission receives third RRF payment request
The EU Commission received the third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) from Lithuania, for €463 million…
Three Belarusians charged for forcing Polish plane to land to arrest dissident
A three-year investigation has led to the charging of three Belarusian nationals for deceitfully seizing a Polish aircraft in Belarus…
Lithuania: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV consultation
Lithuania has experienced fast income convergence over the past two decades and the economy is projected to return to growth…
Norway regrets Lithuania’s withdrawal from Convention on Cluster Munitions
Cluster munitions kill and maim civilians and military personnel indiscriminately. Civilians are to be protected. But nonetheless, some 90 %…
Lithuania: EU Commission approves €122m aid to AB Achema fertiliser production
The measure will contribute to the achievement of the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the European Green Deal and the Green Deal Industrial Plan targets, while…
Authorities dismantle a €113m fraudulent investment scheme – Eurojust
A fraudulent pyramid scheme was taken down by authorities from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Lithuania and Liechtenstein, with the support…
European elections: Preliminary results in Lithuania
Preliminary results of the European elections in Lithuania.
Lithuania: IMF Staff concluding statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
Lithuania has experienced fast income convergence over the past two decades and the economy is projected to return to growth…
European elections 2024 background: Lithuania country sheet
Find here information on electoral rules, poll opening and closing times and candidates for the 2024 European election in EU…
Speech by President von der Leyen on the 20th anniversary of Lithuania’s EU accession
"For many years, Lithuania warned Europe about the dangers of Russia. After 2014, you told us that Putin would simply…
European Semester: EU Commission publishes social convergence analysis for seven Member States
The Commission has published a detailed country analysis in the areas of employment, skills and social inclusion for Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Lithuania,…
Lithuania: EU Commission releases €14.9m RRF package
Overall, Lithuania's recovery and resilience plan consists of €3.85 billion, of which €2.3 billion in grants and €1.55 billion in loans.…
Lithuania: EU Commission disburses the second RRF payment of €360m
The overall recovery and resilience plan of Lithuania will be financed by €2.3 billion in grants and €1.55 billion in…
Mündliche Verhandlung vor dem EU-Gerichtshof in den verbundenen Rechtssachen C-146/23 Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku und C-374/23 Adoreikė
Dienstag, 12. März 2024 Mündliche Verhandlung vor dem Gerichtshof (Große Kammer) in den verbundenen Rechtssachen C-146/23 Sąd...
Full-scale action: €2bn money laundering network via Lithuanian financial institution
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business,…
Full-scale action against money laundering network via Lithuanian financial institution for over €2bn
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business,…
RRF: EU Commission approves Lithuania’s €360m request
Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Lithuania's second payment request for €360 million in loans under…
IMF staff concludes visit to Lithuania
"The negative terms-of trade shock caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in high inflation and increasing interest rates weighing…
EU Commissioner Breton in Lithuania and Estonia to discuss the defence industrial strategy
Today, Commissioner Breton is travelling to Lithuania and Estonia to discuss the future EU defence industrial strategy with members of their governments.
CER: Addressing the EU’s incoherence on the Indo-Pacific: A sea of troubles
In 2021, the EU adopted an Indo-Pacific strategy, designed to promote an open and rules-based regional security architecture in the Indo-Pacific…
EU Commission disburses REPowerEU pre-financing payments to Hungary, Lithuania and Poland under the RRF
On 28 December 2023, the Commission disbursed €779.5 million to Hungary in loans, €109.8 million to Lithuania in loans, as…
EU Court of Justice: Judgments in Cases C-683/21 (Nacionalinis visuomenės sveikatos centras) and C-807/21 (Deutsche Wohnen)
The Court of Justice clarifies the conditions under which national supervisory authorities may impose an administrative fine on one or…
Five right-wing terrorists arrested throughout Europe
The suspects allegedly belong to a right-wing organisation that uses an online platform for terrorist-related activities, including the dissemination of…
Recovery fund: EU Council greenlights updated national plans for Denmark, Lithuania, Austria and Sweden
The Council today adopted implementing decisions approving the amended recovery and resilience plans of Denmark, Lithuania, Austria and Sweden. The amended…
Online fraud with cryptocurrencies: Eurojust and Europol actions across Europe
At the request of the Swiss authorities, Eurojust has coordinated several actions against an online fraud network in EU Member…
EU Commission Executive VP Dombrovskis travels to Lithuania for the European Semester
Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, will be in Vilnius today and Friday as part of Member State visits under…
Lithuania: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
Lithuania weathered a series of unprecedented external shocks, owing to resilient macroeconomic fundamentals and a decisive policy response. Recently, however,…