What Others Write About Lithuania – 7 November 2026

In brief

• According to Rzeczpospolita, Lithuanians are following the situation in Belarus closely and hope that the so-called Day X will not arrive.
• Rzeczpospolita writes that over the course of a year the airport in Vilnius was closed 25 times, and Lithuanian services are discovering tunnels under the border.
• Rzeczpospolita journalists report that a border guard has 60 minutes to report for duty with the necessary equipment in the event of an attack.
• According to Європейська правда, citing Delfi, the Lithuanian Fire and Rescue Department has announced a tender for a multi-channel system for alerting and informing the public.
• The project, worth €5.5 million and financed from EU funds, is to bring warning tools together on a single platform, is to operate from 2028, and bids can be submitted until 3 December.

Polish press

The Polish Rzeczpospolita writes that Lithuanians are following the situation in Belarus closely and hope that the so-called Day X will not arrive. According to Rzeczpospolita, over the course of a year the airport in Vilnius was closed 25 times, and Lithuanian services are discovering tunnels under the border. Rzeczpospolita journalists also report that a border guard has 60 minutes to report for duty with the necessary equipment should an attack occur. (Litwini wnikliwie przyglądają się Białorusi. Mają nadzieję, że Dzień X nie nadejdzie – Rzeczpospolita)

Ukrainian press

According to the Ukrainian Європейська правда, which cites the Lithuanian portal Delfi, the Lithuanian Fire and Rescue Department has announced a tender for the creation of a multi-channel system for alerting and informing the public. The project, worth €5.5 million and financed from EU funds, is to combine various warning tools on a single management platform, which will allow alarms to be triggered more quickly and in a coordinated way, and the system is to begin operating in 2028. Bids can be submitted until 3 December. (Литва готує нову систему оповіщення на випадок надзвичайних ситуацій та загроз безпеці – Європейська правда)

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