According to preliminary data of Statistics Lithuania, in the fourth quarter of 2014, all types of transport carried 26.6 million tonnes of goods, or by 0.8% more than in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Statistics Lithuania informs that 36.6 thousand residents emigrated from and 24.3 thousand persons immigrated to Lithuania in 2014. Compared to 2013, the number of emigrants decreased by 2.2 thousand (5.7%), that of immigrants – increased by 2.3 thousand (3.7%).

The Government of Lithuania will not invest in Air Lituanica airlines, but to the best of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius' knowledge, a private investor has taken interest in the company.

On the occasion of the International Day of Happiness on 20 March 2015, Eurostat has publishes a selection of subjective indicators on well-being of people in Europe.

Italian ''Typhoon'' fighter jets based at the Siauliai airbase in Lithuania intercepted and escorted 11 Russian military aircraft flying close to Baltic airspace over the Baltic Sea last night.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius says that in May 2015 the Government will submit to the Seimas a new draft of the Labour Code which will liberalise labour relations.

On Thursday, March 19th 2015, the Seimas of Lithuania accepted the law amendments on reinstatement of military conscription for consideration. MPs, however, want to specify the criteria of drafting, service time and to increase funding of professional army.

Lithuania's political parties do not have a unanimous opinion on conscription, even though the Seimas is scheduled to consider the Law on the Organisation of the National Defence System and Military Service on Thursday, 19 March 2015.

While checking this week's postal items in Siauliai region distribution section, Lithuanian Customs' dog-trainers working in Siauliai city discovered in some of the items, as suspected, antique coins sent by a private person to consignees in different countries of the world (Russia, the USA, Sweden, Great Britain, the Netherlands).

Outgoing Vilnius Mayor Arturas Zuokas from the Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) (LLS) says that his defeat in Vilnius mayoral election will only push him to go to national politics. Zuokas says that we will compete for the president's post in 2019.