More than 2000 citizens protested against plans to build another large shopping center in the Vilnius Žirmūnų district

In the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius a battle has begun that is, in many ways, both symbolic and unfair. More than 2000 citizens protested against plans to build another large shopping center in the Vilnius Žirmūnų district, a UNESCO World Heritage listed Old Town protection zone. Residents do not need this shopping center as there is already one just a few hundred meters from the proposed site. However, despite the many reasons against the new store, city residents will probably lose this battle because the supermarket is wanted by the company "Maxima", owned by some of the country's wealthiest businesspeople, whose interests have for a long time, and not always in clean way, been satisfied by all levels of government. An ekspertai.eu published video of the public reading of the detailed plan of Vilnius municipality shows that those assembled were lied to.