On Tuesday, the Committee on Civil Liberties, joined by experts and stakeholders in a public hearing, discussed the proposed rules aiming to strengthen media pluralism and freedom in the EU.

The war in Ukraine reminds us of the darkest chapters of European history, says David McAllister, the chair of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee.

On 27 January, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed to adjudication by a panel over China’s illegal economic restrictions on trade with Lithuania and the European Union at the request of the EU. Establishing a panel is the second step in the WTO’s dispute settlement process, which includes an assessment by three independent experts in trade law to determine whether the measures taken by a WTO member conform with the WTO law.

At the digital opening of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union today, Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas, has said that currently, in the face of aggression and authoritarian regimes, the European Union is as strong as the agreement of its members on democratic values is.

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas, is attending a meeting between the Speakers of the Baltic and Polish Parliaments in Warsaw, Poland, today. The outcome of the meeting will be a joint declaration on strengthening parliamentary cooperation in response to geopolitical threats, singed by the Speakers of the Parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland.

Ministers outlined the priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.

On Thursday afternoon, Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Interference will discuss allegations of corruption and how to improve the transparency of Parliament’s work.

On 24 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters and discussed NATO’s summit to be held in Vilnius on 11 and 12 July.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw where the two leaders discussed regional security, support for Ukraine, and preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius this July.

Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas urged the Allies to step up the support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Ukraine supporter meetings in Estonia Thursday and the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany Friday, he also thanked ministers of defence of the United Kingdom and the United States for their leadership and encouragement to other Allies to intensify the assistance to Ukraine.