LITHUANIA DAILY NEWS BULLETIN
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Upcoming events in Lithuania for Wednesday, June 4, 2025
- Lithuania turns away 19 irregular migrants on border with Belarus
- Lithuanian defmin heads to Brussels for NATO talks on boosting defense spending
- Lithuanian volunteer fighter missing in Ukraine, no confirmation of death
- Lithuanian president backs Latvia after its election to UN Security Council
- World Lithuanian Writers' Congress kicks off in Vilnius
- Lithuania, France renew five-year strategic partnership action plan
- Lithuania's ethics watchdog to launch probe into PM's ILTE loan story
- Lithuanian Railways to halt Klaipeda-Plunge train service for 4 days in mid-June
- Maskalioviene assumes position as new defense vice minister in Lithuania
- Lithuanian govt OKs development of military infrastructure projects in Siauliai, Palanga
- Lithuanian cabinet clears drone, optical equipment purchases without public tender
- We must strive for better economic resilience, support for rules-based trade – Budrys
- Lithuanian cabinet approves recall of ambassadors to US, Spain, Turkey, Egypt
- Lithuanian govt backs proposal to allow national economic sanctions on Russia, Belarus
- Lithuania set to relaunch 2nd offshore wind farm tender on June 9
- Memorial plaque to two Jewish rescuers to be installed in Vilnius
- Lithuania's 2nd pillar pension reform would harm its capital market, Brussels warns
- Lithuanian parlt commission chair hopes all vaults of Vilnius Cathedral will be explored
- Upcoming events in Lithuania for Thursday, June 5, 2025
Upcoming events in Lithuania for Wednesday, June 4, 2025
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – The following events are scheduled in Lithuania for Wednesday, June 4, 2025:
PRESIDENT Gitanas Nauseda's interview with Germany's Bild at 1 p.m.
SPEAKER OF THE SEIMAS Saulius Skvernelis to continue his working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Lithuania turns away 19 irregular migrants on border with Belarus
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuanian border guards have turned away 19 migrants attempting to cross into the country from Belarus illegally over the past 24 hours, the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) said on Wednesday morning.
Latvia reported 123 illegal border crossing attempts on Tuesday. Poland denied entry to 203 irregular migrants on Monday, according to the latest available information.
Lithuania has barred 837 irregular migrants from entering from Belarus at non-designated places so far this year, after turning away 1,002 in 2024
The influx of irregular migrants into the EU's eastern member states from Belarus began in 2021 and is blamed by the West on the Minsk regime.
Lithuanian border guards have blocked around 23,800 attempts by foreign nationals to cross into the country illegally from Belarus since the start of the migration crisis.
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Lithuanian defmin heads to Brussels for NATO talks on boosting defense spending
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene is heading to Brussels on Wednesday for a two-day visit to attend meetings of NATO defense ministers and the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
According to the Defense Ministry, the talks will focus primarily on commitments to increase NATO defense spending.
Other key topics will include preparations for the Alliance’s upcoming summit in The Hague, as well as defense and deterrence measures. Ministers are also expected to agree on new NATO capability targets.
Two strategically important declarations are set to be signed on the sidelines of the defense ministers' meeting, the ministry said in a press release.
"The first one is a Joint Declaration on Security in the Baltic Sea which will lay out the countries' commitment to strengthen security in the Baltic Sea through closer NATO-EU cooperation and to conduct a coordinated information exchange and deter hostile activities in the region," it said.
"The second is a Statement of Intent regarding the CV90 combat vehicles which will be an organic part of the formed 1st Division of Lithuania."
Sakaliene also plans to hold bilateral meetings with her French and Luxembourg counterparts.
Her meeting with the French defense minister is expected to focus on the planned delivery of French-made 155 mm Caesar Mk2 self-propelled howitzers to the Lithuanian Armed Forces in early 2027.
As BNS reported in late April, Lithuania intends to acquire the CV90s jointly with Sweden, Finland and Norway. The State Defense Council decided last October to purchase about 100 of these Swedish tracked armored combat vehicles.
