Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has forwarded the Seimas her amendments to the Civil Code which seek to reduce the number of children who are put to child care homes, as well as to promote adoption.

The president's amendments suggest limiting the practice of putting children under 3 years to child care homes. The youngest children would be sent to guardianship institutions only in exceptional cases when they need specialised health care or nursing. Also, in those cases when the child's family cannot provide him/her with proper care and community services in their municipality are not properly developed.

President Dalia Grybauskaite is the richest among the top three Lithuanian politicians. Her assets amount to LTL 2.45 million (EUR 710,000) and she has no debt.

As of September, twelve TV, radio and Internet projects are providing latest euro-related updates for everyone who is going to plan their expenses and income in euros as of 1 January, 2015.

Lithuanian capital's (Vilnius) public transport drivers threaten to go on strike due to salary delays.

The Maxima store chain planning to open up to 20 stores in Estonia over the next three years and thinks that the current and future stores give the company the opportunity to become the retail market leader in Estonia by 2016, said Chief Executive Officer of Maxima Eesti Vaidotas Pacesa.

Trade and Investment Promotion Section of the Polish Embassy in Lithuania is organising Polish Business Awards 2014 for the third time already.

According to the data of credit system Mano Creditinfo, Lithuanian residents' arrears for financial, telecommunications and other services in August 2014 amounted to LTL 3.57 billion (EUR 1.03 billion) and were by LTL 1.3 million (EUR 376,000) greater than in early summer.

Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, launched its Lithuanian summer 2015 schedule with 28 routes in total including two new summer routes from Kaunas to Shannon and Vilnius to Madrid, which will deliver 1.2m customers p.a. and support over 1,200* on-site jobs at Kaunas and Vilnius airports.

In adopting the euro, Lithuania is not only moving forward on the path of euro integration that began almost a quarter of a century ago, but also gains solid means for developing a more secure economic and financial system as well as creating well-being for the people not only in our country, but in the whole region of the EU's single currency – this was stated at the international conference on the euro adoption, held in Vilnius.

The Panevezys unit of the Special Investigation Service (STT) has launched a pre-trial investigation into alleged abuse of official powers in the Visaginas municipality in Eastern Lithuania.