MEPs vote this week on the €315 billion investment plan to boost the EU economy and new rules to ensure safety equipment works as advertised. A new working group on robotics meets for the first time, while MEPs also discuss a proposal to urge the Swiss Government to respect its agreements on migration with the EU. In addition the Parliament's political groups will be preparing for next week's plenary session.

On 17 April 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius started paying a visit to Luxembourg. He met with Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, to discuss development of bilateral relations, aggression against Ukraine, the European Union's relations with Russia, the issues of Eastern Neighbourhood and information security.

Terrorism continues to pose a threat to Europe's security, but what is the best way to tackle it? The Parliament's civil liberties committee held a hearing on 14 April to discuss with experts the evolving terrorist threats, the fight against extremism and radicalisation and what the EU could do to help.

The United States will send military officers to the NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) which will start operating in Lithuania in summer 2015.

Armenia and Turkey should use the centenary of the Armenian genocide to renew diplomatic relations, open the border and pave the way for economic integration, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted on Wednesday. MEPs stress the need for Turkey to recognise the Armenian genocide, so as to pave way for "genuine reconciliation". They also commend the statement by Pope Francis on 12 April honouring the centenary of the genocide.

On 15 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius in a meeting with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kentaro Sonoura expressed his gratitude to Japan for supporting Lithuania's ambition to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and noted that Lithuania is looking forward to mutually beneficial cooperation within the OECD. Foreign Minister informed about the priorities of Lithuania's Presidency of the United Nations Security Council in May and invited Japan to participate in the open debates on protection of journalists organised by Lithuania.

On 14 April 2015, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics met with Kentaro Sonoura, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to discuss bilateral relations, Latvia's priorities for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the topics of current interest on the EU-Japan agenda, and cooperation between Latvia and Japan in international organisations.

Foreign affairs MEPs on Tuesday underlined the need for inclusive, constructive and sustainable political dialogue on reforms and for greater cooperation between the political forces in Albania and in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Taavi Rõivas, the head of the new Estonian government, which assumed office on April 9th, 2015. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, enhanced security issues and energy cooperation.

On 8 April, the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the UN organized a panel discussion on cyber/information and communications technology (ICT) security, focusing on confidence-building measures (CBMs) with a particular emphasis on the work by regional organizations and the United Nations.