The negotiations on a free-trade deal with the US continue to attract attention, especially a clause detailing how to resolve disputes between foreign investors and countries. The international trade committee organised a meeting on 6 May to discuss the issue with Cecilia Malmström, the commissioner responsible for foreign trade. To find out what they discussed, read our summary on Storify.

Martin Schulz paid tribute to young people during a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau: "You have brought hope into this dark place that together we can and will fight the return of anti-Semitism and racism, intolerance, and ultra-nationalism every step of the way." The Parliament President was talking to them as part of the "Train 1,000 to Auschwitz" commemorative event on 8 May, bringing together 1,000 young people from all over Europe who took a train journey from Brussels to Krakow.

Celebrate Europe Day on 9 May by visiting the European Parliament in Brussels! As part of the Festival of Europe, the Parliament will organise quizzes, exhibitions, a debate with MEPs, mini-conferences and a film screening. Since 2015 is the European Year for Development, this year's celebration of Europe is focused on what the EU does to reduce poverty in the developing world and many activities will be centred on development cooperation.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė and other European heads of state commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Gdansk. In Westerplatte, where the first WWII battle took place, the President paid tribute to the victims of war. She also attended a debate over the legacy of the bloodiest war in human history for Europe.

Good news from faraway Chile has reached manufacturers of milk products this week – an official permission has been granted to their establishments to export their production to this country.

At the Nordic Baltic Eight (NB8) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Elsinore, Denmark, on 5-6 May, the Ministers expressed their support for Europe's new strategic communications initiative. They issued a joint statement, suggesting that Russian disinformation and propaganda campaign diminishes the role of independent media, a necessary condition for the existence of a free and democratic Europe.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania allocates EUR 18,000 in humanitarian aid to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for Nepal earthquake response under the Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion Programme.

MEPs vote this week on proposals to clamp down on undeclared work and a resolution on the military situation in the Black Sea. The tax rulings committee debates the recently launched investigations on state aid being given by a number of member states, while the industry, research and energy committee discusses the EU's strategy for a digital single market.

Members of all European Parliament political groups condemned the recent execution of eight people in Indonesia, and called for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty there. In a debate on Thursday with international cooperation Commissioner Neven Mimica, MEPs stressed that even though they respect Indonesia's sovereignty and its fight against drug trafficking, the death penalty can never be justified.

On May 1, Lithuania takes over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of Presidency Lithuania intends to focus on protection of civilians - safety of journalists in conflict situations, threat posed by small arms and light weapons to the civilian population; as well as ways to combat the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, possible links between organized crime and human trafficking in the Mediterranean.