2015 in Lithuania

none 2015 Events in the year 2015 in Lithuania. Incumbents President: Dalia Grybauskaitė Prime Minister: Algirdas Butkevičius Events January 1 January - Lithuania adopts the Euro and joins Eurozone.https://www.swedbank.lt/lt/pages/euras/klausimai Klausimai ir atsakymai Swedbank.lt 24 December 2014 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224063633/https://www.swedbank.lt/lt/pages/euras/klausimai live 1 January - first commercial operations in Klaipėda LNG FSRU.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/energy/lithuanias-lng-terminal-starts-commercial-operations.d?id=66800092 Lithuania's LNG terminal starts commercial operations 2015-01-04 2015-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150104161434/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/energy/lithuanias-lng-terminal-starts-commercial-operations.d?id=66800092 live 1 January - National Cyber Security Centre of Lithuania was established.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/lithuania-launches-national-cyber-security-centre.d?id=66804362 Lithuania launches National Cyber Security Centre 2015-01-04 2015-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150104161351/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/lithuania-launches-national-cyber-security-centre.d?id=66804362 live 1 January - Suicide Prevention Centre of Lithuania was established.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/society/suicide-prevention-centre-opens-in-lithuania.d?id=66808938 Suicide Prevention Centre opens in Lithuania 2015-01-08 2015-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630215943/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/society/suicide-prevention-centre-opens-in-lithuania.d?id=66808938 live http://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/salies-pulsas/ministre-savizudybiu-prevencijos-biuras-prades-veikti-nuo-metu-pradzios-664867#.VK5wc4cpBMA Ministrė: savižudybių prevencijos biuras pradės veikti nuo metų pradžios 2015-01-08 2015-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803090354/http://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/salies-pulsas/ministre-savizudybiu-prevencijos-biuras-prades-veikti-nuo-metu-pradzios-664867#.VK5wc4cpBMA live 15 January - a big storm left 15,000 people without electricity, mostly in Klaipėda county.http://www.delfi.lt/verslas/energetika/elektros-neturi-15-tukst-vartotoju.d?id=66871524 Elektros neturi 15 tūkst. vartotojų 2015-01-13 2015-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150113120147/http://www.delfi.lt/verslas/energetika/elektros-neturi-15-tukst-vartotoju.d?id=66871524 live 16 January - second honorary consulate of Estonia in Lithuania was opened in the city of Kaunas.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/estonia-opens-second-honorary-consulate-in-lithuania.d?id=66942618 Estonia opens second honorary consulate in Lithuania 2015-01-22 2015-01-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122212132/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/estonia-opens-second-honorary-consulate-in-lithuania.d?id=66942618 live 26 January - Israel opened its embassy in Vilnius.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/israel-opens-embassy-in-vilnius.d?id=67016076 Israel opens embassy in Vilnius 2015-01-27 2015-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150130151137/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/israel-opens-embassy-in-vilnius.d?id=67016076 live 28 January - the Vilnius People's Rupublic internet hoax was initiated.Trusewicz Edward 2015-01-29 Prowokacja, za którą grozi do trzech lat: "Wileńska Republika Ludowa - Виленская Народная Республика" https://www.delfi.lt/pl/aktualia/litwa/prowokacja-za-ktora-grozi-do-trzech-lat-wilenska-republika-ludowa-vilenskaya-narodnaya-respublika-67034784 2025-10-21 Delfi PL pl February 6 February - honorary consulate of India in Lithuania was opened in the capital city of Vilnius.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/india-opens-honorary-consulate-in-lithuania.d?id=67107570 India opens honorary consulate in Lithuania 2015-02-06 2019-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20190219072940/https://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/india-opens-honorary-consulate-in-lithuania.d?id=67107570 live 9 February - Aistė Diržiūtė becomes the first Lithuanian actress to win Shooting Stars Award.http://www.shooting-stars.eu/en/press/2015/2015_02_09_Shootingstars_award_ceremony_portman.php NATALIE PORTMAN SALUTES EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS! 2015-03-27 2015-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511233645/http://www.shooting-stars.eu/en/press/2015/2015_02_09_Shootingstars_award_ceremony_portman.php live 28 February - Lithuania signs a trade agreement to buy liquefied natural gas from the United States in a move aimed at reducing heavy dependence on Russian gas deliveries. https://www.reuters.com/article/lithuania-lng-usa-idUSL5N0W207O20150228 Lithuania signs non-binding deal for U.S. LNG 28 February 2015 2 March 2015 Reuters Thomson Reuters Adomaitis Nerijus 6 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160106184535/http://www.reuters.com/article/lithuania-lng-usa-idUSL5N0W207O20150228 live March 1 March - Municipal elections held in Lithuania with first ever direct mayoral elections held together.