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Real estate solutions explored ahead of stationing a German brigade

Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence

2024-02-22
International cooperation | Security and defense policy

On February 22 the Ministry of National Defence and the Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association (LNTPA) held an Industry Day event to address opportunities for real estate developers to take part in the Host Nation Support lodging projects for German military personnel and their families. 19 developers presented to guests from Germany their planned or underway projects of living premise construction, from welfare premises to family apartments.

"The German troops will deploy to Lithuania alongside with civilians, their families, so we are going to need lodgment and services. Even though we have not received the identified requirements for the German accommodation model yet, we assess that long-term rental could be a way to provide accommodation. Therefore today we have introduced to representatives of Germany the various accommodation options for both, the military and their family members. Now the German side may express the opinion which of the proposed could meet the needs of the arriving citizens," says Head of the Logistics Department of the Ministry of National Defence Lt Col Remigijus Mika.

Long-term rent options are sought in Kaunas and Vilnius for the military deploying from Germany with families. One of the key requirements is easy road communication with service locations and accessibility to education institutions for the families. Apartments for rent in the cities are also sought for those who will deploy alone. The developers have presented the constructed or designed sites in Vilnius and Kaunas so that the German side is be aware of the options offered by Lithuania's best real estate developers.

The military infrastructure at Rūdninkai is developed especially intensely: it will include not just the barracks but also headquarters, a mess hall, repair facilities, garages, internal roads. The objects in Rūdninkai and Rukla are planned to be developed with the business through private-public partnership. Therefore it is important that Lithuania's largest contractors with the capacity to build and finance the projects are interested in tendering. Major part of the infrastructure in Rukla will be developed via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.

The German Brigade will arrive in Lithuania in several stages starting this year. It is planned to be here in full by 2027. The assessed approx. 5 thousand troops and civilians will be stationed, part of them with families. They will serve in two main sites: Rūdninkai and Rukla, those with families will be accommodated in Vilnius and Kaunas, while additional logistical sites will be dispersed across Lithuania.

The German military presence in Lithuania is a strong deterrent and forward defence if needed.