Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Lithuania’s gas transmission system operator Amber Grid reported revenue of EUR 49.4 million in the first half of the year, up 41% from EUR 35 million a year earlier. Its net profit surged more than sixfold to EUR 18.1 million from EUR 2.8 million, the operator said in a statement on Friday.

EBITDA rose 176%year-on-year to EUR 30.4 million, while adjusted EBITDA increased 5.8% to EUR 16.3 million. Adjusted net profit stood at EUR 6.3 million.

Amber Grid attributed the results mainly to higher gas transmission volumes, increased revenue and lower technological natural gas costs.

“We continue investing in improving system efficiency, including electric compressor projects that will allow more flexible, efficient operations and reduce environmental impact in the future,” CFO Gytis Fominas said.

In the first half of this year, 21.3 TWh of gas was transported through Lithuania’s transmission system, excluding transit to Russia’s Kaliningrad region, up 29% year-on-year. Gas supplied to Lithuanian consumers increased 16% to 10.1 TWh, while 18.6 TWh entered the system through the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas terminal, accounting for nearly 88% of the total volume.

Amber Grid also said 242.9 GWh of biomethane was injected into the gas transmission and distribution system during the period, 2.6 times more than a year earlier, with three biogas facility connection projects completed.

Amber Grid is Lithuania’s gas transmission system operator and a member of the EPSO-G group of companies. The Company operates a 2,288 km high-pressure gas transmission network across Lithuania. It also manages more than 60 gas distribution and metering stations and two gas compressor stations.

The Amber Grid system is interconnected with the gas transmission systems of four neighboring countries and the Klaipėda LNG terminal. Amber Grid shares are listed on the NASDAQ Vilnius Stock Exchange Baltic Secondary List. The Company’s main shareholder is EPSO-G, whose shares are 100% owned by the Ministry of Energy of Lithuania.

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Lithuania’s labour market showed signs of a seasonal slowdown in midsummer, with registered unemployment rising by 0.3 percentage points to 8 percent and the number of unemployed increasing to 145,700 in July, the Employment Service said.

“At present, we are seeing more signs of a slowdown than a weakening of the labour market,” Jurgita Zemblytė, head of the Employment Service’s Monitoring and Analysis Division, is cited as saying in a statement.

“Midsummer data once again confirm that the labour market remains dynamic and continues to adapt to changing circumstances – some indicators are stable, while others are temporarily slowing. Nevertheless, the overall trend remains favourable,” she added.

As of 1 August, the number of registered unemployed rose by 2.9 percent from a month earlier. The unemployment rate increased in 39 municipalities, fell in 16 and remained unchanged in seven.

The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in the municipalities of Neringa, Birštonas, Joniškis, Kretinga and Šilalė, while the highest were in the municipalities of Kalvarija, Ignalina, Zarasai and Anykščiai.

Demand for workers remained stable, with more than 15,000 vacancies recorded for the fifth consecutive month. Manufacturing, administration and services, retail, and construction sectors accounted for the largest share of openings.

The number of employed residents reached 1.47 million, with the biggest increases recorded in retail, public administration and defence, transport and warehousing, and healthcare.

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Liberal Movement leader Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen said Friday she had not ruled out running for president, but stressed that discussions about the race were premature.

“I do not rule out such an idea, but I believe it is far too early to start now. All the major political parties understand that the most important election at the moment is the 2027 local elections, and that is what we should be focusing on,” Čmilytė-Nielsen told Žinių radijas.

“Starting too early usually does not bring anyone success,” she added.

The Liberal leader said the party would not comment on potential presidential candidates already being discussed publicly, adding that it would likely focus on selecting its own candidate.

“2029 is still quite far away. Before that, there will be local and parliamentary elections. Those are the ones we should be thinking about first,” she said.

Lithuania’s next presidential election is scheduled for May 2029.

Vilnius, August 6 (ELTA) – The head of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs, Remigijus Motuzas, says that alleged Russian plans to target Baltic critical infrastructure with Ukrainian drones are aimed not only at sowing fear but also at shaping public opinion on the war in Ukraine.

