The Maxima company's immediate reaction to the Zolitude disaster in November of 2013 was inadequate, as a Maxima executive told the parliament committee investigating the accident on March 30th 2015.

In response to the tragedy of the German airline Germanwings and it's possible causes Air Lituanica confirms to it's passengers that two crew members are always in the cockpit during the flights of Air Lituanica.

Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has signed an order under which drafting in Lithuania begins on 11 May, 2015.

EU countries switch to summer time every year, as they will do this Sunday., but what are the benefits and are there any drawbacks? These and other questions were discussed by MEPs and experts on 24 March. "We need to move forward with this legislation and giving an oral question to the European Commission could be one of the ways to accelerate the whole thing," said Czech EPP member Pavel Svoboda, chair of the legal affairs committee, summing up the discussion.

The winners of the architecture competition organized by web-based architecture marketplace Katus.eu for prefabricated wooden houses were revealed this week in Tallinn, Estonia. The winning design for the Stavanger development site in Norway came from Estonian architecture firm ARS Projekt (Rasmus Tamme, Reio Raudsepp, Rene Safin, Evelin Eelmaa, Joonas Saan, Kristjan Männigo, Kristina Oolu, Karolin Kõll) and the winning design for the Ülenurme site near Tartu, Estonia came from the Lithuanian firm Paleka Archstudija (Rolandas Palekas, Dalia Zakaite, Mantas Skirmantas).

Social security contributions amounting to EUR 41.4 billion have been paid to the State Social Insurance Fund (Sodra) since its establishment, whereas Sodra has paid out EUR 44.9 billion in benefits.

The European Commission managed its 2013 EU budget funds according to the rules, so Parliament should grant it a "discharge" (approval) for that year, said the Budgetary Control Committee on Tuesday. MEPs nonetheless criticised high administrative error rates in agriculture, regional and employment policy spending, which is managed mainly by EU member states. Parliament's own management of EU funds in 2013 was also approved, in a separate vote.

Beginning on the last Sunday in March, the aviation summer season will offer even more flights from the Lithuanian capital. The number of Air Lituanica flights from Vilnius Airport will increase up to 59 regular departures per week.

In February 2015 year-on-year, the number of passengers at Lithuanian airports increased by 19.6%. Meanwhile, Lithuanian air carriers transported by 41.4% more passengers, statistics shows.

President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite, who was attending the European Council in Brussels has criticised the Lithuanian Government for undertaking insufficient social reforms.