EP President Martin Schulz said he hoped a compromise on Greece would be reached shortly, allowing the country to stay in the euro zone. Speaking at the start of the European Council on 25 June, Schulz said: "We are called upon to carefully weigh the risks and choose the path least likely to make citizens liable for a crisis they have not caused." He said a deal should also pave the way for improving the sustainability of Greek debt.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with British Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of the European Council meeting in Brussels.

The Lithuanian Seimas' discussion on the project concerning the use of non-Lithuanian alphabetic characters in identification documents was to take place on Tuesday. However, it has been held off until Thursday.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė will be attending the European Council meeting in Brussels on June 25-26.

MEPs vote on 24 June on the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), that should help implement the EU's €315 billion plan to overcome the crisis-induced shortage of investment in the European economy. This ambitious initiative, launched by the European Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker, should entail no extra financial burden for taxpayers. Find out how it should all work and follow the plenary live.

On 22 June in Luxembourg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, which focused on energy diplomacy.

On 18 June in Batumi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Tamar Beruchashvili opened the Honorary Consulate of Lithuania. It is headed by Georgian businessman, Honorary Consul Temur Ustiashvili with jurisdiction over Adjara, Guria and Megrelia.

At the International Conference "Georgia's European Way" on 18 June in Batumi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius stressed that Georgia had achieved significant progress on its path to Euro-Atlantic and European integration in a very short time, thus it was especially important to continue heading in the same direction with the same enthusiasm and willingness.

EP President Martin Schulz discussed British plans to renegotiate EU membership during a meeting with UK Prime Minister David Cameron today. They also talked about the migration crisis in the Mediterranean and the ongoing talks on trade deals. Afterwards Schulz said: I came to London to listen and to learn and I think we had an excellent and open-minded exchange of views."

When commemorating the Day of Mourning and Hope and the Day of Occupation and Genocide on 15 June 2015, a solemn flag hoisting ceremony was held in Independence Square next to the buildings of the Seimas. Shortly before noon, a minute of silence was observed in honour of the victims of the occupation and all those who gave their lives for Lithuania's freedom and independence.