“The goal is to influence the Lithuanian public as well, to make them believe that the war in Ukraine is not in our interest and that it has caused problems for Lithuania. The aim is to pressure EU countries to provide less support or reduce public backing for Ukraine,” Motuzas told ELTA on Thursday.

He said such efforts combined disinformation with intimidation.

“As long as the war in Ukraine continues, we will face these provocations and threats, and that is natural, because we are among Ukraine’s most active supporters,” he said.

Motuzas said possible Russian provocations would also be discussed by his committee, which is due to meet after mid-August.

“We will hear reports from the relevant agencies, including the Foreign Ministry,” he said.

News outlet 15min reported Thursday that Lithuanian military intelligence had information that Russia was considering attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic region using Ukrainian-made drones.

Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas confirmed the report, saying Russia was considering “unconventional kinetic attacks” against critical infrastructure in the region.

According to the report, Russia could use captured Ukrainian drones to obscure the origin of an attack and deny responsibility for strikes on NATO territory. Such a “false flag” operation would involve carrying out an attack while making it appear that another country was responsible.

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – ELTA Brief provides a concise overview of the key events of Friday, 7 August, in Lithuania and around the world.

On Friday, child rights officers met with the children from the Žlabys family, with psychologists hearing them out and recording their views. Meanwhile, Vilnius police dropped an administrative offence case against journalist Rita Miliūtė over her middle-finger gesture. The Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) decided to freeze the funds of Valientė, the Lithuanian operator of the Mere retail chain.

LITHUANIAN POLITICAL NEWS

The leadership of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs has called for an investigation into the conduct of Lithuania’s ambassador to the United States, Gediminas Varvuolis, after reports that the Foreign Ministry had received complaints about him. Delfi, citing sources, reported complaints over Varvuolis’ alleged inappropriate workplace behaviour, with some embassy staff members reportedly raising concerns about disrespectful conduct, raised voice and long working hours. Conservative MP Žygimantas Pavilionis, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee, said the matter should be investigated given the United States’ importance as Lithuania’s strategic partner. Committee Head Remigijus Motuzas, a Social Democrat, said institutions were often reluctant to comment publicly on internal issues before they were fully examined, but agreed that an inquiry into the ambassador’s conduct was necessary.

The State Forest Enterprise (VMU) said Thursday’s storm in southern Lithuania uprooted and snapped an estimated 8,000 cubic metres of timber in state-owned forests. The worst damage was recorded in the Druskininkai and Varėna areas. The most affected areas included the Merkinė, Leipalingis, Kapčiamiestis and Marcinkonys forest districts, with storm damage also reported around Druskininkai, Veisiejai and Varėna. The VMU urged residents and visitors to avoid the hardest-hit forests, warning of risks from fallen trees, broken branches hanging in tree canopies and damaged trees that could collapse even days after the storm. Firefighters were called out 49 times to remove fallen trees, with 25 incidents recorded in Alytus County. Most trees fell onto roads. The storm that swept parts of Lithuania on Thursday evening also damaged buildings, tearing off roofs and leaving thousands of residents without power. The worst-hit areas included Varėna and Lazdijai districts. Lazdijai Mayor Ausma Miškinienė said fallen trees damaged buildings and caused power outages in the district. In Varėna district, trees and electricity poles were brought down, while a tree fell on a house in one village without injuring residents. Forty-four ESO power crews from across Lithuania worked to restore electricity in Varėna district, where the hardest-hit areas included Puvočiai and Kasčiūnai villages. The storm also severely damaged the homestead of the late partisan Juozas Jakavonis-Tigras in Kasčiūnai. His daughter, lawmaker Angelė Jakavonytė, said the site near the partisan command bunker had lost all its trees, including a roughly 200-year-old oak. Roofs, a car and apple trees were also damaged.

LITHUANIAN BUSINESS NEWS

The Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) has frozen funds of Valientė, the Lithuanian operator of the Mere chain, following EU sanctions imposed in late July on the founders and co-owners of Svetofor Group which owns the brand. The agency also froze the assets of two other companies, Litproduktai and Next Logistic, which it said were linked to Sergei Schneider, a businessman on the EU sanctions list and an indirect owner of Mere. According to the FNTT, Schneider indirectly owns 79% of Valientė and 74.87% of both Litproduktai and Next Logistic. The agency said the companies’ funds had to be frozen because more than half of their shares were owned by a person subject to EU sanctions. The decision can be appealed to the Regional Administrative Court within one month of its delivery, the agency said. The FNTT said Litproduktai was registered in Vilnius in March 2019, Valientė in September of the same year and Next Logistic in February 2021.