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/vilnius-elects-first-foreigner-into-city-council.d?id=67316334 Vilnius elects first foreigner into city council 2015-03-27 2015-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709001915/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/vilnius-elects-first-foreigner-into-city-council.d?id=67316334 live http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/mayoral-elections-might-leave-5-parliament-seats-vacant.d?id=67319314 Mayoral elections might leave 5 parliament seats vacant 2015-03-27 2015-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329035306/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/mayoral-elections-might-leave-5-parliament-seats-vacant.d?id=67319314 live 18 March - Polish-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce was established.http://www.varul.com/news/news-events/the-establishment-of-the-polish-lithuanian-chamber-of-commerce The Establishment of the Polish – Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce 2015-03-27 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081341/http://www.varul.com/news/news-events/the-establishment-of-the-polish-lithuanian-chamber-of-commerce live http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/lithuania-and-poland-establish-chamber-of-commerce.d?id=67462350 Lithuania and Poland establish Chamber of Commerce 2015-03-27 2015-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154911/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/lithuania-and-poland-establish-chamber-of-commerce.d?id=67462350 live 19 March - Lithuanian Parliament Seimas voted in favour of conscription restitution.http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/sprendimas-priimtas-sauktiniai-grizta-i-kariuomene.d?id=67473984 Sprendimas priimtas – šauktiniai grįžta į kariuomenę 2015-03-27 2015-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150321174437/http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/sprendimas-priimtas-sauktiniai-grizta-i-kariuomene.d?id=67473984 live http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/lithuania-to-start-conscription-on-may-11.d?id=67553458 Lithuania to start conscription on May 11 2015-03-27 2015-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150328152552/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/lithuania-to-start-conscription-on-may-11.d?id=67553458 live 20 March - NATO general Jean-Paul Palomeros has signed the NATO-Lithuanian agreement on the legal status of NATO command and control centres in Lithuania.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/nato-general-signs-deal-with-lithuania-on-status-of-command-centres.d?id=67494602 NATO general signs deal with Lithuania on status of command centres 2015-03-27 2015-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150324022007/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/nato-general-signs-deal-with-lithuania-on-status-of-command-centres.d?id=67494602 live 25 March - Lithuania's Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius opposed of proposed same-sex partnerships legalization.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/pm-against-legalisation-of-same-sex-partnerships.d?id=67536878 PM against legalisation of same-sex partnerships 2015-03-27 2017-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20170805101746/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/pm-against-legalisation-of-same-sex-partnerships.d?id=67536878 live 29 March - archaeologists announced about the thousand-year-old grave discovery near the village of Kvietiniai, Klaipėda District Municipality.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/society/archaeologists-discover-thousand-year-old-grave-in-lithuania.d?id=67560072 Archaeologists discover thousand-year-old grave in Lithuania 2015-04-02 2015-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195216/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/society/archaeologists-discover-thousand-year-old-grave-in-lithuania.d?id=67560072 live April 9 April - Lithuania was invited to start accession talks with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.http://vz.lt/article/2015/4/9/lietuva-pakviesta-deretis-del-narystes-ebpo Lietuva pakviesta derėtis dėl narystės EBPO 2015-04-09 2015-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413043551/http://vz.lt/article/2015/4/9/lietuva-pakviesta-deretis-del-narystes-ebpo live 13 April - Darius Jauniškis appointed as the head of the State Security Department.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/new-chief-of-lithuanias-state-security-department-appointed.d?id=67689056 New chief of Lithuania's State Security Department appointed 2015-04-25 2015-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712060322/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/new-chief-of-lithuanias-state-security-department-appointed.d?id=67689056 live 14 April - International Monetary Fund (IMF) classified Lithuania as advanced economy.