Lithuania’s government on Thursday gave a green light to resettling 1,105 refugees from countries like Syria, Iraq and Eritrea, under a plan proposed by the European Union (EU). […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the country agrees with Brussels’ recommendation on distribution of refugees, saying that future solidarity in sharing burdens should not be based on “coercive mechanisms”. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday gave its initial backing to a constitutional amendment that will allow Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party, to run for parliament and president. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday opened its autumn session and President Dalia Grybauskaitė called on lawmakers to stick to fiscal discipline and look for measures to reduce social inequality. […]
Lithuania-delegated EU Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis says, in comment on Brussels’ proposal for European countries to share the refugee burden, that Lithuanians should remember their own emigrants who left for the West at the end of World War Two. […]
Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius is sceptical about the recent proposals to consult with entire parliament regarding the refugee quota for Lithuania, rather than just with the Seimas Committee on European Affairs. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Board of the Seimas on Wednesday. The meeting was held prior to the start of the autumn session of the Seimas, which commences on Thursday. The meeting addressed most important tasks in the areas of economy, defence and social security. […]
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that distributing refugees by quotas is immoral. She also says there needs to be a systematic approach to the crisis which would distinguish between war refugees and economic migrants. […]
The issue of refugees to be received by Lithuania should be discussed by the Political Council of the ruling coalition and presented at the parliament, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania must decide on the number of refugees Lithuania could accept, its Speaker Loreta Graužinienė believes. […]
Lithuania will show solidarity and will contribute to solving the refugee crisis, but it does not support quotas, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Saturday, adding that the causes of the crisis must be addressed, rather than just dealing with the consequences. […]
Lithuania will probably have to take in more refugees than initially planned, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Friday. […]
Lithuania’s Welfare and Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė expects that the country’s municipalities will voluntarily share the refugees after their integration period at the Refugees Reception Centre. […]
The Government of Lithuania is currently not considering accepting more refugees than 325 it has committed to, although it does not discount such a possibility, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that some politicians defame Lithuania by accusing it of alleged discrimination against the Polish community in the field of education. […]
The strike by teachers and pupils of ethnic minority schools is being fuelled by politicians of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party drawing its electorate from Lithuania’s Polish-speaking population, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
In the wake of a border guard operation that led to death of an 18-year-old suspect, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has suggested revising the legal acts regulating the use of service weapons in order to avoid future tragedies. […]
With a full year still remaining until the next Lithuanian parliamentary elections, incumbent Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius retains high approving rates. The majority of surveyed voters, 20.9 percent, believe he would be the best candidate for prime minister, a recent survey showed. […]
The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) remains the most popular party in the country. The latest survey has revealed that the Liberal Movement is the second most popular party. It and two other opposition parties garnered greater support in July. […]
Lithuania intends to resettle 70 persons from refugee camps in Turkey. “We have an embassy in Turkey, which will make it easier for us to handle the documents and communicate with the people, carry out selection and checks,” Interior Vice-Minister Elvinas Jankevičius told BNS in his explanation of the reasons behind the choice of the country. […]
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