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Spread of the virus. Three new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Lithuania per day. One of them is related to a known fireplace in an archive and document management services company in Vilnius, the other two are imported from Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Currently, 13 people are being treated for coronavirus in hospitals.
Viruses in the neighborhood. Latvia confirmed 13 new cases per day, Estonia: eight. In Poland, 262 new cases of COVID-19 were identified and nine patients died.
Tourism in Bulgaria. Due to the increase in coronavirus cases in Bulgaria, the main tour operators in Lithuania suspended tourist travel to the country when the Ministry of Health reintroduced the mandatory two-week isolation for returnees.
President’s anniversary. President Gitanas Nausėda held a press conference to mark the first anniversary of his work. The head of state emphasized that his style of political activity is to achieve results in a respectful debate, not to humiliate opponents. He said that during the year he had gained experience that would be useful after the election of Seimas to form a new government in principle. “I don’t know if you realize it, but the skin has thickened,” said G. Nausėda half laughing, half serious. He called public procurement reform one of his most important goals. The President also announced that he would veto the laws approved by the Seimas that provided for changes in state and municipal companies, but that he would sign the Lobbying Law, which provides for the cross declaration.
Mobility package. The European Parliament has adopted a mobility package to strengthen the activities of carriers, despite opposition from Lithuania and eight other countries on the periphery. Under the new rules, trucks must return to the company’s country of registration every eight weeks. The initiators say this will prevent the establishment of fictitious transport companies. Lithuanian carriers say Westerners are trying to get them off the market in this way, and the mandatory return of trucks will increase pollution on the roads. The Lithuanian government still hopes that the European Commission can propose amendments after the impact assessment, and is considering going to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The rules on controller publishing and market access will apply one and a half years after publication.
Digital currency. The Bank of Lithuania has announced the registration of those who wish to purchase the world’s first digital collector coin, LBCOIN. The coin consists of six digital tokens and a silver coin from a physical collection. The Bank of Lithuania will issue 4 thousand. LBCOIN coins: 24 thousand. digital chips and 4 thousand. Physical collectible silver coins. Representatives of the Bank of Lithuania say this innovation will be useful in discussions about the future of digital money.
The future of events. Lithuania’s Minister of Culture, Mindaugas Kvietkauskas, announced that the government is tentatively considering giving up the number of people at events in the fall. “Perhaps stringent security requirements could remain for indoor events, and that number limit could be lifted,” the minister said.
Constraints are being updated. As the number of infections increases, the Greek government said it could lift restrictions on behavior in public places and impose travel restrictions on Monday, and Bulgaria has closed bars and nightclubs again and banned spectators at sporting events. .
Serbia In the Serbian capital Belgrade, clashes continue between police protesters dissatisfied with the president’s actions on the coronavirus. The anger is directed primarily at the president, who has been criticized by critics for risking a second wave of coronavirus when he decided to lift the quarantine measures ahead of the June election.
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