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/imf-classifies-lithuania-as-advanced-economy.d?id=67707598 IMF classifies Lithuania as advanced economy 2015-04-25 2015-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712004725/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/imf-classifies-lithuania-as-advanced-economy.d?id=67707598 live 17 April - Opened a new Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Richmond, Virginia, United States.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuania-opens-honorary-consulate-in-richmond-virginia.d?id=67755748 Lithuania opens Honorary Consulate in Richmond, Virginia 2015-04-25 2015-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712034225/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuania-opens-honorary-consulate-in-richmond-virginia.d?id=67755748 live 23 April - Lithuania banned wearing separate elements of military uniforms and insignia in public.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/lithuania-bans-wearing-separate-elements-and-insignia-of-military-uniform-in-public.d?id=67789358 Lithuania bans wearing separate elements and insignia of military uniform in public 2015-04-25 2024-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20240430024554/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/defence/lithuania-bans-wearing-separate-elements-and-insignia-of-military-uniform-in-public.d?id=67789358 live 28 April - Lithuania opens honorary consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuania-opens-honorary-consulate-in-saudi-arabia.d?id=67836702 Lithuania opens honorary consulate in Saudi Arabia 2015-05-02 2015-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150724162113/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuania-opens-honorary-consulate-in-saudi-arabia.d?id=67836702 live May 4 May - Biggest stadium in the country - Žalgiris Stadium was sold for redevelopment and eventually de-establishment.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/zalgiris-stadium-in-vilnius-sold-for-redevelopment.d?id=67877402 Žalgiris Stadium in Vilnius sold for redevelopment 2015-05-10 2015-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150506053723/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/zalgiris-stadium-in-vilnius-sold-for-redevelopment.d?id=67877402 live 7 May - President Dalia Grybauskaitė rejected Vydas Gedvilas as candidate for education minister.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/lithuanian-president-rejects-gedvilas-as-candidate-for-education-minister.d?id=67905392 Lithuanian president rejects Gedvilas as candidate for education minister 2015-05-10 2015-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150509133659/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/lithuanian-president-rejects-gedvilas-as-candidate-for-education-minister.d?id=67905392 live 9 May - Moody‘s upgraded Lithuanian credit rating to A3.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/moodys-upgrades-lithuanias-government-bond-rating.d?id=67928870 Moody's upgrades Lithuania's government bond rating 2015-05-10 2015-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092157/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/moodys-upgrades-lithuanias-government-bond-rating.d?id=67928870 live 15 May - district heating plant opened in Elektrėnai, that is operating on biofeuls.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/energy/new-biofuel-boiler-house-opened-in-elektrenai-lithuania.d?id=68022686 New biofuel boiler house opened in Elektrėnai, Lithuania 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031804/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/energy/new-biofuel-boiler-house-opened-in-elektrenai-lithuania.d?id=68022686 live 16 May - 2 Lithuanian pilots died in aviation accident when Klaipėda Avialines plane Antonov An-2 dropped down to the Baltic Sea.http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/patvirtino-isvadas-del-an-2-katastrofos.d?id=68339274 Patvirtino išvadas dėl "An-2" katastrofos 2015-11-14 2015-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230501/http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/patvirtino-isvadas-del-an-2-katastrofos.d?id=68339274 live 23 May - Air Lituanica, Lithuanian airline owned by the municipality of Vilnius, has announced that it is stopping operations.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/air-lituanica-stops-operations.d?id=68042372 Air Lituanica stops operations - EN.DELFI 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021246/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/air-lituanica-stops-operations.d?id=68042372 live 26 May - Vilnius Intermodal Terminal was opened.http://vz.lt/article/2015/5/26/lietuvos-infrastruktura-pagerino-2-intermodaliniai-terminalai Lietuvos infrastruktūrą pagerino 2 intermodaliniai terminalai 2015-11-19 2015-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630234537/http://vz.lt/article/2015/5/26/lietuvos-infrastruktura-pagerino-2-intermodaliniai-terminalai? live 27 May - Audronė Pitrėnienė appointed as education and science minister of Lithuania.