On 18 December 2013, the handover meeting of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council Working Party on Statistics was held at Statistics Lithuania in Vilnius. Delegations from Ireland and the incoming Greece Trio Presidencies, as well as from the Commission (Eurostat) attended the meeting.

The meeting included an official morning session, where all delegations had the chance to inform and be informed about the work of the Council Working Party and the legislative files discussed from July 2012 until end December 2013 under the Lithuanian Presidency as well as the plans of the incoming Greek Presidency. Additionally, the outgoing and the incoming Presidencies shared their experiences and discussed the practicalities of holding the Presidency.