85 years ago, just in one night, 17k Lithuanians were forcibly deported to Siberia and far edges of USSR, many of them women and children, doctors, teachers, writers, educated members of society. 'Here in the heart of Europe their memory is safe with us,' said @EP_President.

One step closer to 🇪🇺!

EU Member States have agreed to open the first negotiating cluster with #Ukraine and #Moldova.

A landmark move on their path to #EU membership and a powerful signal that the enlargement process is advancing.

Next stop: Intergovernmental Conferences on Monday - and the swift opening of all remaining clusters.

Ukraine and Moldova must keep driving reforms forward. The momentum is there. Now it's time to build on it.

The USSR regime claimed millions of innocent lives. The first mass deportation of Lithuanian residents took place on 14-19 June 1941. Around 17K innocent people were deported from Lithuania to Siberia – most of them were women & children. Many never returned home.

Today, Lithuania marks the Day of Mourning and Hope – the date when, 85 years ago, the brutal stalinist regime began the mass deportations of peaceful citizens of #Lithuania. Civil servants, doctors, teachers, farmers, lawyers, and even newborn babies were labelled “vragami naroda” – enemies of the people. Entire families were torn apart, taken from their homes in the middle of the night and transported in cattle wagons to Siberia, forced to survive in inhuman conditions. Around 17,000 Lithuanians were deported during the June deportations in 1941, and hundreds of thousands were deported over the course of the soviet occupation. Only a few of them managed to survive. There is no family in Lithuania untouched by this tragedy. And today, as Russia repeats the same in #Ukraine, the echoes of history feel painfully close. The forced deportations of Ukrainian civilians – including children – from occupied territories; filtration camps where people are brutally interrogated, separated, or disappeared; deliberate attacks on residential areas and civilians; and systematic terror against people simply trying to survive – all of this reminds us that the machinery of repression did not vanish with the 20th century. Russia’s crimes against humanity committed today in Ukraine mirror the horror stories of the soviet occupation passed down in our own families – the knock on the door at night, the trains, the separation, the fear, the death. They remind us that unpunished brutality tends to repeat itself when justice is denied. Every crime against humanity must face justice. Just as the crime of aggression by Russia against Ukraine… Justice is not only a moral duty to the victims – it is the only safeguard that prevents such horrors from returning. As we honour those who suffered and perished 85 years ago, we also stand with those who endure violence today, insisting that accountability is the foundation of just and lasting peace.

Something for your summer bucket list - Šeduva’s Lost Shtetl Museum has been honoured with the prestigious iF Design Award and is among Prix Versailles’ 7 most beautiful museums in the world for 2026 – the only European museum on the list. Learn more 🔗 lithuania.lt/news/culture-in…

Congratulations, dear @LRTenglish and LRT reporters in Brussels on the 100th anniversary! 100 years of keeping the public informed and Lithuania’s story heard 🇱🇹

Productive & insightful visit together with NB colleagues to Kyiv - raised issues: Ukraine’s EU integration, return & reintegration of Ukraine’s children, Russia’s accountability of all crimes, outreach and coordination in multilateral fora Thank you @MinnaLiinaLind!!

Well-rounded discussion on MFF and EU security at the @Europarl_EN with Baltic states' journalists. New geopolitical situation calls for Europe to be more powerful and competitive, and the next MFF has to reflect it, including investment into defence and critical infrastructure.

Thank you, @RobertaMetsola, for helping to preserve the memory of the victims of Soviet and totalitarian regimes.

Their memory endures. And here, in the heart of Europe, it is protected and remembered. Today at @Europarl_EN, we honoured and remembered the more than 3 million people torn from their homelands by the Soviet regime, 85 years ago. Though attempts were made to erase their entire way of life, we continue to bring their stories and memory into the light. #RememberTheirNames

Feliz Dia de Portugal, dear @RPPortugalUE ! 🇱🇹❤️🇵🇹

Today at @Europarl_EN , we honoured the victims of soviet mass deportations. Unfortunately, the worst of history is repeating itself in Ukraine. European remembrance is our collective duty - not just today. Thank you @RobertaMetsola, @RJukneviciene for keeping memories alive.

I once stumbled upon this photo of a 🇺🇦woman hiding in a bathtub with her baby. As 🇷🇺 attacked frontline regions tonight, many mothers likely did the same. A 22 yo pregnant woman in Chuhuiv did not live to see morning or meet her child. Another future stolen before it even began.

#TTE | 🇱🇹 Minister Juras Taminskas calls for stronger EU investment in drone detection systems at the 🇪🇺Transport Council in Luxembourg 👉 t.ly/np4Lj 📸 EU @LithuaniaInEU @LithuanianGovt @LithuaniaMFA @Transport_EU #CY2026EU

#TTE | 🇱🇹 Lithuania advances discussions on ending seasonal clock changes in the EU: Minister Taminskas in talks with 🇪🇺🇸🇪🇫🇷counterparts 👉t.ly/evu2X @LithuaniaInEU @LithuanianGovt @LithuaniaMFA #CY2026EU

Happy National Day, dear friend and ally @SwedeninEU🇱🇹❤️ 🇸🇪

Today in Vilnius, thousands are marching for equality. Lithuania’s MFA greets them with an angel – one of the capital’s symbols – draped in the rainbow flag as a sign of support. Everyone deserves dignity and respect. 🏳️‍🌈

At the EU–Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro, I reaffirmed Lithuania’s strong support for the region’s EU path. Enlargement must stay merit-based, anchored in reforms, the rule of law, and full alignment with EU values and the Common Foreign and Security Policy. The Western Balkans is part of Europe’s future. We must strengthen resilience and security as Russia intensifies disinformation and hybrid pressure on the region. Reducing strategic dependencies and strengthening investment screening are essential for long-term stability. The EU remains the region’s key partner on its path toward gradual integration.

In the run-up to Lithuania’s 🇱🇹 2027 EU Presidency, it was great to meet you @maidagorcevic . Be assured of Lithuania’s unwavering support for Montenegro’s 🇲🇪 EU membership. 🇪🇺 Looking forward to working together to advance our shared European values.

Great meeting with @LeijtensFrontex on EU border security and hybrid threats. Since 2021, Lithuania has faced illegal migration — now also smuggling balloons from Belarus and underground tunnels. Threats evolve — and Frontex must evolve too. Stronger agency, safer Europe 🇱🇹🇪🇺