Lithuania, Finland pivot to landmine production, potentially supplying to Ukraine, Reuters reports

Lithuania and Finland plan to begin domestic anti-personnel mine manufacturing in 2026, with some of the supplies potentially earmarked for Ukraine to counter the Russian threat, Reuters reported on July 9. The two NATO members will begin manufacturing …

Minister hails Lithuania relations as delegation visits

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday hailed the importance of security and economic ties between Taiwan and Lithuania as he met with a delegation of Lithuanian lawmakers in Taipei. The eight-member Seimas delegation is led by Lithuania …

Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines

Representatives of the two NATO member states told Reuters that they plan to start cooperation next year on the production of anti-personnel mines to arm themselves and support Ukraine. Both countries share a border with Russia and have decided to withdraw …

Poland reintroduces border checks with Germany and Lithuania

Poland reintroduced border checks with Germany and Lithuania at midnight of July 8 in a temporary move aimed at curbing unauthorised migration. The controls will remain in place until August 5, the Interior Ministry said. They will cover 52 locations on …

Sunotec buys 600 MWh colocated battery Latvia, Aura Power sells 100 MWh in Lithuania

Bulgarian energy storage and solar developer Sunotec has acquired the Lazas Solar Park utility-scale solar-plus-storage site, and Bristol-based Aura announced the sale of its ready-to-build Kaišiadorys battery energy storage system (BESS), also on Monday. …

Reuters: Finland and Lithuania preparing to produce anti-personnel mines

Lithuania and Finland are likely to begin domestic production of anti-personnel mines next year to provide themselves and Ukraine with them, given the military threat from Russia. This was reported to Reuters by officials from both countries. The two …

The Grateful Dead: A story of hippies, LSD and Lithuania’s iconic basketball uniforms

On July 9, 1995, The Grateful Dead played their final concert in Chicago. Just one month later, their leader, Jerry Garcia, passed away at 53 due to complications from diabetes. Despite being inactive during the latter half of that decade, they were the …

As housing market heats up, Lithuania’s central bank seeks ways to help first-time buyers

Lithuania to allocate €10.5m for development aid

Lithuania and Finland plan to produce anti-personnel mines after treaty withdrawal – media