On 10 October, bilateral political consultations between Lithuania and China were held in Vilnius. Participants exchanged their views on topical bilateral political and economic issues, discussed sub-regional cooperation in the 16+1 format, relevant agreements, and the situation in North Korea.

Parliament president Antonio Tajani met Serbian prime minister Ana Brnabić on 11 October in Brussels, lending his support to her government’s pro-European approach.

Could development in Africa help to rein in migration flows? The development committee has adopted the EU-Africa strategy with ideas on how to boost development.

On the first day in India, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu and the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Free movement of workers: Commission refers the Czech Republic and Luxembourg to the Court for failing to communicate measures transposing EU law into national legislation.

At the invitation of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg will be paying an official visit to Lithuania on October 26-27.

On 5 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with members of the delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. The delegation is headed by of the Chair of South Korea’s Parliamentary Friendship Group with Lithuania Kang Seok Ho.

On 4 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply of Jordan Yarub Qudah, who is visiting Lithuania for the first time.

At the ongoing EU-hosted Our Ocean conference in Malta (5-6 October), the European Union has committed to 36 tangible actions to foster healthier, cleaner, safer and more secure seas. Amounting to over €550 million and involving activities worldwide, the announcements underline the EU's determination to improve the situation of the seas and send a positive signal of encouragement to the rest of the world – governments and private sector alike - to step up and tackle the growing ocean challenges, from plastic pollution and protecting marine life to the impact of climate change and criminal activities at sea.

Sufficient progress on the EU’s priority aims, a prerequisite for negotiating any transition period or future relationship between the EU and UK, has not been achieved, MEPs say.