Budrys: For Lithuanians, freedom is more than a political concept. It is in our DNA
Added 2026-10-15
On 15 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys took part in the Vilnius Freedom Summit, a conference dedicated to protecting human rights defenders, supporting democratic movements and responding to growing cooperation between...
Minister Budrys: EU must use its leverage to bring about effective reforms of the UN development cooperation system
Added 2026-09-22
On 21 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys participated in an informal meeting of EU and close partner countries’ development cooperation ministers in New York, organized by Ireland, which currently holds the Presidency of...
Lithuania helps build new shelters in three more schools in Ukraine
Added 2025-10-31
New safe shelters have been built in three schools located in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Zhytomyr regions of Ukraine – with over €5 million in support generously provided by the Government of Lithuania through Ukraine’s national fundraising platform,...
Budrys: Lithuania’s development cooperation – an investment in regional stability and national security
Added 2025-10-28
On 28 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, opened the annual Development Cooperation Conference RE:VIVE 2025. High-level policy makers, decision-makers, experts, and international partners discussed how Lithuania could...
Minister Budrys: A democratic Belarus is a strategic interest of European security
Added 2025-09-12
On 11 September, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys participated in an international conference organized by the Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) at Vilnius University entitled “Belarus and...
Lithuania's support for Ukraine presented to the OECD Development Assistance Committee
Added 2025-09-10
Aistė Bertulytė-Žikevičienė, Director of the Development Cooperation Department, participated in the annual high-level meeting 'Tidewater' of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 8 and 9 September.
Lithuania strengthens its engagement in the EU “Global Gateway” initiative
Added 2025-09-08
On 5 September, the kick-off meeting of Lithuania’s newly established inter-institutional EU “Global Gateway” Coordination Group took place.
Baltic states discuss strengthening support for Ukraine and other key development cooperation issues
Added 2025-06-04
On June 3–4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania hosted consultations among the directors of development cooperation from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The event was organized by the Ministry’s Development Cooperation Department.
First EU-Funded Shelter Serving as an Underground School Opens in Odesa Region
Added 2025-04-24
On 24 April 2025, the first newly built underground shelter under the "New Bomb Shelters for Ukrainian Schools" programme was officially opened in Molodizhne, Odesa region. The state-of-the-art facility will provide a safe learning environment for...
Foreign Vice-Minister Mitkus: Lithuania pledges support to Syria and Syrians during the transitional period
Added 2025-03-17
On 17 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Sigitas Mitkus participated in the ninth edition of the Brussels Conference “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition.”