The European Commission has presented proposals for the future of the Union’s agricultural policy. Read our interview with Czesław Siekierski, chair of Parliament’s agriculture committee.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson of Iceland to discuss relations between Lithuania and Iceland in the areas of economics, business, science and culture as well as cooperation in NATO and deepening Nordic-Baltic relations.

“Belgium’s joining the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion in Lithuania is probably the most pronounced defence cooperation event of Lithuania and Belgium from historical perspective. It demonstrates Belgium’s understanding of the threats and security challenges in our region,” Minister Raimundas Karoblis said at a meeting with Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium Steven Vandeput in Vilnius on November 24.

The Prime Minister has attended the meeting of the Heads of Government of China and Central and Eastern European States in Hungary. The Prime Minister highlighted Lithuania’s interest in continuous development of the EU-Chinese relations, especially in the sphere of transport and logistics.

MEPs vote on the EU's budget for next year, discuss plans to establish a court to settle investment disputes and meet the journalists who revealed the Paradise papers.

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite on Monday appointed Virginijus Sinkevicius, chairman of the parliamentary Economic Committee and a member of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Green Union, as the country's economy minister.

Four new Defence Attachés have been accredited to Lithuania at ceremonies at the Ministry of National Defence to Lithuania – of Bulgaria, Austria, Albania and Korea.

Only by rethinking our health systems can we ensure that they remain fit-for-purpose and provide patient-centred care. This is what the 28 Country Health Profiles published today by the Commission, along with the Companion Report suggest. The reports provide an in-depth analysis of EU Member States' health systems. They look at the health of the population and important risk factors, as well as at the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems in each EU member state. The reports clearly reflect shared objectives across the member states, and reveal potential areas where the Commission can encourage mutual learning and exchange of good practices.

On 23 November in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister and Knut Fleckenstein, Member of the European Parliament, who is one of the drafters of the European Parliament’s recommendations for the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels.

Constitutional Affairs MEPs improve transparency and proper use of public funds in a revamp of the rules for funding European political parties.