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00:00:21time to know
00:00:21everything.
00:00:25According to the Minister of National Defense, Russia is considering
00:00:28provocations in the Baltic region. After Lithuania strengthened
00:00:31object protection, the Prime Minister says the level of threats has not
00:00:34drastically changed.
00:00:38Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė, the first head of the independent Lithuanian
00:00:42government, was buried on the signers' hill in Antakalnis Cemetery. We remember
00:00:45not political
00:00:47assessments, but a strong,
00:00:51vibrant, and principled personality.
00:00:55As another
00:00:58heatwave rolls across Europe, electricity is being saved in Budapest,
00:01:02and the famous Parliament
00:01:04building has dimmed.
00:01:08I am very disappointed, because I might be visiting Budapest for the only time
00:01:11in my life.
00:01:15Lithuania will seek to popularize its cuisine and become one of the most famous
00:01:18gastronomic countries
00:01:20within a decade.
00:01:23Cepelinai, schnitzels, shashliks, herring, how I love
00:01:27herring.
00:01:42Good evening, this is Panorama, I am Gabrielė Kloniūnaitė, thank you for
00:01:46watching. Signatory and first head of the Lithuanian government
00:01:49after the restoration of independence, Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė, was buried
00:01:53on the signers' hill in Vilnius Santakalnis Cemetery.
00:01:57According to signatory Vytenis Andriukaitis, it was
00:02:00a difficult challenge, especially during a period of upheaval. Comrades
00:02:04say she is one of the four personalities on whom the state
00:02:07was built. Prunskienė died last week, at the age
00:02:11of 84.
00:02:17A legend of Sąjūdis, a legend of all Lithuania, we
00:02:20walked together with her towards independence, towards
00:02:23freedom, and brought Europe back
00:02:26to Lithuania.
00:02:30The first was a difficult challenge, especially during that
00:02:33period of upheaval. Prunskienė's
00:02:36comrades, signatories, and colleagues from Gediminas Kirkilas's
00:02:3914th government bid farewell.
00:02:42She was the Minister of Agriculture at that time. She
00:02:46is part of the great quartet:
00:02:49Landsbergis, Brazauskas, Ozolas, and Prunskienė. The state
00:02:52was built on these
00:02:54four people.
00:02:57I saw her once confused. "When she learned that
00:03:01during the ongoing Seimas session, she was accused of
00:03:05arbitrarily going to Moscow almost to get
00:03:08instructions."
00:03:11The truth is that all prominent historical figures
00:03:15always have been and will be evaluated
00:03:18in various ways. Later there will be everything: mistakes and
00:03:21omissions, KGB cobwebs and specters,
00:03:24and the defense of truth in difficult judicial
00:03:27marathons.
00:03:31"I don't really believe that she acted against
00:03:34Lithuania and against Sąjūdis, that's all I can say. We
00:03:38won, we won together with Prunskienė, together with
00:03:41Landsbergis, together with everyone who was in Sąjūdis
00:03:44at that time, with Brazauskas. Let's leave the evaluation
00:03:48to historians, and each of us has our own memories. There was
00:03:52a time when Russia was a somewhat democratic state,
00:03:55so perhaps someone
00:03:57took advantage of that time.
00:04:00Buried in Antakalnis Cemetery, on the Signatories' Hill.
00:04:03Contemporaries emphasize that Moscow did not consider the first Prime Minister Prunskienė
00:04:07hostile, and she found a way to
00:04:10the West. After meeting with her, Margaret Thatcher
00:04:14told the press: "I believe in her and
00:04:18I will help this woman." Every day she had to make
00:04:21decisions for which there were no textbooks,
00:04:25no pre-prepared answers. Her
00:04:27cabinet of ministers was
00:04:30in a state of uncertainty and constant military threat
00:04:33from the Soviet Union. It laid the foundations for the Lithuanian
00:04:37state. The symbol of the state funeral,
00:04:41the tricolor. As a token of gratitude and respect
00:04:45for Kazimiera Danutė Prunskienė's service
00:04:47to Lithuania. Presented to her daughter. Prunskienė had three
00:04:51children. Beautiful, warm
00:04:55mother. Wonderful. Simply
00:04:58admirable. "You all admired her,
00:05:01we know." Only a few opposition politicians
00:05:05were at the funeral. We remember not political
00:05:08assessments, but a strong, vibrant
00:05:13and principled personality, the ability to agree on a common
00:05:16goal and to pursue it resolutely, one
00:05:20of the most important leadership lessons
00:05:23from Kazimira Prunskienė. Thank you, honorable Prime Minister,
00:05:26for this
00:05:27lesson.
