The Brexit Adjustment Reserve should primarily support the countries and sectors worst affected by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU.

Parliament debated waiving vaccine patent rights and outside plenary reached a deal with the Council on an EU Covid certificate to facilitate travelling in Europe during the pandemic.

"Today (23 May 2021), services loyal to the Belarusian regime forcibly landed a passenger plane bound for Vilnius. According to initial reports, the forces of Belarusian regime detained a member of the Belarusian opposition, Roman Protasevich, holder of a national visa for residing and working in Lithuania", - said Lithuanian President.

On 20 May 2021, Members of the Seimas Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Armenia adopted the statement on the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

May 21, Friday, Ministers of Defence of the Baltic states will hold a meeting in Šiauliai, Lithuanian Air Force Base.

The Seimas adopted amendments to the Law on Control of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Related Products (draft No XIIIP-4620(2)), thereby introducing more stringent requirements for not only tobacco products, but also for tobacco-related products and devices intended to be used for the consumption of these products. The amendments come into effect as of 1 November 2021.

Whilst approving the new aid, MEPs called on the Commission to simplify the EU Solidarity Fund to ensure it can respond to climate change and more frequent natural disasters.

“Security situation in our region remains unstable, for which reason mutual support between Lithuania and Poland and joint preparation for deterrence and defence are vital,” said Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas during the formal visit to Warsaw. Minister A. Anušauskas met with Minister of National Defence of Poland Mariusz Błaszczak to discuss bilateral cooperation, NATO and EU agendas, and regional security.

MEPs are set to approve the new Erasmus+ programme, funding for the transition to a green economy and support for the cultural sector during the 17-20 May plenary.

On 11-12 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis is paying an official visit to Italy, where he met with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio to discuss bilateral relations, security situation in the region, relations with Russia and China, the situation in Belarus, Ukraine and the South Caucasus, the Eastern Partnership initiative, the EU enlargement, and the fight against the pandemic.