Budrys at EU trade ministers’ meeting: Trade must remain open, but we cannot allow it to become a source of vulnerability
Added 2026-10-23
On 23 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys is attending an informal meeting of EU trade ministers in Dublin, Ireland.
Budrys to attend informal EU trade ministers’ meeting in Dublin
Added 2026-10-22
On 22–23 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys will attend an informal meeting of EU trade ministers in Dublin, Ireland.
Meeting with ILO Director-General focuses on cooperation and the organisation’s activities
Added 2026-10-22
On 21 October, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Lina Rukštelienė met with Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), who was visiting Vilnius. They discussed the ILO’s activities, budget optimisation and...
Conditions for issuing Schengen visas to Pakistani nationals remain unchanged
Added 2026-10-21
In response to false claims circulating publicly that changes to the conditions for issuing Schengen visas to Pakistani nationals were allegedly agreed during recent consultations between Lithuania and Pakistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Budrys speaks by phone with Romania’s new Foreign Minister
Added 2026-10-21
On 21 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys spoke by phone with Romania’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sebastian Dănuț Neculăescu. During the call, the Ministers discussed bilateral cooperation, the security situation on NATO’s...
Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas awarded medals of honour ‘For Diaspora Merits to Lithuania’
Added 2026-10-21
On 21 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys presented Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs medals of honour ‘For Diaspora Merits to Lithuania’.
Budrys discusses expanding Lithuania-US cooperation in the space sector with NASA representative in Europe
Added 2026-10-21
On 21 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with NASA Representative in Europe Gregory Mann to discuss strengthening cooperation between Lithuania and the United States in the fields of space, innovation and advanced technologies.
Budrys: Lithuania's full CERN membership would create more opportunities for technological development and strengthen the country’s economic security
Added 2026-10-20
On 20 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, together with the Ministers of Education, Science and Sport, the Economy and Innovation, Energy, and Health, met with Professor Costas Fountas, President of the CERN Council. The meeting...
Budrys: Russia’s hybrid attacks in Europe are increasingly taking on the characteristics of terrorism
Added 2026-10-20
On 20 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Bartjan Wegter. The meeting focused on the European Union’s counter-terrorism policy, the links between hybrid threats and terrorism, the threat...
Budrys: Science, technology and innovation shape countries’ influence in today’s world
Added 2026-10-20
On 20 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys opened the Lithuanian Science Forum "When Science Builds Bridges," part of the international science week (re)SEARCH 2026. This year’s forum, bringing together representatives of the...