Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and has discussed bilateral relations, strategic transport and energy projects, education and other matters of importance.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has been presented with a prestigious Man of the Year award at the 27th Krynica Economic Forum in Poland. Prime Minister Skvernelis has won the Man of the Year award for upholding political ties between Lithuania and Poland, encouraging economic relations between the two countries and promoting deeper regional integration, especially in the fields of transport and energy.

Vygaudas Usackas, a Lithuanian diplomat and former foreign minister, announced on Wednesday his decision to stand in next May's presidential election.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is on Wednesday leaving for Poland to attend the Krynica Economic Forum.

Wednesday, 28 August, representatives of eight European Union Member States and institutions participated in a round-table discussion on legal issues of EU Cyber Rapid Response Teams project initiated by Lithuania.

MEPs vote on new rules to improve the safety of products being sold in the EU, plans to combat fraud of non-cash payments and a proposal to enable you to use your pension savings abroad.

On August 31 the handover ceremony of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission took place at the Šiauliai Lithuanian Air Force Base. The incoming contingent of the Belgian Air Force is taking over the lead of the mission from servicemen of the Portugal Air Force and the Spanish Air Force providing augmentation of the mission.

The State of the European Union debate takes place on Wednesday 12 September at 9.00 CET, looking back at what has been achieved and what still needs to be done.

EUSF aid worth €34 million, to support reconstruction in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria following natural disasters in 2017, was approved by the Budgets Committee on Wednesday.

The Government Chancellor Algirdas Stončaitis met Tsewang Namgyal, a newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of India to Lithuania.