On July 17 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland Krzysztof Gawkowski paid a visit to Lithuania. He met with Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas in Vilnius and discussed options for strengthening cybersecurity cooperation.

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda took the presidential oath at the Seimas, pledging for the second time to protect and strengthen Lithuania, to serve the Homeland, democracy, and the well-being of the Lithuanian people.

Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on Parliament’s 16-19 July constitutive session, this Friday 12th July at 11.00.

On Friday, 12 July 2024, a sitting of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania will be held at the Seimas building for President Gitanas Nausėda to take the oath of office. The inauguration ceremony will begin in the Hall of the Act of 11 March at 12 noon.

Sunday Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas departed for Washington on a July 8-11 visit to take part in the NATO Summit. Allied leaders will be particularly centered on stepping assistance to Ukraine. As the Alliance marks its 75th anniversary, security of Ukraine is in the interest of the whole Europe, which will have NATO Allies aim for decisions ensuring long-term assistance, Ukrainian personnel training, and lay the groundwork for the eventual Ukrainian membership in the Alliance.

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has greeted the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, wishing success for the new Government in achieving its goals, enhancing the security, prosperity, and well-being of the people of the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has welcomed the High-Level Conference on the European Social Charter, one of the key events of Lithuania’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE).

On July 3 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz paid his first formal visit to Lithuania. He was welcomed by Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Ministers visited the Padvarionys Border Post in Vilnius Frontier District Unit of the State Border Guard Service and then continued the meeting in Vilnius.

“Competitiveness, security & defence, and social equality are clear electoral messages for the EU’s programme”, said EP President Roberta Metsola to the European Council.

Viktoras Pranckietis, Chair of the Committee on Rural Affairs, and Kazys Starkevičius, Chair of the Committee on Economics of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, participated in a trilateral meeting of representatives of the Lithuanian, Polish, and Ukrainian Parliaments and agricultural organisations in Warsaw on 24 June 2024 and signed a Declaration calling on the European Union institutions and Member States to initiate a ban on the import of agricultural products originating from russia and belarus and to consider implementing a ban on the transit of such products through the territory of the European Union.