On 17 June, the European Union programme to mobilise cultural funding, Creative Europe, was officially launched.

The Ministry of Culture together with the Secretariat of the Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO organised a seminar, World Heritage in Lithuania: Toward Effective Management .

Lithuania is strengthening and intensifying its cooperation with South Korea in the areas of culture and art, education, science, youth exchanges, and sport.

The Ministry of Culture will submit a draft ruling to the government proposing to establish the position of the Cultural Attaché of the Republic of Lithuania in the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan.