Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
On 27 January, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed to adjudication by a panel over China’s illegal economic restrictions on trade with Lithuania and the European Union at the request of the EU. Establishing a panel is the second step in the WTO’s dispute settlement process, which includes an assessment by three independent experts in trade law to determine whether the measures taken by a WTO member conform with the WTO law.
On 23 January in Brussels, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council.
On 12 December in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU). The Council will exchange views on Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and Iran. Foreign ministers will discuss topical foreign policy issues, including the situation in Moldova, Kosovo, Tunisia, and Yemen.
On 7 December, the European Commission announced that it had requested the establishment of a World Trade Organization panel for trade dispute with China concerning the legality of the trade restrictions that China had introduced against Lithuanian and EU exports. The EU underlined that China’s restrictions were in breach of the WTO rules.
Support for Ukraine, energy prices, European defence capabilities in the face of Russia's aggression, relations with the United Kingdom — these and other topical issues were discussed by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jovita Neliupšienė at the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 18 November.
On 14 November in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council.
On 14 November in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend Foreign Affairs Council, which will hold exchanges of views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the possible elements of a renewed EU approach to the Great Lakes region in Africa, and Western Balkans. Ministers will also discuss topical foreign policy issues: the latest developments in Iran and Lebanon, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), and the outcome of the meeting of ministers of foreign affairs from the EU and from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Buenos Aires.
On 26-27 October, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania together with the Public Investment Development Agency (VIPA) organised a visit to the Klaipėda State Seaport and Klaipėda Free Economic Zone of a delegation led by Joe Philipsz, Head of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund at the Amber Infrastructure Group.
On 17 October in Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the Foreign Affairs Council, which exchanged views on Russia's aggression against Ukraine, ways to help the war-torn country, as well as held a discussion on relations between the EU and China.
On 17 October in Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend the Foreign Affairs Council, which will exchange views on Russia's aggression against Ukraine and will hold a discussion on relations between the EU and China. Ministers will also discuss topical foreign policy issues, including the situation in Iran, Ethiopia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and preparations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
On 30-31 August in Prague, the Czech Republic, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union (Gymnich), which focused on the implications of Russia's aggression against Ukraine for the EU and the world, and the EU’s future policy towards Russia.
On 30-31 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union (Gymnich) in Prague, hosted by the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will be held from 1 July to 31 December 2022.
On 21 July, the European Union officially adopted its new 'maintenance and alignment' package of sanctions, which introduces a new prohibition to import gold, also includes one of Russia's largest banks - Sberbank - and extends for six more months all the already existing restrictive measures.
On 18 July in Brussels, Belgium, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the Foreign Affairs Council and discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine, the EU’s next steps in providing comprehensive support for Ukraine, including its reconstruction. The Council reached a political agreement on the allocation of another EUR 500 million for military assistance to Ukraine.
On 18 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting will focus on Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, relations between the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean, and digital diplomacy.
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