Society

Part of Vilnius Green Bridge statues removed

Early Monday morning, two of the four Soviet era statues on the Green Bridge of Vilnius were removed. In their place, pots with blooming flowers were placed. […]

Culture

Vilnius plans to start taking down Green Bridge statues next week

Vilnius authorities plan to start the removal of the Soviet Green Bridge statues next week and it will take up to two week to complete the work, a spokesman for the municipality said on Thursday. […]

Economy

Air Lituanica to file for bankruptcy in court

Air Lituanica, an already defunct airline established by the city of Vilnius, will try to open bankruptcy proceedings in court. […]

Kęstutis Lisauskas
Economy

New taxes may be introduced if more personal income tax is allocated to Vilnius, expert says

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 authorities have lauded the ruling which will allow it to claim more tax money from the central government. […]

Vilnius Municipality building
Economy

Constitutional court rules against cap on income tax share for Vilnius

Limiting Vilnius‘ share of personal income tax revenues collected in the city goes against the Constitution, the Constitutional Court said on Thursday in a ruling that will take effect on January 2, 2016. […]