On 4 April MEPs vote on extending EU gas market rules to pipelines coming from non-EU countries, including Nord Stream 2, a 1,200 km pipeline connecting Russia and Germany currently being built through the Baltic Sea.

At the fourth Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour in Portugal, the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gave a new impulse to social and economic integration in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

The Agriculture Committee approved the second batch of proposals to improve EU farm policy so that it better meets farmers’ and consumers’ expectations after 2020.

Balancing work and family, the state of play on Brexit, and natural gas will be dealt with by MEPs during this week’s plenary session.

Updated EU copyright rules and a ban on single-use plastics were approved during this week's plenary session. MEPs also voted in favour of boosting consumer rights.

Foreign Minister Linas Antanas Linkevičius presented to the Seimas legislative proposals related to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). The Minister said that the proposed legislative amendments are aimed at regulating the legal status of UK citizens and their family members, both residing in the Republic of Lithuania and arriving in the Republic of Lithuania following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

On March 26-30 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis is conducting a visit to the United States of America. Minister will meet with members of the U.S. Congress, Chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services Jim Inhofe, and attend events marking the 70th anniversary of NATO and the 15th anniversary of Lithuania’s NATO membership in Washington.

The Seimas has adopted amendments to the Constitution (draft No XIII-2159(2)) to provide for the individual constitutional complaint. This will make it possible for individuals to refer their matters to the Constitutional Court. A total of 106 MPs voted in favour of the amendments, with one against and one abstention.

Chancellor of the Government Algirdas Stončaitis met with Michal Dworczyk, Head of the Polish Prime Minister’s Office in Warsaw to discuss the bilateral cooperation.

EU leaders are discussing global trade issues in Brussels, with special focus placed on preparations for the EU-China summit scheduled for April 9.