Nuclear Policy Shift: Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda says parliamentary parties agreed on a plan to remove the constitutional ban on nuclear weapons on Lithuanian soil, stressing there are no plans to store such weapons now but the change would keep options open as security conditions worsen. EU Politics & Ukraine: Ireland officially kicked off its EU Council presidency in Dublin, with leaders flagging Ukraine accession momentum and the next long-term EU budget as top priorities; Zelenskyy used the opening to push tougher EU steps against Russian-linked companies and shadow fleets. Baltic Security & NATO: Latvia’s finance minister warned Rail Baltica can’t be abandoned and must be restructured for clarity on what gets built, while NATO command changes put Latvia and Estonia’s land forces under the 1st German-Dutch Corps, with the Suwałki Corridor in focus. Lithuanian Domestic Politics: Lithuania’s PM-designate Mindaugas Sinkevičius is weighing ministerial appointments, as a new centre-right political party led by Ignas Vėgėlė prepares for an autumn founding convention. Economy & Society: Eurostat data show Lithuania among EU leaders in renewables electricity share, while eurozone inflation eased to 2.8% in June and Lithuania is estimated at 5.5%—the highest in the bloc.