00:05:32The hymn signers remembered. One of
00:05:35124. We bid farewell
00:05:38to the 50th signer of the Act of Independence
00:05:42of Lithuania. Having departed to the afterlife,
00:05:45a salute, not only to the signers, but also
00:05:48to the first prime minister.
00:05:53Based on intelligence information, the Minister of National Defense states
00:05:57that Russia is considering possible provocations in the Baltic
00:06:00region, but no decision has been made. Ukrainian drones
00:06:04could be used for this, they could be launched at critical
00:06:08infrastructure in Lithuania or other countries
00:06:10in the region. According to the minister, Lithuania has strengthened
00:06:14object protection. The prime minister says that the threat level has not
00:06:17drastically changed.
00:06:21Scenario one: A Ukrainian drone flies to a critical
00:06:24object in Lithuania or Latvia, Estonia, Poland.
00:06:27It hits energy infrastructure. But it wasn't launched
00:06:31by Ukrainians. How to prove it's Russian work if the drone
00:06:34is Ukrainian? How will NATO react? How will
00:06:37people react? Second and much more dangerous scenario:
00:06:41Russian agents infiltrate the territory
00:06:44of the Baltic states and Poland, launch a drone at, say, one of the still unburnt
00:06:48Wildberry warehouses. The Russians record everything and present it as alleged
00:06:51proof, saying, we have already said many times that the Baltic states
00:06:54are entangled, you become a legitimate target. Both
00:06:58situations are dangerous and very politically complex. The Minister
00:07:01of National Defense says that the available information suggests
00:07:05that Russia is considering it. In the near future,
00:07:08tomorrow, something concrete will happen, there is
00:07:11no such date. And we are observing Russia's
00:07:14planning moment, let's say,
00:07:18what are other NATO countries talking about?
00:07:22The Kremlin hopes that the scenarios would bring it
00:07:26several victories. On the one hand, NATO would find itself in a difficult
00:07:29position, how to react when it's difficult to precisely attribute
00:07:33the attack to Russia? The fourth NATO article was not activated
00:07:36even when a Russian missile caused a crater in Poland last week.
00:07:40On the other hand, the Russians would get an opportunity
00:07:42to "sow discord between NATO and Ukraine," if there were doubts about the Ukrainians
00:07:45themselves. They
00:07:49alternatyvių galimybių eskaluoti situaciją. Vienas
00:07:53iš momentų, ką norima pasiekti, tai irgi, kad
00:07:56NATO susvyruotų
00:07:59ir mažintų paramą Ukrainai
00:08:02a, galiu patikinti,
00:08:04kad to tikrai
00:08:06nebus.
00:08:08Politologas Nerijus Maliukevičius sako, tai klasikinė Sovietų laikus".
00:08:12the situation, retreat, and present
00:08:16it as a concession during negotiations. You created
00:08:18a problem, you supposedly created a problem in the Baltic
00:08:22states, and you can say that there will be no
00:08:25more such problems, you won't do it again, but then
00:08:29the situation that you want to fix
00:08:32on the Ukrainian front, then you seemingly
00:08:36present it as certain conditions for an agreement.
00:08:40The choice for the alliance of the Baltic states: security
00:08:43or aid to Ukraine. Such a dilemma can be real,
00:08:47it will be necessary to choose whether
00:08:51to go down the path of appeasement and try
00:08:53to appease the Kremlin,
00:08:57or very clearly, by
00:09:00means of defense capabilities,
00:09:04to show that such actions are not only
00:09:07unacceptable, but they are also potentially
00:09:10punishable. Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anušauskas
00:09:14says that an attack may not necessarily be carried out against critical
00:09:17infrastructure, but against objects that would provoke many emotions. He says
00:09:21Lithuania has untapped prevention measures, for example, starting
00:09:24to restrict transit for those traveling to Kaliningrad. From
00:09:28Belarus, there is no need to drive to Kibartai for 24 hours.
