Government office says Vilnius summit budget rose by EUR 6mn after NATO delegation’s visit

The cost of organising the Alliance’s summit in Vilnius has increased by EUR 6 million after shortcomings were identified at the Litexpo Exhibition Centre by a NATO delegation which inspected the venue, the Government’s deputy chancellor said.

“After the NATO mission, when they checked walls, the cost went up by EUR 6 million. The plan was that we would need EUR 11 million [for Litexpo to meet NATO standards – ELTA], but it has turned into (&) EUR 17 million,” Rolandas Kriščiūnas told the Seimas’ Anticorruption Commission on Wednesday.