The joint procurement is expected to total around 1,000 CV90s. Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas said in April that roughly one-third of them are expected to be assembled in Lithuania.
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Lithuanian volunteer fighter missing in Ukraine, no confirmation of death
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – A Lithuanian volunteer fighter has gone missing in Ukraine, the LRT news website reported on Tuesday.
Lithuania's embassy in Ukraine confirmed to the national broadcaster that it had received official notification about the disappearance of the Lithuanian national, who was serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Foreign Ministry has not received any information confirming the man's death. Consular staff are in contact with his family.
Two Lithuanians have been killed on the front lines since the start of the war in Ukraine.
In March of this year, Tomas Valentelis was reported killed during a combat mission. In February 2024, Tadas Tumas, nicknamed Milzinas (Giant), died while transporting mines to the front lines.
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Lithuanian president backs Latvia after its election to UN Security Council
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Wednesday voiced strong support for Latvia after the neighboring country won a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
"Congratulations to President Edgars Rinkevics and the Latvian people on the election to the UN Security Council for 2026-2027!" Nauseda posted on X.
"A milestone reflecting Latvia's strong commitment to the international rule-based order and UN Charter principles," he added.
Lithuania held a non-permanent seat on the Security Council in 2014 and 2015.
During its term, it focused on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, strengthening the rule of law, protecting civilians in armed conflicts, enhancing UN–EU cooperation, combating illicit arms trafficking and terrorism, and ensuring the safety of journalists.
The UN Security Council is the only body under international law with the authority to authorize the use of military force.
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World Lithuanian Writers' Congress kicks off in Vilnius
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – The World Lithuanian Writers' Congress is opening in Vilnius on Wednesday.
Among other issues, Lithuanian writers living abroad will discuss the significance of reissuing Ausra, the first Lithuanian-language monthly.
Around 50 writers are expected to take part in the three-day event.
The program includes creative workshops, public readings, meetings with editors of cultural publications, and discussions on issues relevant to the literary field.
This is the third time the congress has been held.
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Lithuania, France renew five-year strategic partnership action plan
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuania and France have signed a renewed bilateral partnership action plan for 2025-2029, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The plan was signed in Paris by Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot.
The document notes that the two countries' positions on key European issues have drawn significantly closer in recent years.
"Together, we condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine and stand firmly with Ukraine. Lithuania and France have taken steps to strengthen European security and resilience, maintain continuous dialogue on international affairs, and have significantly deepened bilateral cooperation," the ministry quoted the document as saying.
It states that Lithuania and France aim to strengthen bilateral political cooperation, continue supporting Ukraine, improve coordination on key European issues, and deepen cooperation in defense, security, and economic matters.
The plan calls for promoting interparliamentary dialogue, regularly organizing consultations between the Lithuanian and French foreign and defense ministers, and continuing the exchange of experience and positions among the two countries' officials and diplomats on key international issues.
During their meeting, the foreign ministers also discussed the need to strengthen Europe's defense industry and the potential for expanding Lithuania-France cooperation in this area. Budrys invited France to contribute to implementing NATO's rotational air defense model in Lithuania.
Lithuania and France first signed their strategic partnership plan in 2009.
The action plan is updated every five years and reflects the quality, diversity, and growing scope of high-level bilateral relations between Lithuania and France, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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Lithuania's ethics watchdog to launch probe into PM's ILTE loan story
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuania's Chief Official Ethics Commission on Wednesday decided to open an investigation into Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas' actions when the government made decision related to the national development bank ILTE after Garnis, a company co-owned by the prime minister, received a soft loan from ILTE when Paluckas was already prime minister.
"The proposed investigation will focus on the prime minister's actions, his behavior during the government meeting. (...) The decision has been made to open an investigation,” Gediminas Sakalauskas, who chairs the ethics watchdog, said at the meeting today.
He later told reporters that the probe could take up to three months.
"During the investigation, we will try to answer the question whether or not there was any violation of the law," he said, adding that questions will also be sent to the prime minister.
