The Lithuanian Presidency will lead the negotiations with the European Parliament on the draft EU budget for 2014 during the ECOFIN (Budget) Council on November 11 in Brussels.

2,9 million tons, i.e. more by 6,2% comparing with cargo handling turnover in September of 2013, were handled in Klaipėda Seaport in October of 2013.

According to Lithuania's Minister of Finance, the gross domestic product (GDP) was to grow slower than it was expected; however, this was not to disturb the growth of economy.

According to the data provided by Ober-Haus Real Estate, during the third quarter of 2013, almost 680 new apartments in Vilnius were sold.

In order to finalize the internal energy market of the European Union which will ensure secure energy supply and competitive prices for European customers it is necessary to develop physical energy interconnections between the EU member states. It is expected that the list of Projects of common interest that was announced by European Commission and officially presented during the high level energy conference.

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have started the conciliation talks on 2014 budget on November 4 in Brussels.

The sales of the Lithuania's company Narbutas exceeded LTL 46 million (EUR 13.3 million) in the 9 months of 2013. As compared to the same period in 2012, the sales of the company have increased by 45%.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended an international conference on completing the EU internal energy - one of the largest and most important events of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The list of the EU Projects of Common Interest, aimed at completing the EU internal energy market in 2014, was presented at the conference.

Both second and third quarters were profitable for the Company Group Alita thus 9 month result of the Company Group Alita is almost 0.8 million LTL (EUR 231 thousand) better than that of 2012. The improvement of financial results was influenced by the rapid increase in export sales and successful marketing strategy in Lithuanian market.

Lithuania Post (Lietuvos Pastas) is strengthening its position in courier market and is moving its courier activities carried out by the subsidiary company Baltic Post to a new logistic centre located in Vilnius.