On Friday, Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius buried a capsule marking the beginning of construction of the new summer concert complex in resort town Palanga.

On December 6 Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) will be presented at the Pabradės Training Area of the General Adolfas Ramanauskas Warfare Training Centre (Lithuanian Armed Forces). The system based on laser technologies and designed for simulation of armed engagements was procured for training needs of the Lithuanian Armed Forces from U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) funds.

As from 14 February 2014, Air Lituanica will operate a new flight from Vilnius to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, in addition to its direct regular flights to Prague, Munich, Berlin and Brussels. The company estimates that over 25 thousand passengers will be carried to the French capital in the first year of operation. Flight booking opened from 29th November, with prices starting at 59 EUR.

Airline Air Lituanica is astonished by the communication actions of the Estonian Airline Company Estonian Air, which breach the contract and the principles of partnership, however, it acknowledges that the commercial cooperation between the airlines has discontinued. Since 28 of November the flights to Amsterdam are operated by the Estonian Air, whereas to Berlin, Brussels, Munich, and Prague – by Air Lituanica. The passengers will not incur any inconvenience.

Parliament recently approved the EU's multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020, providing €960 billion for European budgets over the next seven years. But what is the added value of investment flowing from the EU budget back to member states? What values should this investment support? These are the questions that will be debated on 5 December when the ReAct debate takes place in one of Europe's foremost financial centres, Frankfurt am Main in Germany.

Today the Press Office of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL) has issued a notice in which the party presents its position regarding the information that an EAPL member allegedly tarnishes Lithuania. The information appeared in the media on Monday 2nd December.

Following the Constitution, the Law on the Citizenship and taking into consideration the proposal made by the Commission for Citizenship, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite signed the decree and exceptionally granted the Lithuanian citizenship to American ice skater Isabella Tobias.

Winter festivity events started in Vilnius – two Christmas Trees are lit, ice skating rink is opened and a Christmas train is launched.

What does the Parliament do and what are the responsibilities of the Commission? What do we mean with the European Council and how is it different from the Council of the European Union? Read our infographic for a brief guide to the Union's institutions.

Airline Air Lituanica is astonished by the communication actions of the Estonian Airline Company Estonian Air, which breach the contract and the principles of partnership, however, it acknowledges that the commercial cooperation between the airlines has discontinued. Since 28 of November the flights to Amsterdam are operated by the Estonian Air, whereas to Berlin, Brussels, Munich, and Prague – by Air Lituanica. The passengers will not incur any inconvenience.