Druskininkai Mayor Ričardas Malinauskas said Vilnius was unable to manage its waste, creating the risk of an emergency situation in the Alytus region. Together with other mayors from the region, Malinauskas appealed to the country’s top authorities to take coordinated action to ensure that efforts to address Vilnius’ waste problems did not harm Alytus. According to the mayor, the risk has emerged after the Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant stopped accepting sorted waste from the Alytus region for incineration in early August, prioritising waste flows from Vilnius. He said the Alytus Regional Waste Management Centre (ARATC) had been forced to store waste prepared for incineration, with volumes rising daily and approaching the maximum limit set in its pollution permit. Malinauskas warned that exceeding storage limits could result in fines, while landfilling the waste would sharply increase management costs, ultimately burdening residents. He added that without an emergency declaration, waste disposal would not even be possible. ARATC director Aurimas Uldukis said the company had previously been able to send some sorted waste to the Kaunas plant for incineration, but that facility will suspend operations next week for scheduled maintenance, leaving no alternative incineration capacity. Under its permit, ARATC can store sorted waste on its premises for up to a month. Uldukis said the company had raised the issue with the ministry to seek a joint solution that would prevent harm to Alytus and other regions. He expressed hope that ministry officials would address the situation at a meeting on Monday and help resolve the problem. Meanwhile, Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant spokeswoman Rima Aukštuolytė told ELTA that, following instructions from Vilnius’ Emergency Operations Centre, all of the plant’s capacity was currently allocated to the capital. She said the plant’s technical limit had fallen to up to 450 tonnes of incinerated waste per day due to clogged filters, but efforts were underway to replace them as quickly as possible and restore full capacity.

LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS

The State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service (VVTAĮT) said its officers could finally meet with the children of the Žlabys family. Psychologists spoke with the children and recorded their opinions. Previous attempts to arrange a meeting with this family’s children had failed twice. The VVTAĮT has already received information about the children from healthcare and other institutions. The agency had previously decided to remove the children from the Žlabys family because, in its assessment, the children’s well-being, emotional safety, development, and health were at risk. A final decision on this matter is scheduled to be made next week. A few weeks ago, the Žlabys family’s infant was admitted to Kaunas Clinics and died there. Doctors said the baby was emaciated and in critical condition. The family has denied claims of neglect, saying the child died due to Patau syndrome, a genetic disorder with a low survival rate.

Vilnius police have dropped an administrative offence case against journalist Rita Miliūtė over her middle finger gesture, LRT.lt reported. Miliūtė had been fined EUR 15 for showing the gesture towards the Seimas during a protest nearby. She challenged the decision, and police upheld her appeal, terminating the administrative proceedings. The protest was held in April against proposed amendments to the LRT law, with participants urging politicians to scrap what they said were measures threatening media freedom. 

Prosecutors said one of the suspects in the murder case of paramedic Mantas Sadauskas was released from custody on Thursday. After a month-long court-approved detention period expired, Egidijus Gaigalas, a well-known doctor in Biržai, was released on bail of EUR 10,000 and a written pledge not to leave the country. Gaigalas is the father of another suspect in the case, Justina Sadauskienė, the former wife of Sadauskas. Sadauskienė and another suspect, Vilius Solkanas, remain in custody until 21 September. Gaigalas, head of the intensive care unit at Biržai Hospital, has been charged with illegal possession of firearms, ammunition, explosives or explosive materials, as well as illegal possession of narcotic or psychotropic substances with intent to distribute or possession of a very large quantity of such substances. Prosecutors said Gaigalas was detained in July and searches of his home and workplace uncovered psychotropic medication that may be linked to the alleged offences. Sadauskas’ body was found on 21 April on the grounds of a homestead in Panevėžys district. Investigators suspect the victim’s body had been wrapped in a trampoline and buried at the site. A firearm was also found during the inspection of the scene.

