MEPs will discuss proposals on how to strengthen the EU accession process, at 18:30.

Future relations with the UK, the EU-Vietnam trade agreement and the challenges of artificial intelligence are among the topics on Parliament’s agenda next week.

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) for additional resources to support Polish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Thanks to this agreement under the European Union's SME programme COSME, the supported SME loan volume is expected to reach a total of PLN 10.5 billion (equivalent to almost €2.5 billion). The financial envelope available to SMEs within the scheme has already increased tenfold since its establishment: from the original PLN 800 million to PLN 8.4 billion.

On 5 February in Washington, D.C., the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis attended the inaugural meeting of the new International Religious Freedom Alliance that was launched by the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The meeting was attended by representatives from 27 countries.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Robert Gilchrist, the new US Ambassador to Lithuania, to discuss the cooperation in security, defence and other areas and to further strengthen the partnership.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Brian Olley, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lithuania, to discuss prospects for the bilateral political and economic cooperation.

President Gitanas Nausėda received letters of credence from Ambassador Robert S. Gilchristo of the United States, Ambassador Dimitrios Xenitellis of Greece and Ambassador Silvia Berti of San Marino.

1 February 2020 marks the first anniversary of the entry into force of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). In the first ten months following the implementation of the agreement, EU exports to Japan went up by 6.6% compared to the same period the year before. This outperforms the growth in the past three years, which averaged 4.7% (Eurostat data). Japanese exports to Europe grew by 6.3% in the same period.

Speakers from the Western Balkans parliaments will gather at the European Parliament, under President Sassoli's patronage, to discuss European prospects for their region.

President Gitanas Nausėda met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The President expressed support for Georgia’s efforts to build a democratic society and integrate into transatlantic and EU structures.