French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a historic joint appearance in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 7 October. They will speak on topical European issues and will have a debate with political group leaders. It is the first joint address of French and German leaders since November 1989, when President François Mitrterand and Chancellor Helmut Kohl debated the end of the Cold War with MEPs. Follow our coverage live on Wednesday from 15.00 CET.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going on an official visit to Switzerland on Tuesday, October 6, at the invitation of Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga. The two Presidents will discuss the security environment in Europe, ways to deal with the refugee crisis, opportunities for expanding bilateral economic and business relations, as well as enhancing cooperation in science and innovation.

The latest results of the survey, conducted by the company 'Spinter tyrimai' on 'Delfi' portal's request, suggest that this August EAPL was supported by 4.2%.

At a plenary sitting, the Seimas held a debate On the Approach of the State of Lithuania to the Refugee Crisis, which brought together Algirdas Butkevičius, Prime Minister; Linas Antanas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Saulius Skvernelis, Minister of the Interior; Algirdas Šešelgis, Vice-Minister of Social Security and Labour; Valdas Vasiliauskas, Chair of the Migration Commission of the Seimas; and members of the political groups in the Seimas.

This week in Parliament, the Budgets committee members vote their amendments to next year's EU budget. The nominees for the Sakharov Prize are to be officially presented by the members sponsoring them, and Parliament's political groups are set to prepare for the plenary session to be held in Strasbourg this 5-8 October.

On 24 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini, who is visiting Lithuania, to discuss bilateral political and economic relations, regional cooperation and key issues on European agenda, including migration, the security situation in the region, relationship with Russia, the situation in Ukraine, cooperation in the fields of energy and transport.

On September 24 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini discussed regional security, bilateral and multilateral cooperation, Baltic-Nordic defence cooperation, and other issues of security and defence at a meeting at the Ministry of National Defence.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with the American Chamber of Commerce. Investors from the US, Denmark and Great Britain have shared best practices across the world and discussed relevant issues with the Prime Minister.

EU heads of state and government met this Wednesday 23 September to discuss the migration crisis in the EU and, speaking at the start of the European Council, EP President Schulz said that the European Union "is built on de facto solidarity, out of necessity, not romanticism." "The European Parliament will now engage as a matter of priority with the Council on the proposals presented by President Juncker on 9 September, and present its own further proposals, " he said.

An extraordinary European Council, attended by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, took strategic decisions to manage the migration crisis.