Refugees
European Union

As EU changes asylum system, Lithuania continues disapproval of migrant quotas

As the European Union (EU) is preparing to revise the asylum system, Lithuania remains in the club of the organization’s Eastern members that are against automatic distribution of refugees among member-states. […]

Mindaugas Bilius at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games (R. Navickas/RGB pictures nuotr.)
Sports

Paralympic Committee head is astonished over lower financing than deaf athletes

Top officials of the Lithuanian Paralympic Committee have expressed astonishment over the lower funding to the disabled athletes than deaf athletes, also criticizing the poor focus on bringing disabled people to sports clubs and the decision to discard doctors. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

PM says special services won’t interfere with companies’ economic processes

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is confident that the country’s special services will not interfere with “economic processes” at Orlen Lietuva, Achema and Telia Lietuva after these services have been allowed to vet large deals by the three privately-owned companies. […]

Old Jewish cemetery in Kaunas
Society

Lithuanian municipalities pay attention to Jewish cemeteries – daily

Heritage officials and members of Lithuania’s Jewish community note that an increasing number of municipalities are taking the initiative to clean and maintain uncared-for Jewish cemeteries and memorial sites, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Thursday. […]