2021 in Lithuania
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Incumbents[]
- President: Gitanas Nausėda
- Prime Minister: Ingrida Šimonytė
Events[]
January[]
- January 1: Former Šiauliai University become a part of Vilnius University, resulting in forming Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy[1]
- January 1: e-Residency of Lithuania program been launched.
- January 4: The begging of . It will be the first census in Lithuania that happened electronically.[2]
- January 13: Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) awarded (Lithuanian: Laisvės premija) to democratic opposition in Belarus. Award handed to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya[3]
- January 14: Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) appointed as head of .[4]
- January 27: During reconstruction of in Kaunas the construction of the bridge collapsed injuring 5 construction workers and killing one.[5]
February[]
- February 4: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences awarded annual prizes in sciences:[6]
- Humanitarian sciences:
- Physics: & , &
- Biomedicine & Agriculture: , &
- Technologies: & &
March[]
- March 2: Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid visited Vilnius.[7]
May[]
- May 25: after Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens to Vilnius was forced to land at Minsk National Airport in Belarus, Lithuanian parliament announced ban for all flights from and to Lithuania via Belarus airspace.[8]
June[]
- 2021 Lithuanian migrant crisis started.[9]
August[]
- 9 August - China recalled its envoy to Lithuania following reports of Taiwanese government's plan to open an embassy in Vilnius.[10]
- 10 August - Following large influx of migrants, Lithuanian parliament voted to build fence on its border with Belarus.[11]
September[]
- 22 September - Lithuanian Defence Ministry advised citizens to throw away Chinese-made phones due to security concerns.[12]
Sports[]
- 6-7 March: 2021 Baltic States Swimming Championships in Klaipėda
- 20 March: Arturas Mastianica broke national 50 km racewalking record with 3:48:24 result.[13]
- 9 May: broken national women's hammer throw record with 66.09 m results.[14]
- 10–13 June: 2021 Baltic Women's Cup in Alytus & Jonava.
- 6 August: Laura Asadauskaitė won silver medal in Modern Pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 22-28 August: 2021 Platu 25 World Championship
- 12 September – 3 October: 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
- National championships
- 20–21 March: 2021 Lithuanian Cross-Country Skiing Sprint Championships in Druskininkai
- 20–21 March: 2021 Lithuanian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Vilnius
- 24–26 March: 2021 Lithuanian Biathlon Championships in Ignalina
- 1–2 May: 2021 Lithuanian Fencing Championships in Vilnius
- 8–9 May: 2021 Lithuanian Badminton Championships in Druskininkai
- 22 May: Final of 2020–21 Lithuanian Handball League
- 2–4 July: in Trakai
- 3–4 July: in Telšiai
- 17–18 July: 2021 Lithuanian Archery Championships in Alytus
- 20–22 August: 2021 Lithuanian Rowing Championships in Trakai
- 28–29 August: in Šiauliai
- 9–12 September: 2021 Lithuanian Sailing Championships in Nida
References[]
- ^ Šiaulių universitetas tapo Vilniaus universiteto Šiaulių akademija
- ^ Lietuvoje vyksta gyventojų surašymas – pirmąkart elektroninis
- ^ 2020 m. Laisvės premija įteikta demokratinės Baltarusijos lyderei S. Cichanouskajai
- ^ Paskirtas naujasis Energetikos reguliavimo tarybos pirmininkas
- ^ Nukritusi statomo tilto konstrukcija Kaune sužalojo 5 darbuotojus, 1 jų žuvo
- ^ Paskelbti 2020-ųjų Lietuvos mokslo premijos laureatai
- ^ Į Lietuvą atvykusią Estijos prezidentę pasitiko užsienio reikalų ministras
- ^ Vyriausybė nutarė – skristi į Lietuvą nebus galima, jei skrendama virš Baltarusijos
- ^ Why are so many migrants coming to one of Europe’s smallest countries? Blame Belarus, officials say
- ^ "China recalls envoy to Lithuania over Taiwan's move to open de facto embassy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Lithuania to build fence on Belarus border to stop migrants". BBC. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Lithuania urges people to throw away Chinese phones". BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ ARTURAS MASTIANICA PAGERINO LIETUVOS REKORDĄ BEI ĮVYKDĖ TOKIJO OLIMPINIŲ ŽAIDYNIŲ NORMATYVĄ
- ^ DAUGIAU NEI PENKIAIS METRAIS LIETUVOS REKORDĄ PAGERINUSI KŪJO METIKĖ: „SMAGU PAGALIAU VARŽYTIS“
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