On 9 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius had a telephone conversation with his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani. The Foreign Ministers discussed preparations for video conferences of the European Union and of the Eastern Partnership Foreign Affairs Ministers, as well as of members of the European Council in June, the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and other issues.

MEPs quizzed ECB President Christine Lagarde for the first time since the pandemic and the German constitutional court’s ruling on the ECB’s bondbuying programme.

The EU Humanitarian Air Bridge is operating three flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), carrying on board humanitarian workers and essential supplies to help the country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

On 3 June, the Government approved the proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to resume scheduled flights to Paris, Copenhagen, Billund, Nice, and Turku.

President Gitanas Nausėda extended warmest congratulations to President Sergio Mattarella of Italy on Italy’s national day, Festa della Repubblica and wished all the Italian people continued health, consolidation and success.

Last Thursday, Budgets Committee Members approved €279 million in EU aid following extreme weather events in Austria, Italy, Portugal and Spain in 2019.

President Gitanas Nausėda had a telephone call with President Borut Pahor of Slovenia to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of security, the negotiations on the multiannual financial perspective and the European Recovery Fund as well as the Eastern Partnership agenda.

On 20 May, the Government of Lithuania decided to allocate EUR 100,000 in humanitarian aid for the purchase of protective equipment manufactured in Lithuania for medical personnel and staff of other services that are helping to save lives in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

EU countries are relaxing Covid-induced border controls. Parliament wants a coordinated effort to restore a functioning Schengen zone as soon as possible.

President Gitanas Nausėda had telephone conversation with President of the European Council Charles Michel. The conversation focused on the implementation of the Eastern Partnership initiative, safety issues of the Ostavets nuclear power plant (NPP) as well as negotiations on the multiannual financial framework and the European Recovery Fund.