Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius will take his annual vacations from January 15 to 22.

Lithuania's population was estimated at 2,921,000 by 1 January 2015. The number of people fell by 0.7%.

In the third quarter of 2014, the annual growth rate of Lithuania's financial assets (5%) exceeded that of liabilities (3%). In Q3 2013, the said growth rates accounted for 3 and 1% respectively.

On 8 January in Vilnius, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will meet with the U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.

On 1 January 2015, Lithuania adopted the euro as its official currency and the changeover is running smoothly and according to plan. The previous national currency – the litas – will be phased out during a transitional two-week dual circulation period when both currencies have legal tender status in Lithuania.

On Monday, January 5th, Canadian-based coffee franchise and retailer Second Cup launched a cafe in Lithuania's capital Vilnius, in business centre 3 Bures. EUR 200,000 was invested in the cafe and more are planned to be opened in the future.

Lithuania's State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) has said those scammers who pretend to work for the VMI have started visiting residents' houses, offering a "money inventory" service.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius says the situation in petroleum refining company Orlen Lietuva, which operated at a loss, has now stabilised. Decreasing oil prices in 2015 are expected to contribute to the improvement of the company's financial indicators.

On 14 January, an official celebration marking the introduction of the euro will be held at the Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania, with the participation of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis. Media representatives willing to attend the press conference or make photographs of the welcome of the guests may apply for accreditation.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated the laureates of this year's Global Lithuanian Awards.