Many changes await from May 1: what is worth knowing? – MadeinVilnius.lt

What awaits us from May, all changes and news in one place:

From April 30, it will be necessary to release caught not only sturgeons smaller than 50 cm, but also larger than 65 cm. Up until now, it was mandatory to release fertilizers smaller than 45 cm. The Minister of Environment confirmed Changes to the rules for amateur inland fishing, which prohibit the taking of certain types of large fish during fishing. Pike smaller than 50 cm and larger than 80 cm will also need to be released. Brown trout of any size must be released in all rivers of Lithuania, except for the Merkis River above the Ožkelaičiai bridge, where limited fishing for brown trout and brown trout is organized.

For the convenience of tourists from May until September The working hours of the tourist information center in Vilnius will be extended: it will be possible to visit every day from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. The new Vilnius TIC will offer visitors a variety of experiences, exploring the culture and history of the city and trying out interesting leisure activities. Artificial intelligence is used to serve tourists in the new center – the virtual assistant will communicate according to selected topics, taking into account the desired pace of exploration and available time in Vilnius.

From May 1st replaced by part of the retail network Opening hours of Rimi stores. In Lentvari (61A Lentvari St.) shopping will be available on weekdays and weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, in Vilnius (Vikingų St. 3) – every day of the week from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

From May 1st., shall enter into force regulation, that for buildings registered in the real estate register or their parts, which, with a document allowing construction, began to be built before 2010. January 1 and not completed and whose construction permitting document is no longer valid, it is allowed to prepare reconstruction or repair projects and descriptions of buildings or their parts and obtain construction permitting documents based on them. It has been established the possibility for construction state supervision officers to suspend the validity of a qualification certificate or a document of legal recognition in the cases and procedures established by the Law on Territorial Planning and Construction State Supervision. Early entry into force of the provisions of the Construction Law, which increase fines for repeated violations: they will also enter into force in this m. May 1st

From May 1st top ten “Ignitis ON” charging points for electric cars in Vilnius it will be possible to expect to charge the electric car even faster and more conveniently. Such an opportunity will arise as the company Ignitis will start a pilot project that is expected to free up the most popular charging accesses faster and allow them to be conveniently used by a larger number of electric car drivers. “The station is not a parking lot”, with this message “Ignitis ON” announces that at the most popular electric car charging stations in Vilnius, such as Tymo market, Rūdininkai Square, Marriage Palace, Halė Market, Santaras Clinics, “Rimi” Žirmūnai, Green Hall, Užupis Square, Bernardinė Garden and Vingriau Square from May 1. the charging of the electric car charging service will change. After the first 90 minutes of the charging session, at fast charging access points (DC), each additional minute will be charged at EUR 0.10/min. – busy access fee.

From May 1 The amendment to the Road Transport Code initiated by the Ministry of Transport will enter into force on the following day: Taxi drivers, passengers will be required to have a European or NATO driver’s license, and taxi drivers will also need to use a printer-connected taximeter or a taximeter and cash register. This aims to reduce the shadow and ensure greater passenger safety and better service. A transition period is expected for drivers to adapt to the changes – unchanged permits will expire only in 2024. on December 20.

May 2. will begin declaration of agricultural land. The start of the declaration of agricultural lands and other areas was postponed two weeks later, because the European Commission’s (EC) formal approval of the Lithuanian agricultural and rural development in 2023-2027 was not received. approval of strategic plan change. It will be possible to declare agricultural lands and other areas for receiving direct payments until June 7, and until late – until July 2.

At the beginning of May the long-awaited addition to the Cultural Heritage will begin in the capital Kazbeyi Bridge capital repair works. The project for 1.12 million EUR will be implemented by the company “YIT Lietuva”. During the repair of the Kazbeyi Bridge, a temporary 24-meter-long pedestrian bridge and a 130-meter-long pedestrian path will be installed so that pedestrians can travel safely. After the reconstruction, the bridge will have two-way traffic with traffic priority for those coming from VA Graičiūnas Street. Vehicle weight will be limited to 5 tons and height to 3 meters.

May 6-8. will be held in the capital military exercises. Lithuanian army exercises “Perkūno bastionas 24” will be held in Vilnius and Kaunas. During the exercise, the cooperation and interaction of armed forces units, military commandants and state and municipal institutions, institutions and organizations during mobilization and martial law will be practiced, as well as property requisitioning and curfew announcement. Armed forces units, state and municipal institutions, institutions and economic entities will take part in the exercise. The exercises will test the readiness of the state and municipal institutions, institutions and organizations of the Vilnius and Kaunas region to carry out the tasks of mobilization and support of the host country.

May 12. together with the first round of the presidential elections, a referendum will be held on the preservation of the Lithuanian citizenship acquired at birth by acquiring the citizenship of another state friendly to Lithuania. The exact wording of the amendment to Article 12 of the Constitution submitted to the referendum reads as follows: “Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania is acquired at birth and on other grounds and procedures established by the constitutional law. The constitutional law also establishes the grounds and procedure for losing the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.” With the consent of the citizens of Lithuania, the statement would be deleted from the Constitution: “Except for the individual cases provided for by law, no one can be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and another state at the same time.” With such an amendment, existing citizens of the Republic of Lithuania would Lithuanian citizenship is preserved after they acquire the citizenship of states friendly to Lithuania.