BBC World Questions comes to Lithuania this FebruaryA panel of leading figures join presenter Jonny Dymond in Vilnius for BBC World QuestionsOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY BBC World Service BBC World Questions will come to Vilnius on Tuesday 4 February to bring together the public and leading figures to discuss the future of the country. It has been called the NATO frontline, and three years after the invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanians want to make sure their country is not next. Defence spending is rising fast, Germany has committed a permanent brigade and Lithuania is breaking free of the Russian power grid. The recent election also highlighted immigration, rising prices, public services and inequality. Jonny Dymond and a high power panel debate Lithuania’s biggest issues with an audience at the Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius. The panel: • Dovilė Šakalienė, Minister of Defence. Member of the Seimas for the Social Democratic Party • Ingrida Šimonytė, Former Prime Minister. Member of the Seimas for the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats • Ignas Vėgėlė, Former Presidential Candidate and Member of the Seimas for Farmers and Greens Union • Andrius Tapinas, Journalist, Author and Founder of Freedom TV Gwenan Roberts, Commissioning Editor, BBC World Service English, says: "We're thrilled to kick off the new year with BBC World Questions in Vilnius, at such a pivotal time for Lithuania. In the wake of the recent election, this is a crucial opportunity to hear from the public on the issues affecting them. I am proud that we can offer a programme dedicated to fostering open dialogue between the public and the leaders shaping their nation.” The programme will be recorded in English in front of a live audience on Tuesday 4 February 2025. BBC World Questions: Lithuania will be first broadcast on BBC World Service English on 8 February. It will also be available to watch online on YouTube on 14 February, and on radio at bbc.com/worldserviceradio, on BBC Sounds and on most other podcast platforms. A TV recording of the debate will be broadcast internationally on the BBC News Channel.
Source BBC World Service
January 29, 2025 1:00am ET by Pressparty |