1 July 2026

Karolis Peckauskas pleaded guilty on Monday at Ireland’s Special Criminal Court to attempting to engage in terrorist activity linked to a plan to burn down a mosque in Galway. The case stems from a November 2025 plot involving four men that prosecutors described as part of a broader far-right campaign, and one co-defendant still faces the same charge.

Doctors at Klaipeda Children’s Hospital are still treating a one-year-old boy in critical condition after he was brought in with a life-threatening illness. The child was admitted to intensive care, and doctors and other authorities are examining how he was treated at home and the role of his parents’ actions.

In Lithuanian politics, Mindaugas Sinkevicius is finalising a cabinet reshuffle that could replace 6–7 ministers and government chancellor Eitvydas Bingelis. Ministers are also deciding today how to respond to an arbitration claim from Serbia’s state gas company Srbijagas, which is seeking at least 11 million euros from Lithuania. An LRT investigation also linked the new prime minister to land ownership and the division of plots among a circle of friends in Kaunas.

Markets closed the quarter with their strongest run in six years, and investors are waiting for fresh euro zone and US inflation data. Lithuania’s government approved an 8% rise in next year’s minimum monthly wage to 1,245 euros before tax. Heavy rain hit Vilnius after a heat spell, with forecasters warning that low-lying streets could flood and traffic could be restricted. Lithuanian rescuers and medics reached Caracas yesterday and are due to move into the Venezuelan areas worst hit by the earthquakes.

Lithuania's anti-corruption agency STT carried out searches at the flat and home of Živilė Pinskuvienė's mother and at the Širvintos district municipality. The European Commission drafted emergency support for farmers that would allocate almost EUR 10 million to Lithuania.