FOREIGN NEWS

New US intelligence assessments have raised concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin could seek to provoke a NATO eastern flank country with a limited attack as early as this autumn, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday. According to the newspaper, US officials had previously believed Russia would not attack a NATO ally while focusing all its resources on the war in Ukraine, but their assessment has since changed. Citing unnamed US officials, the WSJ said recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and limited battlefield gains could encourage Putin to seek a confrontation with NATO. The report said any attack would most likely target NATO’s eastern flank in an attempt to test the alliance’s Article 5 collective defence commitment. The new US intelligence assessment comes amid a series of similar warnings from European officials, including those in Lithuania.

A teenager killed six people in a shooting at a school in Thailand, police said. The attacker first shot dead his grandparents using his grandfather’s pistol before travelling to a secondary school north of Bangkok, where he killed three teachers and three students, national police said in a statement. Fifteen injured students were not struck by gunfire but hurt as they were trying to flee, Thailand’s deputy interior minister said. Local media identified the shooter as a student who attended the school. He was also reported to have been killed.

A US court has ordered Meta to pay a USD 567 million fine and restrict certain features for children on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. A New Mexico state court found that Meta had created a “public nuisance” that posed risks to younger users of its social media platforms. Under the ruling, Meta must limit pop-up notifications and restrict platform use for users under 18 in New Mexico to 90 hours a month, or about three hours a day on average, and block certain notifications entirely during school hours. The company must also hide like counts and take measures to prevent children under 13 in the state from accessing Facebook or Instagram. Meta said it would appeal the decision. However, the ruling could set an important precedent as dozens of other US states have filed similar lawsuits accusing social media companies of harming children and their mental health.

Berlin/Warsaw, August 7 (PAP-ELTA) – Germany has invited Poland and the Baltic States for security talks following a drone incident at one of the country’s airports, the PAP news agency reported Friday.

According to Germany’s dpa, the meeting is scheduled for late August and is expected to include representatives from the Baltic States, Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

The initiative follows Wednesday’s security scare at Leipzig/Halle Airport, which was temporarily shut down after a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered on airport grounds.

One of Europe’s busiest cargo hubs, the airport plays a key role in military logistics and serves as an operational base for Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines. The explosive-laden drone was found near several Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft, among the world’s largest transport planes.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the incident as a "new threat scenario" in hybrid warfare and said foreign involvement could not be ruled out.

“For the first time, there was not just an ordinary drone at the airport, but a drone carrying explosives,” Dobrindt told Germany’s public broadcaster ARD.

Later that night, a cargo aircraft collided with an unidentified object near Leipzig Airport. The aircraft subsequently landed in Hanover, where an inspection revealed minor damage. 

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator Litgrid earned a revenue of EUR 267.5 million in the first half of this year, an increase of 28% from the same period last year, according to pre-audited data released by the operator on Friday. 

The company’s net profit for the first half of 2026 was EUR 39.0 million. By comparison, the company recorded a net loss of EUR 41.9 million in the first half of 2025.

In January–June 2026, the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to EUR 52.5 million. By comparison, EBITDA in the first half of 2025 was negative at EUR -40.3 million. The main reason for the increase in EBITDA was the positive result from ancillary services.

After adjustments for temporary regulatory deviations from the values approved by the National Energy Regulatory Council (VERT) and the elimination of other one-off effects, adjusted EBITDA amounted to EUR 29.9 million, representing a 12% increase compared to the first half of 2025, when adjusted EBITDA stood at EUR 26.8 million. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was mainly driven by higher recoverable capital costs due to the increased value of regulated assets.

Adjusted net profit for the first half of 2026 amounted to EUR 20.2 million, representing a 40% increase compared to the first half of 2025, when adjusted net profit totalled EUR 14.4 million. The increase in adjusted net profit was mainly driven by the recognition of EUR 5.2 million in investment incentive benefits for current-year corporate income tax during the first half of 2026, as well as by higher adjusted EBITDA.

