On behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has extended sincere congratulations and best wishes for success to Alexander Schallenberg on his appointment as the new Chancellor of the Republic of Austria.

On 8th October, the traditional informal meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Baltic Council of Ministers has taken place in Kaunas. Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, who is holding the Presidency of the Baltic Council of Ministers this year, has invited Prime Minister of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš and Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas to visit Kaunas, the European Capital of Culture 2022.

MEPs discussed solutions to the current energy price hikes as well as new tax avoidance revelations during October's first plenary session.

Vulnerable households should get assistance to mitigate rising energy prices, MEPs said in a plenary debate.

Parliament outlined on Thursday its priorities for reforming EU policy on harmful tax practices as well as a blueprint for a new system to assess national tax policies.

Participants of the third EU citizens’ panel shared ideas on fighting climate change and improving the environment and healthcare when they met on 1-3 October.

On 28 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis paid a working visit to Lisbon, Portugal, where he met with the Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva. The Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Portugal, EU relations with Belarus, Russia and China, as well as the EU’s role in Africa.

MEPs will discuss the recent hike in energy prices, debate the future of EU-US relations and suggest how to boost cybersecurity during October's plenary session.

President Gitanas Nausėda met with the President of the European Court of Auditors, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, to discuss the effectiveness of EU policies on migration, asylum and border protection, the progress of national reforms and the implementation of the Economic Recovery and Resilience Facility (ERRF).

The Budget Committee wants to boost the pandemic recovery process and lay the foundations for a more resilient EU.