"We will also contact the relevant institutions and check all the circumstances, data and facts. This will also involve ILTE," he said.
The COEC had received three requests to look into the matter and they came from the prime minister himself, Arvydas Anusauskas of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, who chairs the parliamentary Anti-Corruption Commission, and the HU-LCD.
Garnis, which plans to start the production of battery systems, received a 200,000-euro soft loan from ILTE when Paluckas was already in office, according to a joint investigation released Wednesday by the investigative journalism center Siena and Laisves TV.
The report states that the loan – the maximum available under the Start program for young small and medium-sized enterprises – was granted in early February.
In February and March, Paluckas was involved in government decisions related to ILTE, including submitting amendments to the law governing the bank's operations and setting borrowing limits for central government entities, including the development bank.
The prime minister owns 49 percent of Garnis and 51 percent of Emus. The latter would not have been able to qualify for the loan because it has been in business too long. Garnis would also not have been able to obtain such a loan if it was formally part of a group of companies with Emus.
Questions have therefore been raised as to whether Garnis was created as a sham in order to obtain the loan.
In his recent Facebook post, journalist and public figure Andrius Tapinas said he had correspondence between an unnamed company and representatives of Emus and Garnis, two companies co-owned by Paluckas, proving that the unnamed company had been paid for the goods using the soft loan Garnis received from the national development bank ILTE, but the goods were delivered to Emus, which was initially not eligible for the loan.
Following media reports about his company, the prime minister asked the Chief Official Ethics Commission to assess the situation, although he maintains he's not in a conflict of public and private interests.
Answering questions from the Liberals in the Seimas on Tuesday, Paluckas reiterated that he's not involved in his companies' operations since 2020 and he also suggested asking the companies' executives for all the details, not him as a shareholder.
He also called the demands for him to take responsibility for the loan granted to his company and to resign "taken out of thin air".
For its part, the Special Investigation Service says it's looking into the latest media repots, and ILTE has vowed to carry out an internal audit within a week and has launched an unscheduled inspection into the possible misuse of the loan.
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Lithuanian Railways to halt Klaipeda-Plunge train service for 4 days in mid-June
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Train services between Klaipeda and Plunge in western Lithuania will be suspended for four days in mid-June, Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) said on Wednesday.
Passenger and freight trains will not run on the Klaipeda-Plunge section from June 16 to 19 due to repairs on the Kulupenai railway bridge, which began in May.
"After this repair, the bridge will be usable for another 50 years," the state-owned company said.
During this period, the frequency of train trips on the Vilnius-Klaipeda route will be reduced to eight per day from the usual 10 to 12.
Passengers will travel by train from Vilnius to Plunge, then continue by bus from Plunge to Klaipeda.
Train services on the Klaipeda-Siauliai-Radviliskis, Klaipeda-Siauliai-Klaipeda, and Radviliskis-Siauliai-Klaipeda routes will be completely suspended on those days.
Regular train service between Klaipeda and Plunge is expected to resume on June 20.
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Maskalioviene assumes position as new defense vice minister in Lithuania
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS - Loreta Maskalioviene has assumed her new position as Lithuania's defense vice minister on Wednesday.
She will coordinate the national defense system's acquisitions, as well as defense and security industry development issues, the ministry said today.
"We need to not only counter threats, but also turn them into opportunities and turn defense spending into investments. Lithuania's industrial sector has the potential to supply our armed forces and to consolidate its position with the global supply chains. That is why we are creating the vice ministerial position within our team, whose direct responsibility will be to ensure the purposeful and sustainable development of the defense industry," Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene was quoted as saying in the ministry's statement.
Maskalioviene has extensive experience in strategic management, investment planning and international cooperation, the ministry pointed out.
Maskalioviene says that working in this important area requires creating and maintaining a favorable environment for the defense industry, fostering international cooperation, and ensuring that Lithuania has sufficient resources and capacity to respond to the current security challenges.
"I am convinced that together with Lithuania's strong and innovative business and industry, we can significantly strengthen the security of not only our country, but also that of the whole region," she said.
