2025 in Lithuania

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Events in the year 2025 in Lithuania .

Incumbents

• President: Gitanas Nausėda
• Prime Minister: Gintautas Paluckas (until 4 August); Rimantas Šadžius (acting, until 26 August), Inga Ruginienė (since 26 August)

Events

February

• 8–9 February – Lithuania, along with Estonia and Latvia disconnect from the Russian electric grid and joins the Synchronous grid of Continental Europe. ^[1]

March

• 16 March – Jonava District Municipality mayoral by-election ^[2]
• 25 March – An armored vehicle falls into a swamp at Pabradė Training Area, killing four American soldiers participating in a training exercise. ^[3]

May

• 8 May – The Seimas votes 107–0 to withdraw Lithuania from the Ottawa Treaty on Landmines. ^[4]
• 17 May – Lithuania's Katarsis finishes in 16th place at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland with the single "Tavo akys". ^[5]
• 19 May – Lithuania files a case at the International Court of Justice against Belarus accusing it of organising the trafficking of migrants into its territory. ^[6]

June

• 30 June – Lithuania and the Philippines sign a defense cooperation agreement. ^[7]

July

• 6 July – Poland imposes temporary border controls on crossings with Germany in Lithuania as part of efforts to curb the flow irregular asylum-seekers. ^[8]
• 10 July – A Russian-made Gerbera drone enters Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and crashes near the Šumskas border checkpoint, about one kilometer from the border with Belarus. ^[9]
• 28 July – A suspected Russian-made drone enters Lithuanian airspace from Belarus. It is discovered on 1 August at the Gaižiūnai training grounds. ^[10]
• 31 July – Gintautas Paluckas resigns as prime minister amid an investigation into his business and financial activities. ^[11]

August

• 4 August – President Nauseda appoints finance minister Rimantas Šadžius as acting prime minister. ^[12]
• 13 August – China imposes sanctions on the Lithuanian banks UAB Urbo Bankas and Mano Bankas AB in response to sanctions imposed by the European Union on Chinese financial institutions accused of supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[13]
• 26 August – Inga Ruginienė of the LSDP is elected as prime minister following a 78–35 vote in the Seimas. ^[14]

September

• 10 September – Several cars of a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas catch fire and explode near Vilnius, injuring one person. ^[15]
• 11 September – The Belarusian government sends 52 released political prisoners to Lithuania. ^[16]
• 16 September – Fifteen people are charged with terrorism offences over a series of parcel bombings across Europe in 2024 that were linked to deliveries from Vilnius and blamed on Russia. ^[17]

Art and entertainment

• List of Lithuanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
• List of 2025 box office number-one films in Lithuania

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Lithuania

Source: ^{[18] [19]}

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 16 February – Independence Day
• 11 March – Independence Restoration Day
• 20 April – Easter Sunday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – International Workers' Day
• 4 May – Mother's Day
• 1 June – Father's Day
• 24 June – St. John's Day
• 6 July – Statehood Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 24 December – Christmas Eve
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas

See also

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Europe

References

1. "Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid". BBC. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
2. "Pirmalaikiai Jonavos rajono savivaldybės mero rinkimai". Infogram (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
3. "Last US soldier found dead after Lithuania training accident. 3 others identified". AP News. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
4. "Lithuanian parliament votes overwhelmingly to leave landmine ban treaty". LRT. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
5. "Lithuania's Katarsis places 16th in Eurovision Song Contest". LRT. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
6. "Lithuania takes Belarus to top UN court over alleged smuggling of migrants". AP News. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
7. "Lithuania and Philippines sign a pact to build an alliance against aggression". AP News. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
8. "Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekers". AP News. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
9. "Unmanned Russian Aircraft Violated Lithuanian Airspace from Belarus and Crashed, Prime Minister Paluckas Was Taken to Shelter". The Baltic Sentinel. 10 July 2025.
10. "Suspected Russian Drone Found at Military Training Site in Lithuania". The Moscow Times. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
11. "Lithuania's prime minister steps down after investigations and protests". AP News. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
12. Sytas, Andrius; Sytas, Andrius (2025-08-04). "Lithuania's finance minister to lead caretaker government". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
13. "China targets 2 Lithuanian banks in response to new EU sanctions". AP News. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
14. "Former labor union leader elected as Lithuania's new prime minister after predecessor quit". AP News. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
15. "Explosions heard in Lithuania's capital after railcars loaded with liquefied gas catch fire". AP News. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
16. "Belarus frees 52 prisoners, Lithuanian president says". AP News. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
17. "Lithuania charges 15 over alleged Russian-backed parcel bombs". BBC. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
18. "Lithuania Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
19. "Holidays and Observances in Lithuania in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

• Online calendar