The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has concluded an intense week of discussions with world leaders and international partners at the UN General Assembly in New York with a series of pledges to tackle the current food crisis, aggravated by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the urgent climate and nature crisis and to improve global health. Speaking at the Global Citizen Festival in New York, President von der Leyen has reiterated EU's commitment to help our most vulnerable partners deal with the social and economic fallout of Russia's unlawful actions and boost sustainable investments under the EU's Global Gateway strategy.

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas, met with the US Senate leaders: Senator Richard Joseph (Dick) Durbin, one of the most influential US politicians of Lithuanian descent; Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Chuck Grassley, Co-chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus; Senators Susan Collins and Amy Klobuchar. The meeting focused on the ways to preserve regional, energy and economic security amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

In her Keynote Speech at the G7 Speakers’ Summit in Berlin, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola spoke on the necessity to stand up for democracy.

On 16 September, a joint meeting of the Governments of Lithuania and Poland has taken place in the Palace of the Grand Dukes to discuss support for Ukraine, energy, security, strategic infrastructure projects, and other issues of bilateral relevance.

On 16 September, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Vilnius. This is the third meeting of the Governments of Lithuania and Poland, chaired by the Prime Ministers of both countries.

President Gitanas Nausėda met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday.

MEPs scrutinised European Commission plans on 14 September to ensure the EU is on the right path. Watch the highlights of the State of the European Union debate 2022.

In her speech to MEPs in Strasbourg, Finnish PM Sanna Marin urged Europe to support Ukraine militarily and to boost Europe’s energy independence with renewables.

On 6 September 2022, Pau Marí-Klose, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Congress of Deputies of the Kingdom of Spain, visited the Seimas at the invitation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and met with the Members of the Committee.

Parliament returns to Strasbourg with a busy agenda including the annual State of the European Union debate (SOTEU), where MEPs will scrutinise the Commission’s achievements and goals.