Prior to her appointment as a defense vice minister, Maskalioviene served as deputy director general of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, where she coordinated economic, defense industry, national security and legislative issues.
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Lithuanian govt OKs development of military infrastructure projects in Siauliai, Palanga
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuania's government on Wednesday approved the development of two strategic military infrastructure projects in Palanga and Siauliai.
The host country support infrastructure will not only strengthen allied communication systems along the Baltic Sea, but also create better conditions for NATO allied military units conducting tasks in Siauliai, the Defense Ministry said.
"We are developing strategic military infrastructure throughout Lithuania, with 29 hectares of land plots being formed in Palanga and Siauliai, which will accommodate allied communication systems and host nation support infrastructure," Defense Vice Minister Defence Orijana Masale said.
The implementation of these projects will not only strengthen the operational capability of Lithuania and allies in the Baltic Sea region, but also ensure the effective implementation of Lithuania's commitments as a NATO country, she added.
Engineering structures and an antenna (receiver) field will be installed on a 12-hectare plot of land in Palanga near the Butinge oil terminal, which will ensure communication with allied vessels in Lithuanian territorial waters.
Around 6 million euros from the national and NATO Security Investment Program will be allocated to this project.
Moreover, an area of about 17 hectares is being developed in Siauliai, which will be used for the deployment of allied military units. Funding for this project is foreseen from national resources and NATO Security Investment Program.
Both sites are on the list of military infrastructure needed to provide host nation support, approved by the government in November 2022.
Lithuania plans to allocate an additional 12-13 billion euros on national defense by 2030, which would raise defense funding to 5-6 percent of GDP.
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Lithuanian cabinet clears drone, optical equipment purchases without public tender
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave the green light for skipping public tender procedures when procuring unmanned aerial vehicles, counter-drone systems, optical surveillance equipment and laser target designators.
The Cabinet approved a resolution, drafted by the Defense Ministry, that exempts these purchases from the rules of the Law on Public Procurement in the Fields of Defense and Security.
According to the ministry, counter-drone systems from NT Service will be acquired for up to 12 million euros. Another 9 million euros will go toward optical surveillance devices from Brolis Semiconductors, while laser target designators from Aktyvus Photonics will be purchased for up to 1.5 million euros.
The ministry did not name any specific manufacturers for UAV acquisitions.
It plans to spend up to 19 million euros on various types of drones, including first-person view (FPV) drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reconnaissance drones, and others intended for Lithuania's military.
The UAVs will be purchased from domestic companies that either manufacture or assemble them in Lithuania.
"Lithuanian companies would have to meet key requirements – the drone control software must be developed in Lithuania, and the cloud infrastructure used to store and transmit drone data must be located exclusively in NATO or European Union member states. This would help protect the UAVs and their data from cyber threats and ensure secure use," the ministry said.
It noted that more than one supplier may be chosen for each type of drone, in a bid to support and encourage local companies manufacturing and assembling UAVs.
By Vilmantas Venckūnas
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We must strive for better economic resilience, support for rules-based trade – Budrys
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys has stressed the need to strengthen the rules-based trading system and tackle unfair competition and vulnerabilities in supply chains as he took part in a discussion on international trade held by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The minister also stressed the need to expand cooperation with like-minded partners to build economic resilience, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"We need to work towards better economic resilience and support for open, rules-based trade," Lithuania's top diplomat said
Budrys also stressed that the OECD must remain an active policy guidance provider, shaping rules not only among its members, but also outside the organization.
"Lithuania supports the OECD development as an opportunity to globally disseminate the organization's values and to strengthen economic reforms based on the highest standards around the world. We look forward to continued active OECD work in the regions, especially in Eastern Europe and the Indo-Pacific region," Budrys said.
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Lithuanian cabinet approves recall of ambassadors to US, Spain, Turkey, Egypt
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – The government on Wednesday approved the recall of Lithuania's ambassadors to the United States, Spain, Turkey and Egypt following the end of their terms.
