Europe's economy could be boosted by €800 billion – equivalent to 6% of current GDP – if more action is undertaken at EU level, according to a study by the European Parliament. Creating a digital single market alone would generate an additional €260 billion, more than Denmark's estimated GDP for 2014. The study looked at the cumulative efficiency gains of a series of policy actions at the European level to help set priorities for how the EU should invest its money the coming five years.

The European Commission has published new proposals for a new Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products. Consumer and producer concerns are at the heart of this new proposal, which seeks to address shortcomings of the current system. The EU organic market has quadrupled in size over the last 10 years and rules need to be updated and adjusted so that the sector can further develop and respond to future challenges.

One of the biggest EU-funded initiatives, the Human Brain Project (HBP), today announced the beneficiaries of its €8.3 million competitive call for new partners. 32 organisations from 13 countries – Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the UK – will join the partnership. This represents a 40% increase in the number of partners in the HBP consortium.

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre is continuing its beautiful traditions of inviting some of today's most famous orchestras to give performances in Vilnius – this time we are presenting a unique concert of WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, an orchestra that, under the guidance of the very talented conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, has won the hearts of both the critics and the public all over the world. The orchestra shall be joined on stage by the mesmerizing piano virtuoso Anna Vinnitskaya, the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre has informed.

• What can be done to establish Europe as a trusted region for cloud computing?
• Does "Trusted Cloud Europe" propose the right approach to accelerate the adoption of cloud computing throughout Europe?
• Are there any important actions missing?

Even at 83, there are still things to learn. Every morning Peter McMurdie tries his hand at Spanish in the quaint little town of El Barco de Ávila, 200 kilometres west of Madrid. "It's an exciting and very rewarding experience," explains the former BBC engineer from London. "I can understand Spanish quite well and I love learning foreign languages." Like many, he is discovering that acquiring a language is the key to discovering a new culture.

Even 42 MPs in Lithuania submitted a proposal to amend the Constitution and to enact compulsory education until the age of 18.

Education reform implemented in Russia will affect Jurgis Baltrusaitis Secondary School, the only public school in Russia, where the Lithuanian language is taught.

On Monday, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite met with creators of the first Lithuanian satellites and stressed that launching the satellites into space was a proof that Lithuania was a talented nation, which can achieve much.

Brussels, 15 March 2014 – Vice President Neelie Kroes today warmly welcomed the announcement of the United States Government to "transition out of the IANA function", which will allow a more global multi-stakeholder basis for an important element of governance of the Internet.