Revenue from electricity transmission increased by 21% to EUR 79.9 million as a result of a 6% increase in transmitted electricity volumes and a 23% higher actual transmission tariff. Revenue includes EUR 15.9 million in congestion management revenues used for tariff reductions in the first half of this year compared to EUR 17.2 million during the same period last year.

Litgrid’s investments in the first half of 2026 amounted to EUR 61 million.

“We continued the implementation of one of Lithuania’s most important energy projects, Harmony Link, the second onshore interconnector with Poland, during the first half of this year. Following the Government’s approval of the project’s engineering infrastructure development plan in June, the territorial planning stage was completed and the project moved into the engineering design phase. We also announced the procurement of controllable shunt reactors required for the future interconnection infrastructure,” says Andrius Šemeškevičius, CEO of Litgrid.

The amount of electricity transmitted through Lithuania’s transmission network increased during the first half of the year. Between January and June 2026, electricity transmitted to meet national demand amounted to 4.631 TWh, representing an increase of 3.78% compared to the same period in 2025, when 4.459 TWh was transmitted.

Litgrid operates approximately 7,000 km of overhead lines, over 300 km of cable lines, more than 240 transformer substations and nine interconnections and power links with other countries in Lithuania.

EPSO-G energy transmission and exchange group holds a 97.5% stake in the company. The Ministry of Energy owns 100% of ESPO-G shares.

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Thursday’s storm uprooted or snapped around 8,000 cubic metres of timber in state-owned woodlands in southern Lithuania, with the worst damage reported in the Druskininkai and Varėna areas, the State Forest Enterprise (VMU) said.

The most affected areas included the Merkinė, Leipalingis, Kapčiamiestis and Marcinkonys forest districts, as well as parts of Druskininkai, Veisiejai and Varėna.

VMU said its crews began assessing the damage on Thursday evening after winds subsided, removing hazardous debris and clearing blocked forest roads and access routes.

Work was set to continue on Friday, with foresters inspecting affected areas, documenting windthrow and windbreak damage, and organising further cleanup operations.

The VMU urged residents and visitors to avoid severely damaged forests, warning that hazards could remain from fallen trees, broken branches trapped in canopies and cracked or leaning trees that could collapse later.

As earlier reported, firefighters responded to 49 calls to remove trees brought down by the storm raging on Thursday, with 25 incidents recorded in Alytus County, the Fire and Rescue Department said.

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – The Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) has frozen funds of Valientė, the Lithuanian operator of the Mere chain, following EU sanctions imposed in late July on the founders and co-owners of Svetofor Group, which owns the brand.

The agency also froze the assets of two other companies, Litproduktai and Next Logistic, which it said were linked to Sergei Schneider, a businessman sanctioned by the EU and an indirect owner of Mere.

According to the FNTT, Schneider indirectly owns 79% of Valientė and 74.87 percent of both Litproduktai and Next Logistic. The agency said the companies’ funds had to be frozen because more than half of their shares are controlled by a person on the EU sanctions list.

The decision can be appealed to the Regional Administrative Court within one month of its delivery, the agency said.

According to the FNTT, Litproduktai was registered in Vilnius in March 2019, followed by Valientė in September of the same year and Next Logistic in February 2021.

Svetofor Group founders and co-owners manage more than 2,200 stores in Russia and in other countries, operating under the brands Svetofor, Mere and Myprice.

The EU included in the 21st package of sanctions the owners of Russian retail chain Svetofor Group on 23 July.

All funds and assets belonging to the sanctioned individuals were frozen in the EU, and they are prohibited from receiving funds or other economic resources.

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Lithuania is looking to buy small-scale air defence and anti-drone systems from South Korea, the Defence Ministry said after Minister Robertas Kaunas discussed potential cooperation between the two countries with Ambassador Joyoung Jeon.

Kaunas said Lithuania would weigh not only the quality and price of such systems but also delivery speed when making procurement decisions.

“We are considering opportunities to cooperate with the South Korean defence industry on air defence system procurement. South Korea is among the most reliable manufacturers of 30–40 mm air defence guns and could ensure rapid delivery,” Kaunas said.

The talks also covered industrial cooperation and the possibility of expanding defence production in Lithuania. 

Kaunas said Lithuania and South Korea faced similar security challenges due to hostile regimes near their borders, creating opportunities for closer defence cooperation.

