2024 in Lithuania explained

Events in the year 2024 in Lithuania.

Incumbents

• President: Gitanas Nausėda
• Prime Minister: Ingrida Šimonytė

Events

January

• 8–14 January – 2024 European Figure Skating Championships in Kaunas^[1]

March

• 27 March – 2024 Lithuanian presidential election: A Special Investigative committee of the Seimas releases its findings, accusing President Gitanas Nausėda of receiving illegal support from the head of the State Security Department and for recruiting members of the Belarusian and Russian security services for his election campaign. Nauseda rejects the findings, accusing them of being politically motivated.^[2]

April

• 27 April–3 May – 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I B in Vilnius^[3]

May

• 12 May –
  • 2024 Lithuanian presidential election

Lithuanians are called to the polls to elect the President of Lithuania. Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė advance to the run-off election.^[4]

• • 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum

A proposal to allow dual citizenship fails to pass due to insufficient turnout.^[5]

• 26 May – 2024 Lithuanian presidential election (second round): President Gitanas Nausėda wins reelection with 74.46% of the vote.^[6]
• 27 May – A court in Kaunas convicts Jonava District Municipality mayor Mindaugas Sinkevičius of abuse of office, falsification of documents, and misappropriation and imposes a 12,500 euro-fine on him as well as a ban on holding public office for three years.^[7]

June

• 9 June – 2024 European Parliament election: The Homeland Union emerges as the largest party in the Lithuanian contingent to the European Parliament.^[8]
• 26 June – The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats.^[9]

July

• 16 July – The Baltic states announce their exit from the Russian and Belarusian electricity grids along with plans to synchronize their grid with the continental Europe grid effective 9 February 2025.^[10]
• 17 July – Lithuania issues a ban on Belarus-registered passenger vehicles entering its territory.^[11]
• 29 July – One person is killed in Vilnius by a falling tree during a storm that causes record amounts of rainfall in Šiauliai, Telšiai and Šilalė.^[12]

Future and scheduled events

• 13 October – 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election.^[13]

Art and entertainment

• List of Lithuanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• List of 2024 box office number-one films in Lithuania

Environment

• 7 February - 300 litres of crude oil spilled into the Baltic Sea near Būtingė oil terminal.^[14]

Holidays

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• 1 January - New Year's Day
• 16 February – Independence Day
• 11 March - Independence Restoration Day
• 31 March - Easter Sunday
• 1 April - Easter Monday
• 1 May - International Workers' Day
• 5 May - Mother's Day
• 2 June - Father's Day
• 24 June - St. John's Day
• 6 July – Statehood Day
• 15 August - Assumption Day
• 1 November - All Saints' Day
• 24 December - Christmas Eve
• 25 December - Christmas Day
• 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas

See also

• 2024 in the European Union
• 2024 in Europe
• Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics

External links

• Online calendar

Notes and References

1. Web site: 12 June 2023 . Lithuania to host ISU European Figure Skating Championships in 2024 . 27 November 2023 . Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija (LTR).
2. News: March 27, 2024 . У Літве скандал напярэдадні выбараў. Прэзыдэнта Наўседу абвінавацілі ў парушэньні прысягі і сувязях зь беларускім бізнэсам . Радыё Свабода . Свабода . Радыё .
3. Web site: 26 May 2023 . 2024 metų IB diviziono pasaulio vyrų ledo ritulio čempionatas bus surengtas Vilniuje . The 2024 Division IB World Men's Ice Hockey Championship will be held in Vilnius . 27 November 2023 . LTR . lt.
4. News: O'Carroll . Lisa . 2024-05-13 . Lithuania set for presidential election run-off with incumbent Nausėda clear favourite . 2024-05-13 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
5. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Lithuania's citizenship referendum fails to pass constitutional amendments . 2024-05-13 . lrt.lt . en.
6. Web site: 2024-05-28 . Easy win and easier second term – what do Lithuanian presidential election results mean . 2024-05-28 . lrt.lt . en.
7. Web site: 2024-05-27 . Lithuania's Jonava District mayor found guilty of abuse of office, misappropriation . 2024-05-28 . lrt.lt . en.
8. Web site: 10 June 2024 . EP election in Lithuania: Conservatives, Social Democrats in the lead . 10 June 2024 . lrt.lt . en.
9. Web site: June 27, 2024 . Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus . .
10. Web site: 2024-07-16 . Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid . 2024-07-17 . AP News . en.
11. Web site: July 17, 2024 . Lithuania Bans Cars With Belarusian Plates . .
12. Web site: July 29, 2024 . . 1 person dies as Latvia and Lithuania are hit by a powerful storm .
13. Web site: The forthcoming elections . 27 November 2023 . Supreme Electoral Commission.
14. https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/2189774/ties-butinges-terminalu-i-jura-issiliejo-300-litru-naftos Ties Būtingės terminalu į jūrą išsiliejo 300 litrų naftos
15. Web site: Lithuania Public Holidays 2024. 27 November 2023 . Public Holidays Global.