Budrys and Google vice president discuss priorities of Lithuania's Presidency of the Council of the EU and technological cooperation
Added 2026-09-23
On 22 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys met with Google's Vice President Karan Bhatia in New York.
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...
Vice-Minister Mitkus for European business representatives: simplifying the business environment will be one of the key priorities of the EU Presidency
Added 2026-09-22
On 21 September in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus met with representatives of the international business and technology community, including delegations from the American Chamber of Commerce in the European Union...
Vice-Minister Rukštelienė: Civil society plays a significant role in strengthening Lithuanian society’s resilience and democracy
Added 2026-09-15
On 14 September, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Lina Rukštelienė met with Cillian Lohan, President of the Civil Society Organisations' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
Budrys to ambassadors gathered in Vilnius: Lithuania’s diplomatic priorities are security, Ukraine, and the Presidency of the EU Council
Added 2026-09-07
On 7 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys addressed Lithuanian ambassadors gathered at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius for their annual convention. The Minister emphasized that the past few years have been a period of constant...
Vice-Minister Mitkus in Bucharest: Lithuania and Romania to strengthen cooperation on European security and preparations for Lithuania’s Presidency of the EU Council
Added 2026-07-29
On 28–29 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sigitas Mitkus, met with Romanian politicians and diplomats in Bucharest to discuss Lithuania’s preparations for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2027,...
Bilateral meetings in Ankara: Budrys meets with the foreign ministers of Hungary, Croatia, and Belgium
Added 2026-07-08
On 8 July, on the margins of the NATO summit in Ankara, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys held bilateral meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Anita Orbán, Croatian Minister of Foreign and...
Vice-Minister Valys in Brussels highlighted the importance of the transatlantic partnership and Europe's digital resilience
Added 2026-07-02
On 1 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Taurimas Valys participated in the DIGITALEUROPE Summer Summit 2026 in Brussels, where he discussed priorities for Europe’s digital future and presented Lithuania’s preparations for...
Vice-Minister Mitkus and his Finnish counterpart discussed the priorities of Lithuania's Presidency of the Council of the EU: security, competitiveness, and resilience
Added 2026-07-01
On 30 June, In Vilnius, Lithuania and Finland held bilateral political consultations . The Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus and Joakim Strand, the Finnish Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering, discussed bilateral...
Vice-Minister Mitkus: The priorities of Lithuania's incoming Presidency of the Council of the EU – security, a strong economy, and the promotion of democratic values
Added 2026-06-16
On 16 June in Luxembourg at the meeting of the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council (GAC) the programme of the three presiding Member States—Ireland, Lithuania, and Greece—was approved. The European Union's General Affairs Council...