Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas urges politicians to refrain from making pessimistic statements about Ukraine’s transatlantic prospects when talks are still ongoing on the wording of the would-be declaration for the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius.

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On 5 July, more than 80 professionals of Latvian descent employed at more than 80 international organisations in 25 countries are gathering in Riga Castle for the Second Forum of Latvian Professionals Working for International Organisations organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold a discussion on Latvia’s development and its foreign policy.

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Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė is paying an official visit to South Korea, where she met with the country’s Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon and signed an agreement on cooperation in the area of tourism.

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Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen does not rule out that MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis may be impeached even if he apologises for his antisemitic statements.

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The State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) says that 484 thousand Lithuanian residents donated a total of EUR 26.8 million as part of their personal income tax (GPM) in 2022.

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In an interview to LNK TV on Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda reiterated his standpoint that restrictions on Russian and Belarusian citizens must be identical. He reminded about a recent mutiny by private military company Wagner in Russia and about media reports that the group was relocating to Belarus, which might pose a threat to Lithuania.

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On Tuesday, Gintautas Jakštas was sworn in as Minister of Education, Science and Sport. Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen administered the oath.

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President of Poland Andrzej Duda will pay a state visit to Lithuania on 5-7 July on the invitation of President Gitanas Nausėda.

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Following an assessment of the security situation and consultations with the neighbouring countries and regional partners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia resumes a limited acceptance of visa applications from the citizens of Russia at Latvia’s diplomatic and consular missions abroad as from 4 July 2023, the MFA has announced.

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President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday appointed Gintautas Jakštas to the position of minister of education, science and sport.

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President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday appointed Gintautas Jakštas to the position of minister of education, science and sport.

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On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda for the second time met with Gintautas Jakštas, the candidate to become the minister of education, science and sport.

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With a week remaining until the NATO Summit in Vilnius, which will take place on 11-12 July, representatives of responsible institutions presented how they have been preparing for the high-level event.

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President Gitanas Nausėda says the Minsk regime could try to use some of the Wagner mercenaries, if they move to Belarus, as irregular migrants to act against Lithuania and other countries bordering Belarus.

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The opposition Social Democrats expect the ruling parties to take their proposals on board in next stages of debating the tax reform legislation, the party leader says.

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Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says full border closure is not needed at national level yet, after Lithuania tightened its border controls with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. It would only be considered in the event of a crisis posing a direct threat to national security, he said.

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Members of the opposition groups in the Seimas are requesting an expert assessment of the legal regulation of the tax reform, ELTA was told by the chair of non-attached MPs.

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President Gitanas Nausėda disagrees with assumptions that a weakened Putin regime may cause an even greater threat.

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Over a dozen of activists rallied outside the Parliament’s building on Thursday to protest against a proposal to legalize night-vision scopes for hunting.

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President Gitanas Nausėda will be in Brussels Thursday and Friday attending meetings of the European Council.

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