On 29 June, Lithuania, together with Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Cyprus and Malta, issued a joint letter signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs/European Affairs and Transport. The letter addressed to Members of the European Parliament calls on the recipients to assess...

Today the Government approved the 5G Development Guidelines of Lithuania for 2020-2025, initiated by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Their purpose is to safeguard gradual and controlled development of 5G connection through effective legal and investment environment in Lithuania.

The tertiary (absolute preparedness) level of the civil protection system and quarantine on the territory of the Republic of Lithuania declared on March 14, 2020. The  quarantine   regime is effective from 16 March 2020, 00:00, until 31 May 2020, 24:00 .

Vilnius Airport will see the first post-pandemic passenger flight on May 13 th . Germany’s national carrier Lufthansa will perform the first renewed flight between Frankfurt am Main and Vilnius. Lithuania’s largest airport is fully ready to resume passenger flights. The airport has implemented necessary health safety measures...

Today, the ministers of the European Union, responsible for telecommunications, discuss possibilities of digital solutions to overcome crisis caused by COVID-19. It is planned to discuss use of mobile applications and impersonalized data to overcome the crisis, importance of digital solutions for restoration of...

With regard to the crisis caused by COVID-19, the Ministers of Transport of the European Union are going to hold a video conference today to discuss possibilities of implementation of new measures of COVID-19 in the transport area, additional urgent means, how to control the present situation, and future...

Venture capital fund Koinvesticinis fondas, together with Contrarian Ventures and business angels, is investing in the Lithuanian startup In Balance grid, which is developing smart electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for business and network operators.

Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia responsible for transport on April 17, 2020 convened for the on-line meeting on the status of implementation of “Rail Baltica” project. The Ministers were pleased to note, that, the project implementation has not been hindered by COVID-19 pandemic and work is...

In response to hazard caused by COVID-19, the Ministry of Transport and Communications extends the term of periodical professional training courses for drivers. The drivers carrying goods or passengers for commercial purposes, whose training courses should end during the quarantine, will be able to finish them after...

As the trilateral discussion of the Baltic States regarding implementation model of the project “Rail Baltica” continues, Lithuania suggests not to deviate from the main purpose – to implement the project on time because “Rail Baltica” is important not only for the Baltic region, but also for Europe as a whole, as a part...

Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications informs that those road users, who are not going to use toll roads in Lithuania, may suspend the validity of purchased annual electronic vignettes (e-vignettes) for the term of quarantine. The decision was made by the resolution of the Operational Centre of...

In consideration to risk related to spreading coronavirus, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania changes the performance procedure of mandatory vehicle inspection. When the validity period of the vehicle inspection expires during the quarantine, it will be possible to inspect the vehicle after the quarantine and for 30 calendar days more after the end of the...