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 Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy ( lt, Vilniaus universiteto Šiaulių akademija), established in 1997, is located in Šiauliai, Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, li ...

*January 1:

e-Residency of Lithuania e-Residency of Lithuania is a program launched by Lithuania on 1 January 2021. The program will allow non-Lithuanian citizens to access services provided by the Lithuanian government and other institutions, such as company formation, declaration ...

program been launched. *January 4: The beginning of the

Lithuanian census of 2021 The 2021 Lithuania Census was the first census in Lithuania carried out electronically. Basing on the recommendations of the United Nations and the July 9, 2008 European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 763/2008 on population and housing ...

. It will be the first census in Lithuania that happened electronically. *January 13: Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) awarded

Freedom Prize Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving one ...

( lt, Laisvės premija) to democratic opposition in Belarus. Award handed to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya *January 14: Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) appointed Renatas Pocius as head of Lithuanian National Energy Regulation Council. *January 27: During reconstruction of Kleboniškis Bridge in

Kaunas Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...

the construction of the bridge collapsed injuring 5 construction workers and killing one.

February

*February 4: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences awarded annual prizes in sciences: ** Humanitarian sciences: Dalia Satkauskytė ** Physics: Aldona Beganskienė & Aivaras Kareiva, Gediminas Niaura & Albertas Malinauskas ** Biomedicine & Agriculture: Jurga Bernatonienė, Regina Gražulevičienė & Audrius Dėdelė ** Technologies: Gediminas Račiukaitis & Mindaugas Gedvilas & Paulius Gečius

March

*March 2: Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid visited Vilnius.

May

* May 25: after Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens to Vilnius was forced to land at

Minsk National Airport Minsk National Airport, formerly known as Minsk-2 (, ; russian: Национальный аэропорт Минск), is the main international airport in Belarus, located 42 km (26 mi) to the east of the capital Minsk, geographica ...

in Belarus, Lithuanian parliament announced ban for all flights from and to Lithuania via Belarus airspace.

June

* 2021 Lithuanian migrant crisis started.

August

* 9 August - China recalled its envoy to Lithuania following reports of Taiwanese government's plan to open an embassy in Vilnius. * 10 August - Following large influx of migrants, Lithuanian parliament voted to build fence on its border with Belarus.

September

* 22 September - Lithuanian Defence Ministry advised citizens to throw away Chinese-made phones due to security concerns.

Sports

* 6-7 March: 2021 Baltic States Swimming Championships in Klaipėda * 20 March:

Arturas Mastianica Artur "Arturas" Mastianica (born 30 July 1992) is a male professional race walker who competes internationally for Lithuania. In 2016 he broke personal record and was selected to represent Lithuania in 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olym ...

broke national 50 km racewalking record with 3:48:24 result. * 9 May: Agnė Lukoševičiūtė broken national women's hammer throw record with 66.09 m results.DAUGIAU NEI PENKIAIS METRAIS LIETUVOS REKORDĄ PAGERINUSI KŪJO METIKĖ: „SMAGU PAGALIAU VARŽYTIS“
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2021 Baltic Women's Cup The 2021 Baltic Women's Cup was 21st Baltic Cup, is an international women's football tournament contested by the Baltic states. Originally scheduled to be held in the summer 2020, but the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

Alytus Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the capital of Alytus County. Its population in 2022 was 53,925. Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The maj ...

& Jonava. * 6 August: Laura Asadauskaitė won silver medal in Modern Pentathlon at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

* 22-28 August: 2021 Platu 25 World Championship * 12 September – 3 October:

2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Lithuania. ...

; 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 Ignalina ( pl, Ignalino) is a city in eastern Lithuania. It is known as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park. Ignalina is also famous for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas. Legend It is said that Ignalina ha ...

* 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 The 2020–21 Lithuanian Handball League season was the 32nd season of the Lithuanian Handball League, the top level handball in Lithuania. Eight teams participated in the league. League started at 2 September 2020 and finished on 22 May 2021 in Vi ...

* 2–4 July: 2021 Lithuanian Canoe Sprint Championships in Trakai * 3–4 July: 2021 Lithuanian Weightlifting Championships in Telšiai * 17–18 July: 2021 Lithuanian Archery Championships in

* 20–22 August: 2021 Lithuanian Rowing Championships in Trakai * 28–29 August: 2021 Lithuanian Wrestling Championships in Šiauliai * 9–12 September: 2021 Lithuanian Sailing Championships in Nida

References

2020s in Lithuania Years of the 21st century in Lithuania

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

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