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Refugees to come to Lithuania this year, vice minister says

The first group of refugees will be relocated to Lithuania from Italy and it could happen as early as this year, the Baltic country’s Interior Vice-Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says. […]

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Lithuanian government says it is up to the task of handling refugees

Lithuania is about to handle more asylum seekers than ever before, but the government says the country is ready for the challenge. Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis tell LRT.lt that, contrary to criticism about the government’s inaction, Lithuania is actively preparing to do its share in dealing with what is said to be the biggest refugee crisis since 1945. […]

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Security Department to screen every refugee to be resettled in Lithuania

The State Security Department will scrutinize every refugee to be resettled in Lithuania to make sure that persons linked with terrorism do not enter the country, says the department’s director Darius Jauniškis. […]

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Lithuania’s Labour Party opposes refugee resettlement

As the Seimas Committee on European Affairs convened to consider how many refugees Lithuania is capable to receive, the Labour Party political group said it will vote against the current proposal of resettlement of refugees. […]