The Dublin Regulation does not share responsibility fairly among member states nor secure swift access to asylum procedures, say Civil Liberties Committee MEPs.

On 26-27 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas represented Lithuania at the virtual meetings of Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU), the Southern Neighbourhood, and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Belarus, Ethiopia, and Algeria.

Turkey’s decision to “open” the sealed-off suburb of Varosha undermines prospects of a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem, warn MEPs.

President Gitanas Nausėda had a telephone conversation with Maia Sandu, President-elect of Moldova.

President Gitanas Nausėda took part at the video conference of the members of the European Council held to discuss the EU‘s response to the second wave of the pandemic. The European leaders assessed the effectiveness of the decisions taken so far to maintain free movement of people, goods and services in the context of the pandemic. The debate also focused on contact traceability, development of effective testing and vaccination strategies as well as recognition of fast antigen tests.

On 22 October, to mark the UN’s 75th anniversary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania held a virtual conference “The Future We Want, the United Nations We Need. Lithuania’s Contribution to Multilateralism”, aimed at encouraging the Lithuanian society, especially young people, to take an interest in the organisation's activities and efforts to maintain international peace and security, to tackle social exclusion, and to improve human rights situations.

On Monday, October 19, President Gitanas Nausėda will attend the Three Seas Virtual Summit to discuss cooperation prospects among the countries located around the Baltic, Black and the Adriatic Seas as well as the development of infrastructure projects through technological innovations, sustainable solutions, and digitalization achievements.

President Gitanas Nausėda extended congratulations to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğanon of Turkey on the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Turkey.

On 17 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, continued his visit to Washington D.C., where held a meeting with Mark W. Menezes, Deputy Secretary of Energy.