certain rules will be provided

The mayor of Vilnius is a signature and committed – the capital’s nightlife will be safer.

27 Vilnius bars also approve the responsibility. This is the first such agreement in the history of the city.

Famous events last autumn opened the dark side of the nightlife. Increasingly, there is a talk of harassment in clubs and bars, and there were many story -stunned visitors.

Signed by Memorandum – a commitment to react, recognize risks and act.

« To make our nightlife, entertainment sites safer and any intervention in human health, body and all other emotional things, bullying and harassment would be completely zero tolerance, » said Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas.

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Will the agreement be left only by the agreement? The head of the Vilnius Night Bureau assures that real actions are taken – bars and clubs will participate in training.

« There will also be certain rules, instructions on how to instruct new employees, existing staff, how to respond to emerging risks at the bar, or even to provide a person if he or she needs help, » said Laura Vaišnore, the head of the Vilnius Night Bureau.

Risks are also various disasters, fights or coercive cases. According to the mayor, the filming cameras seem to be inadequate. What is missing is the involvement of the bars themselves and the most urgent response.

« There are young people who have no experience, knowledge, and simply unconsciously, » Benkunskas said.

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The training of attention has already received. One bar manager says the training is useful – staff monitors visitors more closely.

« We are solving things, we see them and we will solve those problems. And if you are the ones who are interfering with the general order, you will be unwanted, » said Raimondas Pranka, the head of the Peron bar.

« We are talking not only about the bars, but also the users themselves, who we are educated, how to know that your drink has been added to psychoactive substances and the like, » said L. Vaišnore.

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Bar representatives say they saw everything, but the most pressing problem is drugs. It hopes that what is happening in some other cities of the world will not achieve Lithuania.

« I know for sure of cases where people in larger cities can’t go quietly because there are just needles, » said Viktor Diawara, the head of the Loft Arts Factory.

The city government plans with bar leaders to periodic meetings. Will check whether the agreements are complied with.

« Every bar that joined and signed a memorandum undertakes to at least 30 % of their staff during the memorandum period, that is, in 3 years, trained in certain training, » the head of the Vilnius Night Bureau said.

Bars and clubs, who have signed the memorandum, will have a special sign that is still planned to be delivered.