The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle, to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste, and to promote the use of recycled content.

Rarely will people have been happier with the arrival of electricity. The launch of Vilnius's first-ever power plant was celebrated with a statue of the electricity goddess. This statue, now found in the centre of the city, was so popular that it featured in folk songs. After the power plant was decommissioned, people campaigned to have it recognised as national heritage and today it attracts many visitors as the Energy and Technology Museum.

As Lithuania marks the anniversary of its membership in the EU, President Grybauskaitė congratulated the participants of the conference "Ten years of Lithuania's membership in the European Union" - academics, political scientists, representatives of business, political parties and non-governmental organizations.