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/pitreniene-appointed-lithuanias-minister-of-education.d?id=68085022 Pitrėnienė appointed Lithuania's minister of education 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025454/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/politics/pitreniene-appointed-lithuanias-minister-of-education.d?id=68085022 live June 1 June - Lithuanian General Consulate opened in Los Angeles, United States http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuanian-general-consulate-to-open-in-los-angeles.d?id=68113790 Lithuanian General Consulate to open in Los Angeles 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015614/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuanian-general-consulate-to-open-in-los-angeles.d?id=68113790 live 1 June - Laima Jurevičienė appointed as country's new ambassador to the Council of Europe.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/jureviciene-appointed-lithuanian-ambassador-at-council-of-europe.d?id=68126650 Jurevičienė appointed Lithuanian ambassador at Council of Europe 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025620/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/jureviciene-appointed-lithuanian-ambassador-at-council-of-europe.d?id=68126650 live 7 June - Klaipėda Port announces start of international container distribution centre.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/klaipeda-port-announces-start-of-international-container-distribution-centre.d?id=68218866 Klaipėda 2015-11-14 2016-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091834/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/economy/klaipeda-port-announces-start-of-international-container-distribution-centre.d?id=68218866 live 9 June - cable laying works of NordBalt were completed.http://vz.lt/article/2015/6/9/baige-tiesti-nordbalt#fprubric Baigė tiesti "NordBalt" 2015-11-14 2015-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150611025520/http://vz.lt/article/2015/6/9/baige-tiesti-nordbalt#fprubric live 18 June - in Batumi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Tamar Beruchashvili opened a second Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Georgia.http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuania-opens-second-honorary-consulate-in-georgia.d?id=68291496 Lithuania opens second Honorary Consulate in Georgia 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022345/http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/lithuania-opens-second-honorary-consulate-in-georgia.d?id=68291496 live Deaths 29 March - Petras Dirgėla, writer and recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize in 2003.http://www.lrytas.lt/-14276546791425401298-mir%C4%97-nacionalin%C4%97s-kult%C5%ABros-ir-meno-premijos-laureatas-p-dirg%C4%97la.htm Mirė nacionalinės kultūros ir meno premijos laureatas P.Dirgėla 2019-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150708120905/http://www.lrytas.lt/-14276546791425401298-mir%C4%97-nacionalin%C4%97s-kult%C5%ABros-ir-meno-premijos-laureatas-p-dirg%C4%97la.htm 2015-07-08 dead 3 April - Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas, politician and signer of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/mire-seimo-narys-a-patackas.d?id=67614540 Mirė Seimo narys A. Patackas 2015-04-06 2015-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150406103648/http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/mire-seimo-narys-a-patackas.d?id=67614540 live 6 April - Romualdas Ozolas, politician and signer of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/mire-lietuvos-nepriklausomybes-akto-signataras-romualdas-ozolas-56-495242 Mirė Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Akto signataras Romualdas Ozolas 2015-04-06 2015-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150407193141/http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/mire-lietuvos-nepriklausomybes-akto-signataras-romualdas-ozolas-56-495242 live 6 October - Stasys Povilaitis, variety songs singer, maestro.http://www.delfi.lt/pramogos/zmones/mire-maestro-s-povilaitis.d?id=69195062 Mirė poetas, maestro, dainininkas Stasys Povilatis 2015-12-14 2015-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110021828/http://www.delfi.lt/pramogos/zmones/mire-maestro-s-povilaitis.d?id=69195062 live 8 October - Galina Dauguvietytė, actor, TV director.http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/mire-galina-dauguvietyte.d?id=69223132 Mirė aktorė, režisierė Galina Dauguvietytė 2015-12-14 2015-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222173630/http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/mire-galina-dauguvietyte.d?id=69223132 live References 2015 in Lithuania Category:Years of the 21st century in Lithuania Category:2010s in Lithuania Lithuania