Audra Plepyte will end her tenure as ambassador to the United States on July 14. Lyra Puisyte-Bostroem is set to be recalled from her post in Spain on August 22, and Arturas Gailiunas from Egypt on the same date.
Ricardas Degutis will leave his post as ambassador to Turkey on August 25.
The recalls still require President Gitanas Nauseda's approval.
Lithuania’s ambassadors to Estonia and South Korea are also set to conclude their terms this summer.
Last week, the government approved the recall of Raimonda Murmokaite, Lithuania’s ambassador to Tallinn, effective July 17, and Ricardas Slepavicius, the ambassador to Seoul, effective July 31.
By Vilmantas Venckūnas
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Lithuanian govt backs proposal to allow national economic sanctions on Russia, Belarus
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – The Lithuanian government has approved a proposal to amend the law to allow national economic sanctions to be imposed on Russia and Belarus.
The Cabinet on Wednesday endorsed a draft law prepared by the Foreign Ministry. The legislation must still be approved by the par Seimas.
"Sanctions remain a key instrument of the European Union's foreign policy in response to Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine, but extending them is never an easy process – it presents all sorts of challenges," Deputy Foreign Minister Gabija Grigaite-Daugirde told the Cabinet while presenting the bill.
"We are doing everything we can to ensure sanctions stay in place at the EU level, but we must also be ready for all potential scenarios," she added.
The bill would authorize the Lithuanian government to impose two types of sanctions: asset freezes and sectoral restrictions.
In both cases, the lists of sanctioned individuals and companies would be drawn up by the Cabinet.
"These restrictive measures would only be used in exceptional circumstances, as a last resort, if the EU suspended sanctions on Russia and Belarus, or if member states failed to reach agreement on extending them,” the Foreign Ministry said.
Vilnius wants other EU members bordering Russia or Belarus to adopt similar national measures in such a case. This would prevent goods from those countries from entering the bloc by land and increase trade costs.
"Lithuania must be ready to act together with the other Baltic states, because Estonia has also given its government broad powers to adopt such decisions and Latvia's government can do the same," Grigaite-Daugirde said.
EU sanctions must be extended by unanimous agreement, but this time there are concerns Hungary might veto the move.
The EU has adopted 17 sanctions packages against Russia since February 24, 2022, when Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions target both specific individuals and the Kremlin's economic sectors and companies.
These sanctions target both individuals and Russia's economic sectors and businesses.
By Vilmantas Venckūnas
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Lithuania set to relaunch 2nd offshore wind farm tender on June 9
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – The government on Wednesday approved next Monday, June 9, as the date to relaunch a tender for the right to develop Lithuania's second 700 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
Following the Cabinet's approval, the National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) is expected to make the final decision on Friday.
Bidders in the new tender will be eligible for state incentives under updated conditions approved by the parliament in mid-May.
Under the new rules, the contract price will be adjusted annually for eight years from the date the winner is announced, taking into account changes in Lithuania's average annual electricity market price due to inflation, the Energy Ministry said.
Consumers would only start contributing financially once the farm begins producing electricity, which is expected to happen around 2033.
The tender will go ahead if at least two bidders participate. Registration and submission of documents will be open until September 8.
The first attempt to auction off the right to develop the second wind farm failed to attract the minimum of two bidders last year.
In January, the government allowed the temporary suspension of the tender – relaunched in November 2024 – to help limit its impact on electricity prices.
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Memorial plaque to two Jewish rescuers to be installed in Vilnius
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS - A memorial plaque to two Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations, Danielius Jurkus and Marija Jurkiene, will be installed on a building in the Zverynas area of Vilnius after the Vilnius City Council approved the decision on Wednesday.
A standard commemorative plaque will be installed on the No 26 building on Poskos Street, indicating that Jurkus and Marija Jurkiene lived there during WWII and rescued Jews.
This decision was based the recommendation of the municipal Historical Remembrance Commission. Its chair, Kamile Gogeliene, said that the bravery and humanity of the Jurkus family in the darkest period of history reminds us of the preciousness of every life saved.
