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Quarantine releases. The government has decided to slightly relax the quarantine conditions:
* Driving test and training services will be allowed after future protests from future drivers.
* Residents of no more than two homes will be able to socialize and celebrate outdoors. Provide sports, leisure and entertainment services in open spaces for a maximum of five people.
* It is allowed to physically attend visitors in libraries, operate educational trails, parks, museums, galleries and other exhibition spaces, zoos and botanical gardens located in open spaces outdoors. They will also be open to groups of up to five people or two families. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says opening closed cultural institutions in municipalities where the incidence of the coronavirus is lower will be considered.
* Permitted events that do not get out of the car and there are no more than two people or members of a family in the car.
* All arrivals from abroad on regular routes starting March 10 must have a negative coronavirus test that is no more than three days old.
Suspicions of Stonie. Energy businessman Rimandas Stonis and four other people are suspected of large-scale VAT fraud and fraudulent accounting. According to law enforcement data, accomplices attempted to reduce value added and excise taxes of more than 1.1 million litas for a Lithuanian-registered company that trades petroleum products. was able to carry out a criminal plan: imitate transactions. R. Stonys is the owner of the Kaunas cogeneration power plant, previously controlling the Dujotekana company. According to data from TOP magazine, the value of R. Stonis’ property in 2019 amounted to 70 million. euros.
Coronavirus situation:
* With the approval of 503 new COVID-19 cases, the total number of infections exceeded 200,000. Twelve patients died last day. 913 patients with COVID-19 are treated in hospitals and 76 in resuscitation. The rate of new cases in 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 255 cases. In Latvia this indicator reaches 492, in Estonia – 1121.
* Estonian health experts warn that the situation in the country is becoming critical. There are still cafes and restaurants in the country, and their opening hours will be reduced to 6 p.m. on Saturday. During her visit to Vilnius, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid stated that her country would buy vaccines from third countries if they were approved by the European Medicines Agency.
* The situation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia also remains difficult. Following overcrowding in hospitals, the Czech Republic is considering sending patients to neighboring Germany and Switzerland, and Slovakia is introducing a curfew on Wednesday nights and forcing residents to wear respirators indoors.
* President Joe Biden has stated that the United States will have enough vaccines to vaccinate all adults by the end of May.
Pavilion evaluation. President Gitanas Nausėda stated that statements by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Seimas Žygimantas Pavilionis with Sakartvele to mediate in the political conflict had damaged the image of Lithuania. The opposition Social Democratic Party asked Ž last week. The flag to resign from the position of head of the Seimas URK after his visit to Sakartvele. Seimas president Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says she sees no reason for that. After presenting the mission report to the Seimas Board, Ž. The flag said it firmly believed that it defended not only the positions and values of the Seimas enshrined in the declaration on foreign policy, but also the “European transatlantic values”.
Rental compensation. The Seimas Economic Committee asked the government to return the rental compensation paid by the government last year to the company affected by the quarantine, after reviewing the criteria. No rental compensation is provided this year.
Start of declaration. The declaration of income and assets for 2020 has officially started in Lithuania. The declaration will be made electronically for two months.
Measurement plan. The government has presented a plan of measures for the program, which foresees that decisions on the partial abolition of tax exemptions can be made in the autumn of this year or early next year. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says the tax changes could take effect in 2023.
Withdrawal of Fidesz. Fidesz, the right-wing ruling party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has left the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) in the European Parliament.
Rules of deficit. The European Commission has recommended suspending the normal deficit rules in the European Union until 2023. The idea has not yet been approved by members of the bloc. Enforcement of deficit rules was suspended last year, allowing states to develop unprecedented rescue plans for economies affected by the pandemic.
Earthquake. Greece was shaken by a powerful 6.3 earthquake. According to the Athenian Institute of Geodynamics, the epicenter of the earthquake was 21 km south of Elasona, near Larissa. According to preliminary information, at least one house and one school were damaged.
Ataka Irake. In western Iraq, a military base containing US-led coalition troops has fired on missiles. The incident occurred two days before the historic Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq. Despite the attack, the Pope says he hopes to go to Iraq.
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