On 11 July 2014, having received an ascent of the Board of Directors, Lithuanian Amber Grid signed contracts on contract works of the construction of gas pipeline Klaipeda-Kursenai (in the implementation of the project of enhancing capacities of gas pipeline Klaipeda-Kiemenai) and the purchase of pipes necessary for the construction.

the European Commission launches its "Connected Communities" initiative – an umbrella for several systems designed to connect towns, cities, local broadband partnerships and operators to the advice they need to access finance and develop tailored business models for bringing fast broadband to their community.

Lithuania is just a step away from the adoption of Euro currency, which will replace Lithuanian litas. The entire process is taking place very quickly. What is more, everything is happening in times of the European economy and the euro zone crisis. Experts point out the EU's currency as one of the main reasons of the economic collapse of Greece as well as a cause of great financial problems in Italy, Spain, and Ireland. Resignation of own currency means a voluntary rejection of the instruments creating an independent financial policy of the state. Southern European countries discovered it the hard way. So where from comes this Lithuanian rush?

The Parliament of Lithuania adopted amendments to the Law on Passport on Thursday allowing to include a record about ethnicity in a passport after submitting a written application.

President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite has signed amendments to the Law on Elections to Municipal Councils and the Law on Local Self-Government which introduce direct mayoral elections.

In the coming 5 years Saab Bofors Dynamics AB company of Sweden will be providing munitions for Carl-Gustav grenade launchers of the Baltic States' armed forces.

Prominent Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist Juozas Kazickas aged 96 died on Thursday night in the United States.

American energy company Chevron has withdrawn from Lithuania – it has closed its office in Vilnius.

From July 4th, it is even faster and more convenient for the passengers from the neighbouring Belarus to reach the airports of Vilnius and Kaunas. Loukost, a subsidiary company of the transport group Alizana based in Minsk, launched express shuttle routes Minsk-Kaunas Airport and back. This month a stop at Vilnius Airport will be added to this route.

The richest person in Lithuania is Nerijus Numavicius, the largest shareholder of the Vilniaus Prekyba Group; even after the euro introduction he will remain a billionaire.