On Sunday, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, who is on a working visit to Berlin, Germany, met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and took part in a discussion at the East German Economic Forum.

The Eurovision debate between the lead candidates for the Commission presidency will take place on Thursday 23 May from 15.00-16.45 in Parliament’s plenary chamber in Brussels.

Such actions by the Russian Federation should be seen as a deliberate, targeted, escalating provocation to intimidate neighbouring states and their societies. This is yet another proof that Russia’s aggressive and revisionist policy poses a threat to the security of its neighbours and of Europe as a whole.

Today, May 21, Minister of National Defence met with Minister of Defence of Germany Boris Pistorius in Palanga to discuss priorities of the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington, the course of the stationing of the German Brigade Litauen, military mobility, assistance to Ukraine, international operations and bilateral security and defence cooperation.

On Friday in Strasbourg, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė attended an official ceremony marking the handover of the presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to Lithuania, which is to hold this position for the next six months, until November 13.

After five years, a second attempt to amend the Constitution by extending the possibility of granting dual citizenship has also failed.

After a five-year break, Gitanas Nausėda and Ingrida Šimonytė will meet again in the second round of the election for President of Lithuania. In the first round, G. Nausėda collected 44.19 percent of the votes, Ingrida Šimonytė 19.78 percent.

On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is visiting Lithuania on the occasion of Europe Day. The Head of State and the President of the European Commission discussed support for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, the use of frozen Russian funds, the enlargement of the European Union, and strengthening the defense industry.

On Tuesday, the Chancellor of the Government, Giedrė Balčytytė, met with the Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, Manuel Tovar Rivera, who is visiting Lithuania. The meeting highlighted the importance of solidarity between democracies despite the geographical distances between them, discussed cooperation in strengthening resilience to hybrid threats, and support for Ukraine.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas met with Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Kajsa Ollongren. L. Kasčiūnas thanked the Netherlands for the country’s contribution to the Baltic security. According to him, security and defence cooperation between our nations is steadfast and unbreakable, and it is vital for the Baltic security.