Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China Han Changfu and has discussed further cooperation in the field of foreign trade in agricultural and food products.

On Wednesday, the European Commission (EC) issued its regular country-specific recommendations, including for Lithuania, on strengthening the economy. The recommendations for Lithuania cover actions for 2018-2019 in the fields of taxation and pensions, education, health and social protection and increased productivity.

"In the run-up to the NATO summit, the key task of the Baltic States is to ensure the continued focus of the Alliance to our region. From the Warsaw Summit NATO has done a lot to rebuild deterrence and security at the borders of the Eastern Alliance, but we must ensure the continuation of initiated security initiatives, "said Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis today, on May 24, after the meeting with Latvian and Estonian Defence Ministers Raimonds Bergmanis and Jüri Luiku in Klaipėda.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission at the conclusion of its visit to Lithuania.

On May 24 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis, Minister of Defence of Latvia Jüri Luiku and Minister of Defence of Estonia Raimonds Bergmanis will meet at the Lithuanian Navy Headquarters in Klaipėda.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet political group leaders on Tuesday evening to discuss the use of personal data, ahead of GDPR rules coming into force on Friday.

The Seimas adopted amendments to the Law on Higher Education and Research which aim at bringing real opportunities for higher education institutions to continue their operation in Lithuania after being forced to close down in the countries of origin due to political reasons. A total of 91 Members of the Seimas voted in favour of the new provisions, with none against and 2 abstentions.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė had a bilateral meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić of the Republic of Serbia after the EU-Western Balkans summit held in Bulgaria. At the meeting, the Presidents discussed Serbia’s EU accession negotiations, cooperation between Serbia and NATO, bilateral business relations and Lithuanian investment protection in Serbia.

On 16 May in Washington,D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, together with the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser, met with the U.S. President's National Security Adviser John Bolton.

Budget MEPs approved on Wednesday EUSF aid worth €104.2 million to support reconstruction in Greece, Spain, France and Portugal, hit by natural disasters in 2017.