Hundreds of Vilnius residents protest against felling of trees in Naujamiestis

On Wednesday, hundreds of protesting Vilnius residents came to meet with representatives of Dobilo daigas, a company planning to cut down a number of trees in the neighbourhood of Naujamiestis in August.

The Vilnius city municipality had earlier obliged the company to organise a meeting with residents and to draw up a project for the planting of new greenery in coordination with the municipality.

Last weekend, reports appeared that nine trees around the monument to the Vilnius-born French writer Romain Gary in Naujamiestis would removed, which sparked a public outcry.