In its meeting earlier today, the Government has decided not to enter into an amicable settlement with Mustafa Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi, a Saudi citizen, whose petition against Lithuania has been brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

President Dalia Grybauskaitė will pay a working visit to Košice in Slovakia and the Austrian capital, Vienna.

In 2019 February 19th the Civil Service Bureau of Georgia, the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan and the Office of the Government of Lithuania together with the partners have launched the Twinning Project “Support to Implementation of the Civil Service Reform in Georgia”.

Vytautas Bakas, Chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) made a presentation titled Manipulation of energy resources to achieve geopolitical goals at the OSCE PA on 21 February 2019.

Acting in accordance with the Constitution, the Law on Courts and taking into account the proposal submitted by Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis, President Dalia Grubauskaitė signed decrees consenting to criminal proceedings, detention and custodial measures against eight judges and suspending their mandates until relevant pre-trial decisions or court judgments come into effect.

Concluding the banking union, beefing up democratic accountability, and developing a budget for the Eurozone were raised regularly in a meeting between parliaments.

On 16 February in Munich, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in a discussion dedicated to the strengthening of security in the Baltic states.

Future funding for the Erasmus+ programme, the EU’s long-term climate strategy and trade negotiations with the US are all on Parliament’s agenda this week.

MEPs approved a trade deal with Singapore as well plans to screen foreign investment and better protect the victims of road accidents during this week's plenary session.