The Atlantic Council-hosted Global Forum on Strategic Communications and Digital Disinformation was held on October 2-4 in Washington.

The Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with the Japan Ambassador in Lithuania ShiroYamasaki to discuss the prospects for future bilateral cooperation. Next week the delegation headed by the Prime Minister will pay a visit to Japan.

The Seimas adopted amendments to the Referendum Law (draft No XIIIP-2477(2)), thereby extending the period between the day of passing the Seimas Resolution on the date of calling a referendum and the day of conducting the referendum.

MEPs vote on rules to promote European content on streaming platforms as well as on plans to set targets for cleaner cars during the next plenary session in Strasbourg.

Budget MEPs increased Erasmus+ funds and restored budgets for infrastructure investments, as well as Horizon 2020, the EU research programme.

The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons was signed at a bilateral meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira on 26 September in New York, U.S.A. The meeting was organized at the margins of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, which was attended by Lithuania’s Foreign Minister.

On 25 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the opening of the high-level General Debate of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly. The head of Lithuania‘s diplomacy said that a transparent and effective United Nations peacekeeping, respect for human rights, peaceful conflict resolution and multilateralism based on international law remained priority issues for Lithuania in the United Nations.

In its sitting, the Seimas endorsed its resolutions announcing the dates for the presidential, local and European Parliament elections.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis bid farewell to outgoing France’s Ambassador to Lithuania, Philippe Jéantaud, thanking France for its role in strengthening the Baltic security, as well as his personal efforts in taking further the bilateral relations.

The EU's budget for 2019, this year’s Sakharov Prize nominees and a fact-checking conference are on the Parliament's agenda this week.