Ministers are outlining the priorities of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.

MEPs reaffirmed support for the EU position on Brexit and backed Christine Lagarde as the next president of the European Central Bank during this week's plenary session.

On September 18 first Defence Attaché of Slovenia Captain (Navy) Gorazd Bartol was accredited to Lithuania at a ceremony at the Ministry of National Defence. The official was welcomed in the new position by Vice Minister of National Defence Vytautas Umbrasas.

On 19 September, a business mission from the American-Lithuanian Business Council (ALBC) paid a visit to the Office of the Government.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to discuss the bilateral relations, joint energy and transport projects, issues at stake on the EU agenda and the regional security policy.

Having regard to the fact that 23 August 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, which became a breakthrough for national liberation and restoration of statehood and democracy, the Seimas has recommended that, with a view to defending the freedom and independence of the Baltic countries, NATO should further strengthen effective and timely defence measures in the region and implement effective defence plans as soon as possible.

At its meeting on Wednesday, the Cabinet agreed to provide comprehensive aid to our compatriots living in countries torn by continuing political and economic turmoil and the deepening humanitarian crisis. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been chosen as the first country for the resettlement in Lithuania of persons eligible under the Government-initiated Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Resettlement in the Republic of Lithuania of Persons of the Republic of Lithuania.

President Gitanas Nausėda received letters of credence from Ambassador Cosmin George Dinescu of Romania, Ambassador Matthias Peter Sonn of Germany and Ambassador Indulis Bērziņš of Latvia.

Lithuania's Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevicius, proposed on Tuesday for the position of European commissioner in charge of environment and oceans, named the development of circular economy, reducing the use of plastic and reducing ocean pollution will be among his priorities.

On September 9–11 Vice Minister of National Defence Vytautas Umbrasas and a formal delegation will be conducting a visit to the United States of America. Vice Minister V. Umbrasas will attend an event organised by the German Marshal Fund and the Ministry of Defence of Latvia and meetings in the Congress, also, the meeting of secretaries of U.S. and Nordic-Baltic ministries of defence and memorial observance of September 11 at the Pentagon.