The Foreign Affairs Committee adopted on Thursday a series of proposals on the new European Rapid Deployment Capability, to be deployed in the event of a crisis.

The Government has approved a proposal by the Ministry of the Interior to extend the state of emergency until 24:00 on 2 May this year.

On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. The meeting focused on the security situation in the region, support for Ukraine, preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius, as well as defense cooperation between Lithuania and Germany, with a particular focus on the deployment of a German brigade in Lithuania.

Last Wednesday, Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas, began her working visit to London by meeting Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

President Gitanas Nausėda, together with the leaders of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands and Slovakia addressed a letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel regarding a long-term strategy to boost the EU’s competitiveness.

On March 2 Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Türkiye to Lithuania HE Gorkem Baris Tantekin to touch upon the most topical aspects of bilateral cooperation.

On February 27 Vice Minister of National Defence Greta Monika Tučkutė had a meeting with Commander of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) Brigadier General Brad Nicholson on the U.S. assistance to Lithuania and Lithuania’s procurements. At the meeting, Vice Minister underscored that the growing U.S. supported enabled Lithuania to replenish and enhance Armed Forces capabilities.

EU negotiators on Tuesday struck a deal creating the first best in class standard for the issuing of green bonds.

The annual meeting on economic governance between MEPs and MPs from 29 European countries, including Ukraine, kicked off on Monday.

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in the discussion “Lithuanian and Regional security: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of War in Ukraine” together with students at the library of Kaunas University of Technology.