"This decision is a tribute not only to them, but also to eveyrone who risked their lives to save others. It is a memory that is binding. We are working hard to ensure that all the Righteous Among the Nations who lived here and saved Jews will be commemorated in Vilnius," Gogeliene said.
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Lithuania's 2nd pillar pension reform would harm its capital market, Brussels warns
VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Lithuania's planned pension reform, if approved by the parliament and implemented by the government, would hold back the capital market's growth and hinder access to financing, the European Commission warned on Wednesday.
"Planned changes to the second-pillar pension scheme raise risks related to the further development of Lithuanian capital markets," the EU executive body said in its recommendations for Lithuania.
"An opt-in model combined with other policy actions is likely to reduce the level of savings in Lithuania, which could undermine the development of the capital markets and complicate access to finance," it said, referring to the proposal to eliminate automatic enrolment in the second-pillar pension scheme.
The Commission noted that Lithuania's second-pillar pension funds currently hold assets worth 9.1 billion euros, equivalent to 11.6 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), with about 1 billion euros invested in the local market.
It said that Lithuania's capital market is still underdeveloped and businesses have limited borrowing options, leaving them often reliant on bank financing with high interest rates and strict collateral requirements.
The Commission added that while the country's venture capital sector shows "some promise," private equity investments "remain below EU standards."
It recommended that Lithuania "improve access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises including by stimulating competition in financial services and participation in financial markets and through automatic enrolment in the second-pillar pension scheme."
Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius said in May that he had received criticism from Brussels on the planned reform.
The government's plans to reform the second pillar have passed their first reading in the parliament. The proposals include ending automatic enrolment, allowing participants to opt out, permitting a one-time withdrawal of 25 percent of accumulated funds, and allowing full withdrawal in cases of serious illness, while keeping the 1.5 percent state contribution for those who continue saving.
The Constitutional Court ruled in March 2024 that the absence of a legal provision allowing people to terminate their retirement saving contracts for important reasons was unconstitutional.
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Lithuanian parlt commission chair hopes all vaults of Vilnius Cathedral will be explored
VILNIUS, Jun 4, BNS - Darius Jakavicius, chair of the Lithuanian parliamentary Commission for the Cause of Freedom and the National Historical Memory, hopes that the previously unexplored areas of the vaults of Vilnius Cathedral will be explored.
"We have been shown the places where research would be needed. There are modern methods where spaces can be explored without demolishing the walls. I believe that in the near future these spaces will be explored," he told journalists on Wednesday after his visit to the vaults of Vilnius Cathedral.
In his words, some 25-30 percent of these areas have not been opened up yet. "I believe we no longer have those places X in the cathedral's vaults in the coming years," he added.
The MP also says he's not given up the idea of trying to identify the more than 800 remains in the cathedral's vaults.
"We don't know who they are. Nobody can deny that the Lithuanian ruler Vytautas Magnus may be among those remains," Jakavicius said, adding that there are the remains of 823 persons lying there. They were discovered in the vaults after the great flood of 1931 in Vilnius.
The need to investigate the vaults of Vilnius Cathedral came to the fore when, in December last year, the burial crowns of Alexander, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Elisabeth of Habsburg, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania, were found after they were hidden there during WWII, along with other valuables.
The first cathedral was built on this site in the middle of the 13th century. It has been burnt down, destroyed, looted, rebuilt and redecorated several times since then.
By Jūratė Skėrytė
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Upcoming events in Lithuania for Thursday, June 5, 2025
VILNIUS, Jun 05, BNS – The following events are scheduled in Lithuania for Thursday, June 5, 2025:
PRESIDENT Gitanas Nauseda to give his State of the Nation Adress at 10 a.m.
A SEIMAS delegation to attend the XXV session of the Assembly of the Seimas of Lithuania and the Sejm and senate of the Republic of Poland in Warsaw.
FOREIGN MINISTER Kestutis Budrys to pay a bilateral visit to Norway.
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