00:09:32We need to shorten that time,
00:09:35we need to tighten the frames, clearly mark those cars
00:09:38as transit
00:09:41transport, shorten it, for example, to three hours, which is enough
00:09:44to cross, but definitely not enough time to meet
00:09:47anyone or agree on anything. The Kremlin's concern
00:09:51is increased by the probability of Ukrainian strikes on Kaliningrad.
00:09:54This is evidenced by the enormous efforts made recently to strengthen
00:09:58security there. The fleet is hidden under nets, which also surround
00:10:01the port gates to prevent water drones from entering.
00:10:05Fighter jet imitations are painted on the runways,
00:10:08and frequencies are constantly jammed. Sources claim
00:10:10Ukrainians are targeting Kaliningrad, but such an operation
00:10:14could be particularly dangerous for Lithuania and Poland. Furthermore,
00:10:17the Kremlin supposedly already believes that the Baltic states are helping Ukraine
00:10:21reach targets. Robertas Kaunas repeats again,
00:10:25Lithuania provides neither
00:10:26air space nor land
00:10:30for attacks. We'll discuss this in the topic of the day with Seimas Speaker Juozas Olekas
00:10:34at exactly nine.
00:10:36Prosecutors expanded the pre-trial investigation launched at the end of July
00:10:40into an incident between border officials and migrants attempting to cross
00:10:43the border illegally in the Lazdijai district. It is being investigated
00:10:47whether the border officials performed their duties properly.
00:10:50As border guards prevented migrants, about two dozen
00:10:54of them attacked four officers. Some migrants, some
00:10:58with handcuffs, fled back to Belarus. Border
00:11:01commander Rustamas Liubajevas, who visited the Kapciamiestis border
00:11:05outpost, met with the border guards on duty that evening and
00:11:08says it's a routine work event. I cannot
00:11:12comment much at this time, because the Prosecutor General
00:11:15informed me that another pre-trial investigation has been launched
00:11:18regarding the
00:11:20execution of duties by an officer. I am convinced that the officers
00:11:24acted according to the situation at the time and all
00:11:27risks. We do not see against them,
00:11:30I personally do not see any need to start
00:11:34an investigation, a service check,
00:11:37or otherwise evaluate their actions. I
00:11:41am convinced that they acted correctly, no violation
00:11:44of the state border occurred, no one
00:11:46was harmed. German officials continue
00:11:50to investigate how a drone laden with explosives reached
00:11:53the strategically important Leipzig airport yesterday,
00:11:57where a Ukrainian Antonov aircraft base operates. The Minister
00:12:00of Interior considers the incident a hybrid attack
00:12:03scenario. He says that the technologies used
00:12:07suggest that professionals may have carried out the operation.
00:12:10Media reports that the drone carried about 800 g
00:12:13of military explosives and flew them near military
00:12:16ammunition-laden aircraft. While the airport
00:12:20was closed, another nearby aircraft
00:12:23reported encountering an unknown object. According to the Minister
00:12:27of Interior, the drone was likely modified to evade
00:12:30expensive anti-drone systems. NATO experts
00:12:33will also participate
00:12:34in the incident investigation.
00:12:38As Russian drones hunt civilians in the Ukrainian front line,
00:12:41Ukrainians have dubbed this brutal killing "Safari".
00:12:44In Zaporizhzhia, Russians have attacked no fewer than 12 buses
00:12:48this year. As a result, the city is installing bulletproof glass
00:12:52in public transport.
00:12:55A whole Ukrainian front line, Donbas villages and cities,
00:12:59is crisscrossed with onion networks, but now even Zaporizhzhia, which is larger
00:13:03than Vilnius, is covered by them. This is aimed at managing
00:13:06intensifying attacks with small, fast,
00:13:10and highly precisely controlled FPV drones. How such
00:13:13attacks can end, the whole world saw
00:13:16on Tuesday in a video from Kherson. A Russian drone
00:13:19began to chase a 52-year-old vegetable
00:13:22vendor, Yuriy. Ukrainians have dubbed this cold-blooded
00:13:25killing of civilians by the occupiers
00:13:28"safari". Luckily, Yuriy survived the Russian attack, although he was
00:13:32injured.
