European Parliament delegation chairman to Warsaw climate conference Matthias Groote (S&D, DE) cautiously welcomed the conclusion of the UNFCCC COP19 meeting on Saturday, where parties defined the path to a future 2015 climate agreement. He regretted the watered-down wording defining the steps to Paris, condition for keeping developing countries on board.

On November 24–25, the meeting of the chairpersons of the Committee on Environmental Protection and the Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities, Macro-regional strategies: development and outlooks, will take place at the Seimas (the Seimas Conference Hall, II palace). Representatives of the parliaments of EU Member States and candidate countries and the European Parliament will participate. Loreta Graužinienė, the Speaker of the Seimas, will welcome the participants. The Minister of Finance, Rimantas Šadžius, will present the results of the EUSBSR Annual Forum and Valentinas Mazuronis, Minister of the Environment, will talk about the EUSBSR's relation to other forms of cooperation in the Baltic Sea region's environmental protection activities.

Lithuania Post makes its contribution to the project Pirk dramblį (Buy an Elephant) and invites all citizens of Lithuania to support inhabitants of the Lithuanian Zoo by obtaining special postcards. Part of funds raised will be transferred to the Zoo of Lithuania.

November 23, 24 and 25 will be national days of mourning in Latvia, the government decided at an emergency meeting yesterday.

Fifty two people have been killed and dozens of others injured after the roof of a large store collapsed in the Latvian capital, according to the Fire Department. Rescuers continue to search for at least 30 people who may still be trapped in the rubble.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended condolences to President Andris Bērziņš of Latvia over the tragic collapse of the supermarket roof in Riga, which left 16 people dead and many more injured.

From 19 December this year the Belarusian airline BelAvia will launch direct flights from Vilnius International Airport (VIA) to Minsk. The flights to the capital of Belarus will be operated 8 times a week by aircraft CRJ-100/200 with 50 passenger seats. Tickets are already available in Lithuanian travel agencies and online.

The European Parliament should have the right to decide where and when it meets, says a resolution adopted on Wednesday. Parliament undertakes to initiate an EU treaty revision procedure to propose the changes needed to allow Parliament itself, rather than EU member states by a unanimous vote, to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation. It would be "more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place", says the text.

A deal with the Council on five legislative acts reforming EU farm policy was endorsed by Parliament on Wednesday. The post-2013 Common agricultural policy (CAP) will put more emphasis on environmental protection, ensure fairer distribution of EU funds and help farmers to cope better with market challenges.

Lithuanian company Biocentras together with partners has developed technique enabling to clean soil polluted by oil and its products quicker as well as protect ground waters and reduce cleaning costs.