The National Public Prosecutor’s Office of Poland has named three Belarusian nationals suspects in the hijacking of a Ryanair flight in May 2021, BNS reports. The Belarusian Air Force forced the Ryanair plane flying from Athens to Vilnius in Lithuania to land in Minsk. Belarusian authorities then arrested two opposition activists onboard. The three suspects held…
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics called for increased EU defence spending, exempting it from fiscal rules, Kathimerini reports. He emphasised the need for the EU to be more self-reliant in defence and for more coordination in defence matters. During his visit to Athens, Rinkevics discussed with Greek officials boosting economic ties, securing more funding for external…
Greece’s national air carrier, Aegean Airlines, will open direct flights from Lithuania’s Vilnius International Airport to Athens in April 2024, LRT reports. The company will have two flights per week on the new route until the end of October 2024, using Airbus A320 aircraft. Aegean Airlines has not previously operated regular flights in Lithuania, airport…