AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoLithuania’s Security Tech Push: Lithuania has tripled funding for a pre-commercial procurement to develop tech to detect and stop Belarus-linked weather balloons used to smuggle cigarettes, boosting the budget from €1mn to €3mn and backing prototype trials with a pilot manufacturing phase. Energy Transition Watch: Litgrid says Lithuania’s green infrastructure grew fast in the first half of 2026, with battery storage connections jumping from 19 MW to 276 MW, bringing total storage on the grid to 0.7 GW. Telecom Upgrade: Tele2 secured new spectrum licenses and says its 4G covers 99.9% of Lithuania’s territory while 5G reaches 90.2% of the population, paving the way for targeted network expansion. Business & Tech Investment: Vilnius-based Oxylabs, a web intelligence and data infrastructure platform, raised €113.6m from Warburg Pincus, valuing it at €3.1bn. Diplomacy & Sanctions: Lithuania sent a note of protest to Russia over claims about drone attacks, while the Supreme Court in Ukraine refused to cancel NSDC sanctions against Petro Poroshenko. Culture in Vilnius: ArtVilnius’26 runs Oct 1–4, with Latvian galleries and artists returning, and the fair’s theme focusing on historical ties and today’s art scenes.
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