00:13:38He started flying at me, I ran, showing, look, I have
00:13:42nothing. My wife ran away and shouted, where to run? But where can
00:13:45you run here? It's a steppe, there's nowhere to go, to a shelter, to be honest,
00:13:49such a thought didn't even cross my mind. It's scary, of course, it's
00:13:52scary. Scary, scary, scary. The closer the city
00:13:55is to the front, the more means the enemy has to
00:13:59attack it. Kherson, from whose center to Russian forces
00:14:03on the other bank of the Dnieper is no more than 10 km, suffers from
00:14:06drones, and from artillery, and from guided bombs.
00:14:10Zaporizhzhia is further from the front. About 30
00:14:13km separate the city from the gray zone. But Zaporizhzhia
00:14:17resident Anya, a Russian safari, has also
00:14:20seen it with her own eyes. An enemy drone slammed into the car
00:14:24driving in front.
00:14:27A month ago, I was driving home from work and an FPV drone hit
00:14:31a bus that had just passed. I thought, maybe
00:14:34my guardian angel is protecting me.
00:14:38The governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast says that the goal of such Russian attacks
00:14:42is to intimidate.
00:14:45Today, the enemy's priority is to create as much
00:14:47panic as possible. And such Russian efforts are not
00:14:51in vain. Katerina, who sells fish and seafood,
00:14:55says that all years of war are difficult, but it has never
00:14:58been as bad as it is now in Zaporizhzhia. Her
00:15:02business has also suffered from the strikes.
00:15:05When guided bombs started being dropped on the city, there was no
00:15:08safety left. Every day, according to the schedule, from 11 to
00:15:1212 and from 16 to 17,
00:15:16guided bombs fly. And if
00:15:18Zaporizhzhia fights with drones by hanging nets,
00:15:22against guided bombs, it can do nothing,
00:15:25admits
00:15:26the regional governor.
00:15:30The main difficulties are the increased number of guided bombs targeting
00:15:33Zaporizhzhia. Unfortunately, this means no fewer than four
00:15:37to six bombs per day. They fly very chaotically and
00:15:41rarely hit military infrastructure, much
00:15:45more often civilian infrastructure.
00:15:49In September 2022, without any legal basis, Vladimir
00:15:52Putin declared Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Russian cities,
00:15:56but their residents did not receive additional mercy.
00:15:59Perhaps the occupiers themselves understand that these cities are foreign to them,
00:16:03no matter what is written in the constitution, which
00:16:06in Russia, no one
00:16:07respects anyway.
00:16:10The mayor of Vilnius announced that the waste crisis has been managed, but
00:16:14residents of Naujoji Vilnia complain that household waste
00:16:17began to be transported to the area there in July, even though
00:16:20it was previously used for construction
00:16:23waste management. According to residents, a stench
00:16:27is smelled day and night, and there are concerns that the quality of water
00:16:30will deteriorate due to the transported waste. According to the mayor of Vilnius,
00:16:33waste will be managed here temporarily.
00:16:37In the territory of Naujoji Vilnia, garbage trucks turn
00:16:40one after another. Residents say they suffer from the stench,
00:16:43household waste in large quantities started to be transported in July, but
00:16:47residents of Naujoji Vilnia were
00:16:49not informed about it.
00:16:51I said we need to stand at the gates to prevent it. Outraged
00:16:55residents gathered at the territory used by Ekonovus.
00:16:58Why should we suffer? They share among themselves.
00:17:01They demanded an explanation as to why waste
00:17:04is being brought here, saying they also appealed to the municipality and the eldership,
00:17:08but received no information. This pile you see now was
00:17:12three times higher. It was, we got scared, we started writing
00:17:15to everyone, we appealed to the eldership, the eldership paid no attention to us. This
00:17:18is an emergency situation, you have to tolerate it. Do you care about the stench?
00:17:22No, you don't. Nothing bad here. When they say
00:17:25tolerate it, know that it's just another mockery of people. It needs
00:17:29to be closed immediately, the transportation of all
00:17:32that waste stopped, and simply find another
00:17:35solution for storing that household waste. The area where
00:17:39waste is managed is right next to the river, about 150 meters away
00:17:43are residential houses, apartment buildings, nearby is a day center for people
00:17:47with disabilities. So it's the same as making a dump in Turniškės next to the Nemėžis River
00:17:50and saying, 200 meters, everything's fine,
00:17:54we're happy. Very sad, very sad that such
00:17:58cases exist. The area of drunks, homeless people,
00:18:01vagrants, not of decent
00:18:04people who actually have children going to schools
00:18:08and kindergartens here. So the nighttime stench, when
00:18:11people cannot open windows or anything during such
00:18:15heat.
