[1][2] Lithuanian voters were asked to vote yes or no to the statement: I am for Lithuania's membership of the European Union.

[1] An information campaign on the European Union was begun in 2000 and involved the Elderships of Lithuania and the Catholic Church.

[1] Virtually all of Lithuania's major political parties supported membership of the EU and opinion polls as the date approached showed about 65% of voters would vote yes.

A concert was held near the Presidential palace, President Paksas addressed the crowd saying "Hello Europeans!"

and the Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas and parliamentary speaker Artūras Paulauskas cut a referendum cake.