The first refugee family relocated to Lithuania under the EU's resettlement programme arrives to Lithuania
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First refugee family relocated to Lithuania lose their residence permit

The Iraqis who in December 2015 became the first refugee family relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s resettlement program have lost their residence permit as they failed to return to the country from Sweden within six months. […]

Honorary Consul Mr. Linas Aldonis with Mr. Sankalas looking on
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Honorary Consuls meet in Vilnius

The Association of Honorary Consuls in Lithuania held on Wednesday their yearly meeting in Vilnius Forty-four honorary consuls represent a number of foreign countries in Lithuania. Many represent countries that do not have Embassies or other forms of diplomatic representation in the country. Several do represent countries that have an embassy in Vilnius, but represent a country in cities outside Vilnius, such as Kaunas or Klaipėda. […]

Shower
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Hot water temps in all apartment blocks in Vilnius to be raised to fight legionella

Hot water temperatures in all apartment blocks in Vilnius will be temporarily raised to carry out a thermal disinfection of the hot water systems after three people infected with Legionnaires’ disease have died in the Lithuanian capital, the local authority’s Emergency Commission decided on Wednesday. […]

Violence against children
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Two-thirds of Lithuanians back corporal punishment ban

Almost 68 percent of the Lithuanian population are in favour of the corporal punishment of children being banned by law, a survey carried out by the pollster RAIT for BNS has shown. […]

Refugee from Eritrea
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Eight refugees from Eritrea relocated to Lithuania

Eight refugees from Eritrea, a country in northeastern Africa, have been relocated to Lithuania under the European Union (EU) program, the Migration Department said on Friday. […]