PoliticsPresident Gitanas Nausėda and Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) Fabrice Leggeri discussed illegal migration across the Lithuanian state border with Belarus, which is also the European Union’s external border, during a video conference on Saturday. On 9 July, Chancellor of the Government Giedrė Balčytytė has met with Estonian Ambassador to Lithuania Kai Kaarelson to discuss challenges posed by COVID-19, best international practices to control the pandemic, the security situation in the region, and the illegal migration weaponised by the Belarussian regime. The parties have also talked about data-driven decision-making in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination, benefits of holding a National Certificate and the EU COVID Certificate, also possibilities of closer bilateral cooperation in the face of emergencies. Prime Ministers of Lithuania and Spain highlight the value of closer bilateral co-operation2021-07-09, 12:15On 8 July, Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė has met with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón. The items covered have included the Lithuanian-Spanish bilateral relations, economic cooperation, cooperation on EU, NATO and security issues, the situation in Belarus and Russia, illegal migration, threats posed by unsafe Astravets NPP, and EU relations with its southern and eastern neighbours. The President of Lithuania and the Prime Minister of Spain focus on security and defense at their meeting2021-07-08, 18:01At Šiauliai Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, who is on a visit to Lithuania, and with Spanish troops on the NATO air policing mission. The President of Lithuania and the Prime Minister of Spain discussed regional security issues and cooperation in NATO and the EU. A trilateral meeting of the presidents of Lithuania, Ukraine, and the European Council was held in Vilnius2021-07-07, 10:09On July 6, President Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, and President Charles Michel of the European Council met for a trilateral meeting in Vilnius. At the meeting between the President of Lithuania and the President of the European Council – focus on illegal migration across the border with Belarus2021-07-06, 10:34On Monday, Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, met with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, on a visit to Lithuania. The meeting focused on the issues of pandemic containment, illegal migration, Belarus, and Ostrovets nuclear power plant. On Friday, the Government has declared a state of emergency as a result of illegal migration. Gitanas Nausėda at the meeting with the President of the European Commission: joint efforts are needed to strengthen the EU’s Eastern border2021-07-04, 12:00President Gitanas Nausėda met with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Gitanas Nausėda thanked Ursula von der Leyen for constructive cooperation with the European Commission both in the negotiation on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in July 2020 and in the development of the Lithuania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. Under the RRF, Lithuania is expected receive 2.225 billion euros. On 1-2 July, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is on an official visit to Estonia. This is Prime Minister's first visit to this country. The rights of LGBTIQ people in Hungary, the Slovenian presidency’s priorities and rule of law are some of the topics on Parliament’s agenda at the 5-8 July plenary session. |
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