The Commission has published the results of an assessment that looks at how Member States are implementing their national Roma integration strategies.

EU job-search aid worth more than €3.5 m for 1 000 dismissed workers in Western and Southern Finland was approved by Budget MEPs on Wednesday.

On 29 August, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania Darius Semaška presented his letters of credence to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

On 31 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Erlan Abdyldaev on the country’s Independence Day. Linkevičius also sent his wishes to the people of Kyrgyzstan for a joyful celebration, prosperity and unity.

Parliament's budget committee votes today on allocating more than €1 billion in EU funding to support the recovery in Italy following a series of earthquakes.

Parliament committees are meeting in Brussels this week to discuss issues such as earthquake relief for Italy, contaminated eggs and the rule of law in Poland.

On Wednesday 13 September 2017, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will deliver his State of the Union address at the European Parliament.

The European Commission has concluded that AWSA, the operator of the Polish A2 motorway, was overcompensated for a change in Polish law on toll motorways. This was in breach of EU State aid rules. AWSA has to repay PLN 895 million (around €210 million), to the Polish State.

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of vending services provider Pelican Rouge of the Netherlands by Selecta of Switzerland. The clearance is conditional on the divestiture by Selecta of all vending service activities in Finland.

On 24 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin on the country’s Independence Day.