MEPs have agreed to update the EU-Ukraine road transport agreement and extend it until the end of 2025, to continue facilitating the movement of goods in and out of the country.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Lithuania’s honorary consuls from around the world at the Presidential Palace. The meeting focused on the country’s key foreign policy directions and the current geopolitical challenges.

The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on nuclear facilities in Iran on Friday morning, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported on its Telegram channel.

A passenger plane crashed in western India on Thursday. There were 242 people on board.

On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė met with Lithuania’s Honorary Consuls, the current and former Japanese Ambassadors to Lithuania, and leaders of the Japan–Lithuania Friendship Association (JALFA).

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda opened the Vilnius Summit at the Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania. The summit brought together the leaders of NATO’s eastern and northern flank countries.

President Gitanas Nausėda, together with First Lady Diana Nausėdienė, attended the Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, marking the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.

On 13 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, visited the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Pabradė, where the U.S. troops are based.

President Gitanas Nausėda extended his congratulations to the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, on assuming office.

MEPs voted on Thursday to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas for certain imports from Ukraine, such as iron and steel, due to expire on 5 June 2025.