What Others Write About Lithuania – 13 November 2026

In brief

• According to Business Insider Polska, Lithuania's prime minister has announced a new windfall tax covering about 10 companies.
• Business Insider Polska reports that the main, and perhaps only, payer will be Orlen Lietuva, a Lithuanian company owned by Orlen.
• According to Європейська правда, the Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday approved amendments increasing control over cyclists and e-scooter users.
• The same outlet reports that from March next year, municipal public order officers will be able to stop such vehicles, inspect them, and draw up offence reports.
• The author of the amendments, Seimas Speaker Juozas Olekas, according to Європейська правда, points to a growing number of offences, such as riding on pavements or dangerous manoeuvres.

Polish press

According to the Polish Business Insider Polska, Lithuania's prime minister has announced a new windfall tax covering about 10 companies. Business Insider Polska reports that the main, and perhaps only, payer will be Orlen Lietuva, a Lithuanian company owned by Orlen. (Premier Litwy o nowym podatku. Orlen ma być głównym płatnikiem – Business Insider Polska)

Ukrainian press

The Ukrainian Європейська правда reports that the Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday approved amendments to the road traffic safety law that increase control over cyclists and e-scooter users. According to this outlet, from March next year municipal public order officers will be able to stop such vehicles, inspect them, and draw up offence reports. The author of the amendments, Seimas Speaker Juozas Olekas, according to the same outlet, points to a growing number of offences, such as riding on pavements or dangerous manoeuvres that have largely gone unpunished until now. (Сейм Литви посилив контроль за велосипедистами та користувачами електросамокатів – Європейська правда)

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