AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoVilnius Politics: Mayor Valdas Benkunskas is seeking a second term, pledging to renovate 1,000 apartment-block courtyards and improve 10 transport links. Border Security: Six people were detained in Kėdainiai over suspected cigarette smuggling; authorities say some contraband may have been flown in from Belarus by balloon. Lithuania is also seeking faster NATO rules for intercepting unidentified drones after a Ukrainian drone crossed into the country and exploded. Transport: Vilnius Airport’s winter schedule adds weekly flights to Geneva and more frequent services to several European hubs. On Rail Baltica, installation has begun on the first high-speed turnouts in Lithuania. Defence Industry: Lithuanian firm RSI Europe and Estonia’s Odin Defence won €29.5 million in EU funding to produce warheads for loitering munitions, with explosives made in Estonia and final assembly in Lithuania. Income Gap: Lithuania recorded the EU’s third-highest income inequality in 2025, with a Gini coefficient of 35.5, behind Bulgaria and Latvia.
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