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2011 in Lithuania

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 2011 to Lithuania and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Dalia Grybauskaitė
  • Prime Minister: Andrius Kubilius

    • Chairmanships

  • Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

    • January

  • January 1 – Lithuania received chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  • January 1 – Strong snowstorm results in approximately 34,000 people being left without electricity.
  • January 1 – Lithuania received chairmanship of NATO embassy in Georgia to represent alliance in country and help it to join to the NATO.
  • January 21 – Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius called a special meeting because of too big heating prices in Capital City of Vilnius.
  • January 25 – 4 elderships in Pagėgiai municipality announced extreme situation because of floods.

    • February

  • February 7 – Nemunas River flood started in Jonava district municipality and Kaunas district municipality.
  • February 8 – strong wind killed 3 people, 46,000 people being left without electricity and closed Port of Klaipėda
  • February 26–27 – national elections to cities councils.

    • March

  • March 8 – resignation of Minister of Economy Dainius Kreivys.
  • March 23 – Lithuanian government approves of personal bankruptcy legislation.

    • April

  • April 28 – Lithuania's Omnitel opened LTE "4G" network working in 5 biggest cities.

    • June

  • June 28 – Seimas approved the law under which Lithuanian-Belorussian border inhabitants can easily cross the border.

    • July

  • July 6 – Ieva Gervinskaitė won Miss Lithuania 2011.
  • July 8 – Agrowill Group become second Lithuanian company which selling shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • July 10 – Lithuania won FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

    • Art and entertainment

  • May
  • May 27 Sidabrinė gervė 2011
  • Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

    • Multi-sport events

  • SELL Student Games in Kaunas.

    • Athletics (track and field)

  • 4 March – Austra Skujytė won silver medal in 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. It is the first independent Lithuania medal in championship.
  • Local events
  • February 18–19 – National Indoor championship in Klaipėda.
  • May 25 – Lithuania Open 100 km running championship in Nida.
  • July 23–24 – 2011 Lithuanian Athletics Championships in Kaunas.
  • September 11 – Vilnius Marathon.
  • September 24 – National Half Marathon Championship in Nida.

    • Basketball

  • September 3–18 – Lithuania will host EuroBasket 2011.

    • Boxing

  • 2011 Lithuanian Boxing Championships

    • Darts

  • October 14 - Vilnius will host Lithuania Open darts championship.

    • Football

  • 2010–11 Baltic League.
  • 2010–11 Lithuanian Football Cup.

    • Sambo

  • Vilnius wil host the 2011 World Sambo Championships.

    • Snowboarding

  • 29 January first time started Lithuanian Snowboarding Championships

    • Swimming

  • 28–30 June 2011 Lithuania Swimming Championships in Alytus

    • Volleyball

  • 11–14 August Capital City of Vilnius wil host U18 European Beach Volleyball Championships for men and women near Baltasis tiltas.

    • Deaths

  • Justinas Marcinkevičius (born 1930) a prominent Lithuanian poet and playwright.

    • References

    2011 in Lithuania Wikipedia
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