00:18:17Waste began to be transported to Naujoji Vilnia when the Vilnius County Waste
00:18:21Center agreed with three companies, including
00:18:24Ekonovus, on sorting. Both the head of the center
00:18:28and the mayor assured that the waste crisis was managed.
00:18:31From July 17, those garbage
00:18:34flares that Benkunskas was angry about,
00:18:37which were on the outskirts of Vilnius city, are now
00:18:41being transported right under the residents' windows, so the situation is truly
00:18:45The mayor of Vilnius says that the waste will be sorted at the site
00:18:48temporarily, for five to eight weeks. According to him,
00:18:51there are not enough alternatives in the capital for managing
00:18:54accumulated waste. We have no choice, it needs to be sorted,
00:18:58but the company is obliged to additionally spray probiotics
00:19:01so that the only problem, which is odors, depending on the wind
00:19:05direction, is felt as little as possible. So I really understand the residents,
00:19:09and this is a completely temporary solution until we sort
00:19:12the waste here, and again, sorting will return in full
00:19:15to this place. Ekonovus states that they will later
00:19:19move to their own territory near Gariūnai, where infrastructure is currently
00:19:22being prepared. Local residents are also concerned
00:19:25about water quality, saying that drinking water boreholes are installed
00:19:29nearby. Questions arise whether the area where waste
00:19:32is managed is not within the protection zone of the Naujoji Vilnia
00:19:35water supply. Recommendation. It's better not
00:19:38to drink again now, because this water seems to be getting
00:19:41cloudy again. Well, I'll try calling Vilniaus Vandenys again, let
00:19:45them do tests again, but that won't help. But you are saying
00:19:48that it's purely from this waste, everything here, it wasn't like this before, everything is protected,
00:19:52these are speculations. There are wells, wastewater
00:19:55collection wells, the ground surface
00:19:59is concreted, and there is no danger
00:20:03of contamination into water bodies. The crisis
00:20:06in the Vilnius region did not arise due to last year's fire at the Vilnius waste
00:20:10sorting plant, as its operations have not been restored, and the Vilnius
00:20:14combined heat and power plant has reduced
00:20:16waste burning volumes. Lithuania intends to popularize itself
00:20:19through food, aiming to become one of the most famous
00:20:23gastronomic countries within a decade. The country
00:20:26is developing a gastronomy strategy for the first time.
00:20:29The Minister of Economy and Innovation says this will attract more
00:20:33tourists and new investments. However, he does not plan tax
00:20:36breaks for restaurants, even though they say it would
00:20:39precisely help the economy.
00:20:43Tourists from Spain and Australia are looking for sausages in the market.
00:20:47Some have already tried more dishes. "I tried cepelinai, I liked
00:20:51them very much."
00:20:54A country of excellent food, cepelinai, schnitzels, shashliks, herring,
00:20:58how I love herring. There are no
00:21:00such things in Australia, so I have to come to
00:21:03Lithuania.
00:21:07Chefs of restaurants operating in Lithuania say that the country
00:21:10is distinguished not by potato dishes, those cepelinai,
00:21:14potato pancakes, not just about potatoes, but about game,
00:21:18and also fruits, vegetables, spices. They are also different
00:21:21and say they use Lithuanian products in various ways,
00:21:24tomatoes, let's say, zucchini and so on, we marinate our
00:21:28zucchini, carrots, and all these
00:21:31things, we use a lot of herbs and make
00:21:34sauces and so on. We like to experiment with
00:21:38such international / Lithuanian combinations, for example,
00:21:42a pork
00:21:44shrimp or bacon in some
00:21:47non-standard place.
00:21:50To promote Lithuanian cuisine, the Ministry of Economy and Innovation,
00:21:54together with chefs, will create the first Lithuanian gastronomy strategy. According
00:21:57to it, over the next 10 years, the country will aim to attract
00:22:01world-class events, more chefs, and encourage the creation of unique
00:22:04The biggest ambition today might seem like a utopia to you,
00:22:08and that it's impossible, but Lithuania as a Mecca of Gastronomy
00:22:12in the next 10 years. Some
00:22:15countries have long been famous for food. Italian national cuisine was added
00:22:19to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list last year.
