Vilnius authorities

Vilnius City Municipality has launched a campaign to keep residents informed of traffic restrictions and the capital city’s overall preparations to host the NATO summit on 11-12 July, the city mayor said.

The Vilnius authorities plan to remove the Soviet sculptures at Antakalnis Cemetery in September, the Vilnius municipality informed BNS.

Lithuania's Public Procurement Service has ordered the Vilnius authorities to terminate a 156-million-euro contract on the construction and operation of a national stadium in the Lithuanian capital.

The costs of the Vilnius authorities and the government on the construction and maintenance of a national stadium can reach 155.9 million euros, the authorities in the Lithuanian capital say.

Beijing's embassy in Vilnius says a planned celebration of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China in the Lithuanian capital is a cultural event that should not be politicized.

The Palestinians hope to have their representation in Vilnius in two years and are asking Lithuania for assistance in allocating premises for such an office.

A Vilnius court has allowed the Vilnius authorities to sign a national stadium concession agreement with Axis Industries, part of the Icor Group, which won the tender.

Lithuania's Muslim community has been trying to build a mosque in Vilnius for over a decade, but it has yet to reach an agreement with the city's authorities. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Representatives of ethnic minority schools are staging a rally outside the Municipality of Vilnius on Thursday in protest of what organizers say is assault on ethnic minority education.

Vilnius authorities are deciding whether to green-light the building of a crematorium in central Vilnius.

Vilnius Municipality is setting up a special commission to address social issues related to the Vilnius-based Roma settlement and take care of Roma integration.

On Thursday, 11 June, Lithuania's Constitutional Court ruled that legal regulations that distribute personal income tax (PIT) to municipal budgets contravened the Constitution. Only 40 percent of PIT used to be transferred to Vilnius City Municipality based on these regulations. The Vilnius authorit...

Italy’s railway, lighting and other infrastructure development and maintenance services provider Gemmo will not upgrade street lighting networks in the Lithuanian capital as it has failed to find sources of financing, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has said.

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With discussions about the fate of loss-making airline Air Lituanica showing no signs of stopping, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called on Vilnius authorities to dispose of non-core activities.