On the 9th December 2019 the third international meeting of the Project “WAVES – Water Activities Valorizing European Socialization" came to its end. WAVES was funded by the Erasmus + Sport programme of the European Commission to the "UISP Comitato territoriale (Unione Italiana Sport Per tutti), an italian sportive association located in Viterbo (Italy). The meeting itself took place in Viterbo and it foresaw the participation of many sportive european associations, namely: “I Hara Tou Paidiou” (Greece), Municipality of Panevezys (Lithuania), “Basiliko Athlitiko Morfotiko Orthodoxo Somateio Bamos” (Cyprus) e “Biedriba Gribu But” (Latvia).
The city of Panevezys is a Project partner in GenderedLandscape, an URBACT network of seven European cities, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
Today, Rytis Račkauskas, Mayor of Panevėžys City and Tomas Jukna, Director of Administration, welcomed members of the Baltic-Kazakhstan Economic Development Association Rostislav Li and Alexander Vydiakin. During the meeting cooperation opportunities with Kazakhstan were discussed.
In Panevėžys, the trainings “ Models of Brownfield Transformation - Good and Bad Examples”for the experts took place. This is one of the activities of 2014-2020 Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania Cross-Border Co-operation Program project "Transformation from Brownfields to Well-Developed" Trans-form LLI-386. Project partners are from Lithuania and Latvia - Panevėžys and Visaginas municipalities, Euroregion "Lakes Region" Latvian office, Rezekne Special Economic Zone, Rezekne, Daugavpils and Kraslava municipalities.
Today, the Ambassador of Japan in Lithuania H. E. Mr. Shiro Yamasaki, the head of the official delegation and the Mayor of Toyohashi City Mr. Koichi Sahara and the delegation of Toyohashi citizens under the leadership of the President of International Association Mr. Takajoshi Matsui are paying a visit to Panevėžys.
Today the Mayor of Panevėžys City Rytis Račkauskas met with the Ambassador of Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Vit Korselt. The President of Panevėžys Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Sigitas Gailiūnas, the General Director Visvaldas Matkevičius and the Head of City Development Department Jokūbas Leipus.
Today the Mayor of Panevėžys City Rytis Račkauskas met the volunteers working at Panevėžys ŠVIESA Special Educational Centre and the coordinator, the Head of Educational Assistance and Consultation Department Rasa Ramanauskienė.
A daughter company of the largest Norwegian furniture producer EKORNES GROUP has officially opened its furniture company and distribution centre IMG GROUP in Panevėžys Free Economic Zone (FEZ).
Today,the Exhibition of Romanian Embassy dedicated to Romanian Presidency in the Council of EU has been opened at Cinema Centre "Garsas". The Ambassador of Romania in Lithuania H. E. Mr. Dan Adrian Balanescu and the Mayor of Panevėžys City Mr. Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas took part in the opening ceremony.
Today, humanitarian assistance has been sent to the oldest kindergarten of the partner city Rustavi (Sakartvelo). The City of Panevėžys has been cooperating with Rustavi City for more than a decade. Various social, culture and exchange projects are being implemented.