00:22:23The government is now preparing these several strategies,
00:22:26which include the preservation
00:22:29of authentic products, special
00:22:32protection for farmers, more attention is promised to them,
00:22:36as well as the fight against all sorts of imitation
00:22:40Italian products that are manufactured
00:22:43abroad. This is even a soft power tool for the country,
00:22:46with which a lot can truly be achieved. Lithuania will aim to establish
00:22:50the Baltic Gastronomy and Innovation Center. The Minister of Economy
00:22:53and Innovation states that this will be beneficial for the economy. This is an opportunity
00:22:57to expand the circle of countries from which we attract
00:23:00tourists, and you know, relationships are formed from such
00:23:03visits, even with investors. However,
00:23:07recently, more than one restaurant has declared bankruptcy.
00:23:10Sector representatives constantly ask the government to restore the preferential
00:23:149% value-added tax rate for food services
00:23:17that was in effect during the Covid pandemic. The Minister says there is no need
00:23:20for that at the moment. Turnover is growing, and the
00:23:24number of companies operating in the catering sector is also growing. Of course,
00:23:28this is influenced by summer. How do we want to increase
00:23:31the number of tourists by being the most expensive
00:23:33in Europe? There will be some uniqueness in that for us,
00:23:37our season, seasonality. For example, everything is more expensive for us,
00:23:41even the outdoor flowers on the terraces.
00:23:45We have to change them twice because there are special varieties that do not
00:23:48freeze. A survey conducted by "Travel in Lithuania",
00:23:52where multiple answers could be selected, showed that almost
00:23:5580% of tourists choose Lithuania for gastronomic
00:23:59and culture.
00:24:01Part of Europe is not free from heat. In Budapest, with temperatures
00:24:05exceeding 40 degrees, electricity saving has begun,
00:24:09and the famous historic buildings have dimmed. Similar
00:24:13saving measures have been taken in Romania. In Italy,
00:24:15the highest alert level has been declared across the country.
00:24:21Hot summers are not new to Italy, but no one expected
00:24:24the Ministry of Health to declare the highest alert across
00:24:28the country, from the Alps in the north to Sicily. In Assisi,
00:24:31located on a hill, pilgrims gathered in the summer sun
00:24:34are cooled with sprayed water. When Pope
00:24:38Leo XIV arrived to commemorate the 800th anniversary
00:24:41of Saint Francis's death. It's getting hotter
00:24:44and hotter here in Italy, so we need to prepare for such temperatures
00:24:48and weather. In Rome, where temperatures
00:24:52have risen to 36 degrees, they say they can only breathe
00:24:55late in the evening. The best I can do is carry
00:24:58a small towel. I don't have a portable fan, so all that's left
00:25:01is to cool down by drinking liquids. I always carry a bottle
00:25:05of water. The dimmed historic
00:25:08part of Budapest, the Parliament building and the castles built
00:25:11on the other side of the Danube, were among the buildings whose lighting
00:25:15Electricity is being saved in the capital as 40-degree
00:25:18heat is recorded. It has exhausted the water used to cool the nuclear power plant
00:25:22from the Danube River. I am very disappointed because
00:25:25this might be the only time I visit Budapest
00:25:28in my life. Under the current circumstances, this is a very
00:25:31good decision; it is responsible and exemplary.
00:25:35The nuclear power plant operates at only 10% capacity. Yesterday,
00:25:3943 degrees were recorded in Budapest. This is
00:25:41the hottest day in the history of observations. Romania, after having deepened the river with those
00:25:45explosions, now plans to sink four stone-laden
00:25:48barges in the Danube to direct water towards the only
00:25:52operating reactor and extend its operation for a few more
00:25:55days. The water temperature itself is also
00:25:59high, making it more difficult to use for cooling. For this
00:26:02reason, quite extreme
00:26:04measures must be taken.
00:26:07To save electricity, the Bucharest authorities reduced street lighting by a third,
00:26:10and at night, they turn off the lighting of prominent buildings and museums.
00:26:14Low water levels also disrupt shipping on the Rhine River
00:26:17in Germany.
