Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Poland reached an agreement with the board of the Polish Television on the program changes in TVP Polonia. Ministry reported that TVP Polonia is adapting its television programming schedule to the real needs and expectations of the audience which consists of Poles living abroad.

The Vilnius District Government representative's Mr Skaistys' eyesight suddenly 'worsened' in the light of unwavering position of the Poles of Vilnius Region and the fear that another high penalty imposed for the use of signs with Polish street names may be the last drop in the cup that will tip existing balance and cause a severe reaction of residents, as well as of Poland and European Commission. I do not know what route a driver should choose in the Šalčininkai so that he would avoid Polish sings as like before they are hung everywhere, maybe with a few exceptions, but for sure there will be more of them in the future.

The number of Russian tourists rapidly decreases in Lithuania. According to LNK, there are exceptionally unfavorable forecasts for the period of Christmas and New Year although in previous years tourists from Russia were very eager to come during winter holidays season.

The Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius decided not to remove the tax relief from value added to central heating, which he had previously actively supported.

Minister of Energy in Lithuania Rokas Masiulis participated at the European Gas Summit organised by the British newspaper the Financial Times and stressed that Europe is heavily dependent on energy import.

Over ten years of business at Palanga airport, Scandinavian Airlines SAS operated almost 13000 flights. The first SAS airplane from Copenhagen landed at Palanga airport on November 1, 2004, and now the airline company operates 26 weekly flights between Danish capital and Palanga.

Lithuania was named number-three destination in Lonely Planet's list of best countries to visit in 2015.

Lithuanian Minister of Social Security and Labour Mrs Algimanta Pabedinskienė visited Luxembourg to attend a meeting of the European Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). The key goal of the visit was to present Lithuania's opinion on the achievements of the Europe 2020 strategy and to discuss combating of undeclared work.

'I wish that Lithuania and Poland would act like brother and sister, that Poles living in Lithuania would feel good here, that Poles and Lithuanians would mutually respect each other, that names in Lithuania would be written in Polish and Lithuanian language. I want these two countries act like a family,' said Danuta Wałęsa, the wife of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa, during a meeting with reporters today.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Jutta Schmitz, who starts her diplomatic service in Lithuania. During the meeting the Prime Minister and the new Ambassador discussed bilateral cooperation as well as prospects for its development, promotion of mutual investment, and topical geopolitical matters.