On 21 March, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who is on a visit to Lithuania for the first time at the invitation of the Head of Government.

Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Iran, Tunisia and Cambodia.

MEPs are alarmed about the ongoing crackdown in Belarus, including the jailing of Nobel laureates and journalists, and call for further sanctions against the country.

MEPs welcome the deal on the Protocol on Northern Ireland and raise concerns about citizens’ rights, including “pre-settled status” for EU citizens.

On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda spoke by telephone with President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia in Strasbourg.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda spoke by telephone with President Maia Sandu of Moldova.

President Gitanas Nausėda met with the Marshal of the Sejm of Poland, Elżbieta Witek, and her delegation. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, the security situation in the region, joint further assistance to Ukraine, and the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.

President Gitanas Nausėda is leaving for Ankara on March 10 to meet with the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

A delegation of the Civil Liberties Committee was in Athens on 6-8 March 2023, to take stock of issues and allegations relating to the state of EU values in Greece.

The first reading of the law on foreign agents passed by the Georgian Parliament raises serious questions about the prospects of democracy in Georgia. We call on the Parliament of Georgia to responsibly assess the real interests of the country and refrain from decisions that may undermine aspirations of Georgia’s people to live in a democratic country which is advancing towards the EU and NATO.