00:26:20And powerful storm clouds are hanging over Lithuania. First, they
00:26:23reached the Marijampolė and Alytus districts, and now
00:26:27Vilnius. Meteorologists warn that in the coming
00:26:30hours, dangerous phenomena may encompass a significantly larger
00:26:33part of the country. Heavy rain, thunderstorms, squally
00:26:37winds are forecast, and in some places, tornadoes may even form. Firefighters
00:26:41receive reports of trees fallen on the road. Currently,
00:26:45about 3,500 customers
00:26:48of the electricity
00:26:49distribution operator have no power.
00:26:53For many years, breeders, farmers, market traders, and buyers in the Lazdijai district
00:26:56have been complaining about the neglected infrastructure. They trade
00:26:59from cars or wagons directly
00:27:03assures that the construction of a new
00:27:07market will begin in spring. Well,
00:27:10it's the end of the market, you came
00:27:12too late. The market starts at seven,
00:27:16or six.
00:27:18In the morning, farmer Arūnas shows how few unsold tomatoes are left.
00:27:22He says buyers bought cucumbers and strawberries in a good hour.
00:27:25He is at the market every Thursday, but the trading conditions are not encouraging;
00:27:29they trade on the roadside. Countryside conditions, what can you do?
00:27:32They promise to build a new market, we'll see
00:27:35about those promises. Everyone, both sellers
00:27:38and buyers, has been hearing about the Lazdijai municipality's promises to build a new
00:27:42farmers' market for many years. The opinion is general: a modern market is needed.
00:27:46Local residents, villagers, and guests from nearby villages shop here.
00:27:49Of course, it would be nice if people traded
00:27:53not on sand, not on
00:27:56grass, but if there was a prepared
00:27:59market area, if there was
00:28:03a clean toilet at the market. For the
00:28:06traders who sell flowers, farm goods, it will
00:28:10be more convenient; they won't have to be on the street, and it will be safer and
00:28:13more comfortable for them and for us too, probably, as it will be better to buy
00:28:16from a paved area, not from the street, not through puddles and dust,
00:28:19and not to worry about being hit by a car. You can buy everything
00:28:23at the farmers' market, say the buyers. And is it
00:28:265 euros a bucket with
00:28:29the bucket? Is it freshly picked or...
00:28:36Seller Mindaugas says that although he rarely comes, he also
00:28:39misses the conveniences. I grow my own crops, and when there's something to sell,
00:28:42I come. So what are you selling today? Cucumbers,
00:28:45tomatoes, berries,
00:28:48potatoes. Would you like a better market, better
00:28:52conditions? Who doesn't want something better? So we have this
00:28:55territory here, where the new market, the farmers' market,
00:28:59is planned. The elder of Lazdijai shows the place where the construction of the new one
00:29:02will begin in spring. True, a project was already prepared a few years ago, but it
00:29:06seemed too expensive to the municipality. Now 3,000 euros
00:29:09have been allocated for the new market. As of today, these are no longer
00:29:12just promises or a vision; these are already, well,
00:29:16real works that will begin soon. The project has been
00:29:20prepared, and funding has been allocated for it. The Dzūkija Local
00:29:24Action Group is a leader in this
00:29:27context. The municipality contributes its share,
00:29:30and currently, the project is being reviewed.
00:29:34It is planned to install 83
00:29:38parking spaces, the entire
00:29:40infrastructure will be renovated,
00:29:44engineering solutions, lighting,
00:29:46electric charging stations, and all
00:29:49that is needed for a modern, convenient, safe
00:29:53market. Dozens of sellers trade at the farmers' market,
00:29:56selling agricultural products, seedlings, flowers,
00:30:00and animal feed. It is famous for 200 years, so this is
00:30:04probably an indicator. As for attracting people, I will tell you this:
00:30:07it attracts as many as there is space for, because I
00:30:10guarantee that when a new market is built and
00:30:13there is more space, it will fill up, no doubt, because
00:30:16this market is popular, it's just that the conditions
00:30:19are like this now. The new Lazdijai market is planned to be completed by the end of next
00:30:23year.
00:30:26Now for today's topic, and after that, we will
00:30:27show
00:30:31the exhibition "Poets Never Sleep" – the poetic gaze of filmmaker
00:30:35Jonas Mekas
00:30:55in today's topic, in the first government of Kazimira Prunskienė,
00:30:59the Ministry of Health...