National Stadium Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Historical breakthrough – there are no more obstacles to building a multifunctional complex in Vilnius

February 22, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

Residents of Vilnius and sports community of the country can mark today as a day to remember – the Council of Vilnius gave the green light to the concession agreement of the multifunctional complex in Šeškinė, and there are no more obstacles to signing it. Having signed the agreement, starting works of construction of the National Stadium and another 15 sports objects on Šeškinė hills will be possible in the nearest future. […]

Lithuanian govt, Vilnius agree on funding of national stadium

May 30, 2018 BNS 0

The Government of Lithuania and Vilnius authorities have settled their dispute and agreed on the funding of the national stadium‘s construction. It was agreed that the government will pay only after the construction is finished. […]

Lithuanian court okays continuation of national stadium tender

April 20, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Thurday gave a green light to the concession tender of the National Stadium in Vilnius. […]

Lithuania may lose EU support for natl stadium project – PM

March 21, 2018 BNS 0

The stalling National Stadium project in Vilnius has increased the risk for Lithuania to lose the funding of the European Union, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]

Deadline for submitting bids in Lithuanian natl stadium tender extended to early Dec

October 6, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania’s tender for construction and management concession of a national stadium in Vilnius has been extended once again with the deadline for submitting preliminary bids moved to December 8, from October 23. […]

Prime Minister and Vilnius mayor clash

March 29, 2017 BNS EN 0

A lazy city mayor, the National Stadium and its (non)construction or the 2019 presidential elections, which could have provoked Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis to speak out against the Vilnius city Mayor Remigijus Šimašius in the […]

Three bid in National stadium tender, door closed for Italian company

March 14, 2017 BNS EN 0

Three Lithuanian and foreign companies or consortia have passed the pre-selection stage of the bidding process for a concession to build and operate a 90-million-euro national stadium in Vilnius. The fourth potential bidder, Italy’s Pessina Costruzioni, missed the deadline for submitting its application. […]

Natl Stadium concession tender must be extended until 4th application

March 3, 2017 BNS EN 0

Three consortia of companies have applied for construction and management concession of the 90 million euro National Stadium in Vilnius, with a decision on the fourth one yet to be made, Remigijus Šimašius, mayor of the Lithuanian capital, told BNS. […]

The abandoned construction site of what was to be the National Stadium

Vilnius starts looking for contractors to build ambitious new sports centre

September 7, 2016 LT Daily 0

A competition for the contract to build and run a multi-functional complex in Šeškinė area of Vilnius is to be launched on Wednesday. The complex is to be constructed at the location of the failed […]

Apartment deal to push ahead €79m national stadium development

February 3, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The company that wins the competition to develop a National Stadium on the outskirts of Vilnius will also be allowed to build apartments on the site as a sweetener to attract potential developers. […]

Building national stadium could cost EUR 94 million, Lithuanian PM says

February 12, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that constructing the National Stadium and Multifunctional Health, Education and Culture Centre may cost approximately EUR 94 million for Lithuania. It could take three years to complete the project under a public and private partnership. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]