Luxembourg, August 7 (ELTA) – In May 2026, compared with April 2026, seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.8% in both the euro area and the European Union (EU), according to first estimates from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. In April 2026, services production grew by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU.

In May 2026, compared with May 2025, services production increased by 2.4% in both the euro area and the EU.

In Lithuania, services production fell by 1.2% in May 2026, compared with April 2026 (a 0.6% rise). Over the year, services production grew by 0.9% in the country.

In the euro area in May 2026, compared with April 2026, services production increased for transportation and storage by 0.2%, decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.0%, increased for information and communication by 0.5%, for real estate activities by 2.1%, for professional, scientific and technical activities by 1.0%, and for administrative and support services by 0.6%.

In the EU, services production increased for transportation and storage by 0.2%, decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.0%, increased for information and communication by 0.6%, for real estate activities by 1.6%, for professional, scientific and technical activities by 0.9%, and for administrative and support services by 0.5%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases were recorded in Greece (+4.5%), Latvia (+3.8%) and Poland (+3.0%). The largest decreases were observed in Hungary (-3.6%), Portugal (-2.8%) and Denmark (-1.3%).

In the euro area in May 2026, compared with May 2025, services production increased for transportation and storage by 4.4%, decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.8%, increased for information and communication by 4.6%, for real estate activities by 1.9%, for professional, scientific and technical activities by 2.5%, and for administrative and support services by 0.5%.

In the EU, services production increased for transportation and storage by 3.1%, decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.8%, increased for information and communication by 4.7%, for real estate activities by 1.0%, for professional, scientific and technical activities by 2.8%, and for administrative and support services by 0.6%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases were recorded in Bulgaria (+8.1%), Latvia (+7.9%) and Poland (+7.3%). Decreases were observed in Denmark (-14.0%), Hungary (-3.6%) and Romania (-1.4%).

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Liberal Movement leader Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen said Friday that separate draft agreements on tackling Lithuania’s demographic crisis were making it harder for political parties to reach a national consensus. She called for the president or prime minister to bring parliamentary parties together to discuss long-term solutions.

“The submission of draft agreements is distancing us from a possible national agreement,” Čmilytė-Nielsen told Žinių radijas, adding that a joint discussion led by a single political leader would help advance the issue.

She said debates often focused too narrowly on boosting birth rates, while demographic challenges also included an ageing population. According to Čmilytė-Nielsen, measures to support work-life balance and improve opportunities for older people to remain active were equally important.

“We need to see the full picture,” she said, warning that short-term measures such as one-off payments would not provide fundamental solutions to the demographic crisis.

In May, Social Democrats leader Mindaugas Sinkevičius said he would seek a pact between political parties and state institutions, while parliamentary speaker Juozas Olekas said it could be signed during the current parliamentary term. 

In July, the opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats submitted a draft agreement on demographic policy for 2026–2040 for parties to consider. 

The government has also designated 2027–2028 as the Year of Family, with eight ministries preparing measures aimed at addressing demographic challenges.

Vilnius, August 7 (ELTA) – Lithuanian Post’s parcel delivery network Unisend has opened a nearly EUR 2 million logistics centre in Latvia, aiming to expand its capacity and support growing e-commerce demand across the Baltic States.

Located in Riga’s Dreilini neighbourhood, the 4,300-square-metre facility will be equipped with modern sorting technology this autumn, allowing it to handle up to 60,000 parcels a da – eight to 15 times more than previously.

Lithuanian Post said the new centre would strengthen its logistics capabilities, improve the handling of rising parcel volumes and support further e-commerce growth in the region.

“We are consistently investing in logistics infrastructure, technology and people to ensure we are prepared not only for today’s needs but also for the future. The new logistics centre in Riga will significantly expand our capabilities, help us manage growing parcel volumes more efficiently and further strengthen Unisend’s position in the Baltic market,” Lithuanian Post CEO Kastytis Valantinas said.

In the first half of this year, more than 13 million parcels were delivered across the Baltic States through the LP Express and Unisend networks. Lithuanian Post operates more than 1,500 parcel lockers in the region.