According to preliminary data of Statistics Lithuania, in the third quarter of 2013, the number of trips by local visitors who spent one or more nights increased by 4%, while the number of same-day visitors fell by 2.1% year-on-year.

An exhibition depicting the history and significance of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania was opened in Tallinn University of Technology (TUT), Estonia.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to President Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia, on his sixtieth birthday anniversary.

Best wishes at this Holy Christmas season and Happy New Year.

My sincere wishes go to all the people of Lithuania for a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Our grandchildren may not know the taste of most fish species if in the nearest future the rational, not political, regulation of fishing is not applied. As stated in the last report of the European Court of Auditors, overfishing affects up to 90% of the species in the seas of the Community.

On behalf of the Lithuanian people and on her own behalf, President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Akihito, on his 80th birthday and Japan's national holiday.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden on the celebration of her 70th birthday. The President wished her happiness, continued good health and every success in her very important charity activities.

Financial market fraudsters across the EU could face jail under rules agreed by negotiators from the European Parliament and member states in a bid to restore confidence in the EU's financial markets and boost investor protection.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, Uwe Corsepius, who handed over to Lithuania a package of documents and photos about its EU integration as a special end-of presidency gift.