A common charger should be developed for all mobile phones sold in the EU, to reduce waste, costs and hassle for users, said MEPs voting on an update to EU radio equipment laws on Thursday. This draft has already been informally agreed with the Council of Ministers.

It was the European Union that caused the Ukrainian blaze, setting fire to Kiev with the help of Maidan. But arsonists lacked imagination, as the blaze spread not only in Ukraine, but also in the whole region.

Lithuanian aviation company Air Lituanica that was created in 2013 launched flights this week on the Tallinn-Vilnius route.

On Wednesday, Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture Vigilijus Jukna announced that ministers had agreed on safeguards against land sales to foreigners.

According to a survey commissioned by the Bank of Lithuania and conducted by company Spinter Tyrimai, as much as 69% of the polled are in favour that the national symbol Vytis would be featured on Lithuanian euro coins.

A deal with EU member states on minimum common standards for periodic vehicle inspections, vehicle registration documents and roadside inspections of commercial vehicles was endorsed by MEPs on Tuesday.

On the occasion of the international women's day, the website balsas.lt has announced a contest for the most beautiful woman in Lithuanian politics. The chairwoman of the Seimas political group of Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Rita Tamašunienė was unbeatable.

Lithuania commemorates the 24th anniversary of the Restoration of the Independence. On 11 March 1990, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania adopted an Act on the Restoration of an Independent State of Lithuania.

The survey of the small and medium-sized enterprises carried out by the SEB bank revealed that only third of the enterprises in Lithuania planned the innovations in 2014 and the biggest part of them planned to introduce new product or service.

Traditional and highly popular crafts and entertaining Kaziukas Fair starts in Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The Kaziukas Fair will be taking place on March 7-9, 2014.