# Germany schedules Berlin talks with Lithuania’s president for 3 November > German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to receive Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on 3 November 2026. A 30 October government announcement says the reception will include military honours and begin at approximately 10:15. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Government - Country: Germany - Published: 2026-10-31T02:01:33+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-31T02:01:33+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-11-03 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026.md) The talks will focus on Lithuania’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2027. The announced European-policy agenda includes the next multiannual financial framework, implementation of the competitiveness agenda and EU enlargement. Security and defence are also on the agenda, reflecting a priority of Lithuania’s forthcoming presidency that Germany supports. The release sets out the planned meeting and subjects for discussion; it does not report completed talks, an agreed EU budget or newly signed defence commitments. ## Data ### Source publication Publication of the official announcement on 30 October 2026. Methodology: The date records publication of the cited primary source. Statistical reference periods and announced future actions are identified in the article. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-30 | Germany schedules Berlin talks with Lithuania’s president for 3 November | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to receive Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on 3 November 2026. A 30 October government announcement says the reception will include military honours and begin at approximately 10:15. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026/data/source-announcement?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-merz-nauseda-berlin-meeting-november-2026/data/source-announcement?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Federal Press and Information Office, Germany]() (Source checked: 2026-10-31; Published: 2026-10-30) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)