Turkish Airlines has announced about the launch of direct flights to the capitals of Lithuania and – Vilnius and Tallinn, operating from 26 October 2014. Turkish Airlines was named the Best Airline in Europe 2014.

Lithuania lacks proper energy strategy which would encompass climate change and objectives in the area of energy, says Giedre Kaminskaite-Salters, Chief Advisor to the President.

Low levels of political and economic activities of women, their limited participation in democratic processes, violence against women, the importance of social media - these and other issues related to discrimination against women will be discussed during the international conference in Vilnius.

On Monday, during his visit to the US, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with the President of the American-Lithuanian Business Council, Eric Stewart, and members of the Council. Several topics were covered during the meeting: the strategic partnership between the US and Lithuania, economic relations, investment opportunities and new export markets.

In the first nine months of 2014 Lithuania's wind farms generated 366.4 Gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity, i.e. by 19.3% more year-on-year. Wind electricity accounted for 16.4% of the total electricity volume generated in Lithuania.

The Prosecutor General's Office announced on Thursday, 2 October, that the decision to terminate the pre-trial investigation over the actions of AB Bank Snoras bankruptcy administrator Neil Cooper was both lawful and legal.

'All bilingual signs with street names that were placed on private homes in Šalčininkai district are still there,' assured the director of the admnistration of the local government of Šalčininkai district Josif Rybak, cutting off any speculations that appeared in the media after yesterday's court session in Druskininkai.

Parliament Speaker Loreta Grauziniene tried to calm the activists of the Lithuanian Pensioners' Party (LPP) by promising that pensions that were reduced during the crisis will be reinstated based on financial capabilities of the state.

On September 30, Palanga Airport has welcomed 100,000th passenger in 2014 – the lucky traveller Mr Marius Ežerskas was flying Norwegian Air Shuttle from Oslo to his hometown of Šilutė, small town outside Palanga.

From 1 October, 2014, the minimum monthly wage in Lithuania grows to LTL 1,035 (EUR 300) and the minimum hourly wage to LTL 6.27 (EUR 1.82), 2014.