Transport ministers of the European Union meeting in Tallinn on September 20th focused on ways to ensure better flight connections in the European periphery.

MEPs have taken the lead in rethinking how the EU should adapt to meet today’s challenges such as migration, the economy and security.

In New York, President Dalia Grybauskaitė conferred state decorations on high-ranking Pentagon officials for their noteworthy contribution to enhancing Lithuania‘s security and defense. The state decorations were presented to David Bradley Millner, Country Director, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania at Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defence of the United States, and James Joye Townsend Jr., former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy.

On 21-22 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius will be paying a visit to Washington, D.C.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė who attends the UN General Assembly met with President Andrzej Duda of Poland. The Presidents discussed security situation in the region, cooperation in NATO and the EU as well as implementation of national energy and infrastructure projects.

In Parliament this week: migration cooperation with Tunisia and Libya, Ireland´s land border after the UK's exit from EU and cooperation with Latin America.

State of the Union debate, free wifi in public spaces, gas supply security and more funding to tackle youth unemployment: check out our plenary overview.

On 14 September, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Ambassador Ričardas Šlepavičius presented his letters of credence to José Graziano da Silva, Director General of FAO.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Speaker of Israeli Parliament (the Knesset) Yuli-Yoel Edelstein. Bilateral relations, Israel’s cooperation with the European Union, security situation and geopolitical tension provoked by Russia as well as the Middle East peace process were discussed at the meeting.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with Yuli-Yoelio Edelstein, Speaker of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament),who is visiting Lithuania.