Parliament's political leaders discuss the outcome of the UK referendum on the country's EU membership on Friday morning. In addition the presidents of Israel and Palestine address the plenary in Brussels, the civil liberties votes on plans to make checks on all people leaving and entering the EU mandatory and to make preparing a terrorist attack a crime throughout the EU. In addition Parliament's tax rulings committee adopts its final report.

The main focus at the meeting of 16 June 2016 between Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, and Lydia Mutsch, Minister on Health and Gender Equality of Luxembourg, was given to equal gender opportunities, improving the position of women, and reducing discrimination. It was emphasised that both countries shared similar views on gender equality.

On 16 June 2016, the Seimas adopted amendments to the Law on Military Conscription aimed at establishing conscription to initial mandatory military service on an annual basis.

On 16 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, in Vilnius.

On 14 June 2016, the Seimas adopted amendments to Article 11 of the Law on Referendum aimed at facilitating the exercise of citizens’ constitutional rights and enhancing the participation of citizens in the government of the state.

On June 15 Vice Minister of National Defence Marijus Velička discussed Baltic security and defence at a meeting with Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Finland Jukka Juustis.

The EU coordinates and monitors member states' economic, budgetary and employment policies in a process known as the European Semester, resulting in these countries receiving guidelines on issues such as taxes, pensions and possible budget cuts. On Tuesday 14 June Parliament's economic and employment committees debate this year's recommendations. Watch our explanatory video above for more information.

The public health committee votes this Wednesday on whether to veto plans by the European Commission to allow sugary and energy drinks to claim that caffeine helps to boost alertness and concentration on their labels. They will also vote on stricter monitoring and certification procedures for medical devices. MEPs meet MPs from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) in order to discuss migration flows, while the foreign affairs committee looks at the situation of Palestinian refugees.

MEPs debated plans for investment in Africa to help migrants find work in their home country during June's plenary session in Strasbourg this week. They looked too at ways to integrate migrants into the EU's labour market without disadvantaging local workers. MEPs also approved the mandate for an inquiry committee into the Panama papers and reviewed the EU's €315 billion investment plan. In addition Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev pleaded for more EU integration in a speech to plenary.

“I appreciate the possibility to host a conference co-organised by the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence and the U.S. Atlantic Council think-tank where the transatlantic defence community reaffirmed once again that security and stability in the Baltic region takes joint and united efforts of the Alliance,” Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said at the international conference in Vilnius on June 6.