Lithuania maintains closure of border crossings with Belarus for a month

On Wednesday, Lithuania announced it would maintain the closure of border crossings with Belarus for one month. This measure follows incidents involving balloons used to smuggle cigarettes, which resulted in significant disruptions at Vilnius...

Lithuania to keep Belarus border shut until November 30 over balloon incidents

VILNIUS - Border crossings between Lithuania and Belarus will remain closed for most travellers until the end of November in response to recent airspace disruptions by smugglers' balloons, the Baltic republic's government said on Wednesday. "We do...

Lithuania Extends Belarus Border Closure Until End of November Over Balloon Threat

The Lithuanian cabinet of ministers decided to keep the border with Belarus closed until Nov. 30 after a meeting in Vilnius on Wednesday. As per Interfax, Lithuania media outlets reported that the Salcininkai-Benyakoni border crossing will remain...

Lithuania to close border with Belarus for 1 month, exceptions apply: media

VILNIUS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's government decided on Wednesday to close the country's border with Belarus for one month, while allowing certain exceptions, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported. The Cabinet decided to fully close the...

Lithuania-Belarus border closure could bring more traffic to Estonia

Lithuania's decision to close its border crossings with Belarus may redirect more traffic to Estonia's checkpoints but the impact will likely be biggest in Latvia, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) believes. Last week, Lithuania's biggest...

Lithuania Closes Border Checkpoints with Belarus Over Security Threats

On Wednesday, October 29, the Lithuanian government decided to close the border crossing points “Šalčininkai” and “Medininkai” at the border with Belarus until November 30. At the same time, exemptions are provided for certain categories of...

Lithuania Has Decided To Close The Border With Belarus

11 (updated) The timeline has become known. According to the decision of the Lithuanian government, the checkpoints "Miadininkai" ("Kamenny Log") and "Šalčininkai" ("Beniakoni") will be closed until November 30. The checkpoint "Miadininkai" will...

Lithuania extends closure of Belarus border crossings after balloons enter its airspace

Audio By Carbonatix VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania said Wednesday it will keep the country’s border crossings with Belarus closed for a month after balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier caused repeated disruption at the...

Lithuania will keep Belarus border shut until November 30 over balloon incidents

A member of Lithuanian Riflemen's Union and a Border Guard officer patrol along Belarus border in Kaniukai, Lithuania July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Janis Laizans VILNIUS (Reuters) -The border crossings between Lithuania and Belarus will remain closed for...

Nicosia tourism board joins initiative safeguarding heritage crafts

The Nicosia regional tourism board (Etap) recently participated in the kick-off meeting for the European project “Hands Across Generations – Preserving Intangible Heritage through Intergenerational Craft Exchange”, which focuses on transferring...

Lithuania to shoot down smuggling balloons from Belarus

Lithuania says it will begin shooting down balloons carrying counterfeit cigarettes across its border from Belarus. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė after several days of major disruption to air travel. Vilnius Airport...

Stadler unveils first FLIRT train for Lithuania in Vilnius

LTG Link and Stadler have unveiled the first new FLIRT electric train at the railway station in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. Stadler believes that this marks “a new stage in the history of Lithuanian railways”, claiming that its trains will...

Lithuania to shoot down helium balloons smuggling thousands of cigarettes

Drug smugglers have for years used weather balloons to get cigarettes into Lithuania (Picture: AP) Balloons packed with smuggled cigarettes keep drifting into Lithuania from Belarus, causing travel chaos. Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said at a...

Turkmenistan, Lithuania discuss issues of cooperation

AKIPRESS.COM - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov held a meeting with Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Vidmantas Verbickas on October 29, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported. During the...

How Europeans Travel and What They Splurge On

Recent Eurostat data reveal striking contrasts in how Europeans travel—from where they go to how much they spend and what they indulge in along the way. A strong preference for domestic trips dominates: 71% of Europeans’ journeys take place within...

Silina has been first to offer support to Lithuanian PM after Belarusian hybrid attacks

RIGA - Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) was the first to offer support to Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene after the number of Belarusian smuggling balloons increased in Lithuania, Ruginiene told reporters on Thursday. The...

Lithuania to shoot down balloons smuggling cigarettes from Belarus

Lithuania’s Prime Minister’s Inga Ruginiene has warned that they will begin to shoot down balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from neighbouring Belarus. The Prime Minister’s warning comes after balloons entering Lithuanian airspace forced Vilnius...

Audrius Gudanavičius on Bulgaria’s Euro Transition: Insights from Lithuania’s Real Estate Market

Audrius Gudanavičius: Lithuania's experience shows that a stable economy is more important than currency Will real estate prices rise after the introduction of the euro? Lithuanians asked themselves the same question ten years ago – and today they...

Lithuania to shoot down smuggling balloons, PM warns

ShareSave Lithuania will begin to shoot down balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from neighbouring Belarus, its prime minister has warned. The measure comes after balloons entering Lithuanian airspace forced Vilnius Airport to close multiple times...

Lithuania to shoot down Belarus smuggler balloons disrupting air traffic, says PM

Lithuania's Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said on Monday her country will begin to shoot down smuggler balloons crossing the border from Belarus, which have repeatedly interrupted the Baltic nation's air traffic. Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport...