Vice-Minister Mitkus: EU members bordering Russia and Belarus must receive increased funding from the EU budget
Added 2025-08-27
On 26 August, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus met with Timo Pesonen, the Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), who was visiting Vilnius. During the meeting,...
Vice-Minister Pranevičius at an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council: At this critical moment, the EU must support Ukraine with real action
Added 2025-08-11
On 11 August, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Julius Pranevičius, participated in an informal video conference of foreign ministers of the European Union, which discussed recent developments related to Russian aggression against...
Foreign Vice-Minister Mitkus in Berlin: Focus on bilateral issues, EU enlargement, and priorities for the upcoming multiannual EU budget
Added 2025-07-22
On 22 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus paid a working visit to Berlin, where he met with Chief European Policy Advisor to the German Federal Chancellor Michael Clauß, Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign...
EU adopted 18th package of sanctions targeting Russia’s war machine - energy and financial sectors
Added 2025-07-18
Today, 18 July, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the 18th package of economic and individual sanctions aimed at limiting the activities of Russia's critical oil and financial sectors and further comprehensively restricting the...
Budrys in Brussels: How long can discussions continue without results? Ukraine needs decisive action
Added 2025-07-15
On 15 July in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, attended the EU's Foreign Affairs Council meeting to discuss measures to increase pressure on Russia and support for Ukraine, the situation in Georgia and the...
Budrys in Brussels: The European Union lacks strategic ambition in its relations with Ukraine
Added 2025-07-14
Today, 14 July in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council on trade issues. The main topics of the meeting are EU-US trade relations, EU-China relations, and...
Minister Budrys to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels
Added 2025-07-13
On 14-15 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, will attend the European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.
The first European Affairs Ministers meeting of the EU Presidency Trio took place in Luxembourg
Added 2025-06-24
The trio of countries that will preside over the Council of the European Union – Ireland (second half of 2026), Lithuania (second half of 2027), and Greece (second half of 2027) held the first meeting on the sidelines of the General Affairs Council.
Budrys at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels: what is happening in Kherson is inhumane
Added 2025-06-23
On 23 June, Minister Kęstutis Budrys participated in the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and discussed support for Ukraine and measures of political pressure on Russia, which is waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.
Chancellor of the Ministry Stakėnienė: Ukraine’s EU membership is the best security support not only for Ukraine but also for ourselves
Added 2025-06-18
On 16-17 June, the Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Aistė Stakėnienė participated in the meeting of the Chancellors of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the European Union, where the priorities of the program of the...