4 November 2025 By Ferdinand Dreher and Nils Hernborg Many Bulgarians are still hesitant about giving up the Lev on 1 January. Mixed feelings are not uncommon in countries adopting the euro. However, survey data show that support significantly...
(MENAFN) Lithuania has announced plans to indefinitely close its border with Belarus and authorize the military to shoot down any balloons entering its airspace, after a series of aerial incursions disrupted air travel and border operations over...
(MENAFN) The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a stern warning to Lithuania against pursuing "provocative steps" regarding transit access to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova declared on Wednesday that there should...
(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has asserted that a prominent figure in the country’s 2020-2021 anti-government protests, who was arrested after a Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk, was in fact an undercover KGB...
(MENAFN) Russia has cautioned Lithuania against taking what it called “provocative steps” regarding transit to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, according to reports. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that...
(MENAFN) While images of small boats often come to mind when thinking of illegal migration to the UK, authorities say smugglers are also using more common routes, such as ferries between Dublin and Holyhead. A recent crackdown in Anglesey, home to...
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(MENAFN) Croatia’s parliament has voted to bring back mandatory military service, ending a 17-year suspension that began in 2008 when the country shifted to a fully professional army. The decision aligns with a broader trend across NATO and EU...
Action-packed week to include UFC open workouts, press conference, weigh-ins, and Tom Aspinall’s first heavyweight title defence ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- UFC® 321: ASPINALL vs GANE will stage a...
(MENAFN) Poland mobilized its air force early Sunday following extensive Russian aerial assaults on western Ukraine, including areas adjacent to the Polish frontier, as reported by the nation's operational command. "Polish and allied aircraft are...
VILNIUS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania has introduced a new mobile application, InfoDesk App, designed to help newly arrived foreigners access information from various institutions more easily, the Reception and Integration Agency announced on...
After the Lithuanian government’s decision to close the border with Belarus, direct bus services have also been suspended, but some companies are offering to take a 46-hour route through Latvia, Estonia and Russia. Despite the restrictions,...
Because of the closed border with Lithuania. Following Lithuania's closure of the land border with Belarus, the Israeli Foreign Ministry urged its citizens planning to travel to our country to consider the necessity of such a trip or to consider...
Lithuania is the unsung star of the Baltics. With a wealth of baroque and art deco architecture, sobering relics of a Soviet past, a thriving, ever-evolving dining scene and ample natural attractions, there are plenty of incredible experience for...
Airspace over Lithuania’s capital Vilnius was temporarily shut down on the evening of October 30, 2025, after unidentified objects were spotted near the airport, the sixth incident of its type in a month linked to suspected cigarette smuggling...
Lithuanian passenger transport company LTG Link and Swiss manufacturer Stadler have unveiled a FLIRT electric train at Vilnius railway station. The train is the first in a series of new trains manufactured under a contract signed in June 2023...
New Eurostat data reveals which Europeans travel the least and who spends the most abroad. Credit : Song_about_summer, Shutterstock When it comes to holidays, not all Europeans pack their suitcases with the same enthusiasm. While some jet off...
9 As well as trailers and semi-trailers from Poland and Lithuania. Belarus has introduced a ban on the movement of trucks from the EU, trailers (semi-trailers) from Poland and Lithuania, as well as Polish cars engaged in international...
7 They are not allowed to travel to the border with Latvia and Poland. After the Belarusian authorities effectively banned crossing the state border for vehicles with Lithuanian license plates, the State Customs Committee reported how many of them...
