The principle of responsible governing, established in the Lithuanian Constitution, is binding on all the highest institutions that govern the country, and by appointing ministers. President Dalia Grybauskaite assumes partial responsibility for their activities, says law expert, former Constitutional Court judge Vytautas Sinkevicius.

The Seimas in Lithuania, by a unanimous vote of 92 MPs who took part in the voting, adopted the Law on Control of Certain Doping Substances (draft No. XIIP-653(3), governing the control (supervision) and other activities related to certain doping substances.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius presented to the Seimas the Government Annual Performance Report for 2014. During his presentation, the Prime Minister highlighted that the year 2014 was exceptional for the Government due to unpredictable external factors and underlined the importance of the tasks that lay ahead. In particular, Mr Butkevičius highlighted the completion of the construction of the LNG terminal and successful preparation for the introduction of the euro.

On 29th April - 3rd May representatives of the Polish community in Lithuania visited Poland to celebrate the Day of Polonia and Poles Abroad and the 25th anniversary of the association 'Wspólnota Polska' (Polish Community) on the invitation of the Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna and the President of 'Wspólnota Polska' Longin Komołowski. On 2nd May the official meeting of EAPL delegation with Polish Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs Konrad Pawlik and Henryka Mościcka-Dendys took place. During the meeting, the situation of Polish minority in Lithuania was discussed. Particular attention was paid to the problems currently surrounding the Polish education in Lithuania. Below we publish the letter of the EAPL representatives to the head of Polish diplomacy Grzegorz Schetyna.

On Friday, the Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Li Jianhong, the Chairman of the Board of one of the largest Chinese corporations, China Merchants Group, and his delegation. During the meeting, Chinese investment opportunities in Lithuania were discussed and three memorandums were signed – with the Kaunas Free Economic Zone, Lithuanian Railways and Klaipėda State Seaport.

On Thursday, May 7, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Gdansk. The President and other European leaders will attend events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

On Tuesday, Chancellor of the Government, Alminas Mačiulis, met with Moldova's Youth and Sports Minister, Sergei Afanasenco, to discuss Moldova's integration into the European Union and possibilities for sharing best practices in the development of Moldova's modern sports infrastructure and increasing youth employment.

By decree of 29 April 2015, President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili awarded Lithuania's outgoing Ambassador Jonas Paslauskas the Order of Honour for his outstanding contribution to the strengthening of friendship between Georgia and Lithuania.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius congratulated the Prime Minister of Latvia, Laimduota Straujuma, on the Restoration of Independence Day on behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania.

On 17 April, Lithuanian Ambassador to the USA Žygimantas Pavilionis opened a new Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Richmond, Virginia. Honorary Consul Jeff Alen Nelson is the 24th Honorary Consul of Lithuania in the USA. Secretary of Commerce and Trade of Virginia Maurice Jones, the leader of opposition of the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) Andrius Kubilius and other honorary guests attended the opening ceremony.