Resettlement and relocation in Lithuania Study IOM Vilnius
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Refugees asking for help to integrate but not for allowances – study

We are asking for the chance of ‘gaining a foothold’ but not for allowances, relocated and resettled persons to Lithuania say in a study done by the Vilnius office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). […]

Lithuanian passport
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Peasant considers two name versions in passport

Lithuania’s ruling Peasant and Green Union is considering a new idea on spelling non-Lithuanian names in passports. The party suggests entering both versions – in Lithuanian characters and in Latin characters – on the main page of the passport, with only the Lithuanian version entered in registers. […]

Kaunas' pupils protest against corruption
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Corruption barometer: 1 in 4 Lithuanians paid bribe in past year

Lithuania remains among the most corrupt European countries – although Lithuanian residents paid fewer bribes to doctors and police officers in the past year, one in four residents have paid a bribe in the past 12 months, shows the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International. […]

Donald Trump the USA President elect
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Trump won the election, a Lithuanian won 9,000 EUR

While the world expresses surprise that Donald Trump has won the United States presidential election, one Lithuanian citizen from Southwest Lithuania rejoices having won 9,000 Euros. A year ago the man bet 1,000 Euros and believed that Clinton was going to lose and no one else but Trump will win the election. At that time betting offers at the betting company “TOP sport on the 45th US president’s victory ratio was of one to nine. […]

Vilnius Municipality Court
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Iraqi family going to Lithuanian court after residence permit refusal

An Iraqi family of seven that has been relocated to Lithuania but refused a residence permit here has turned to court over the Migration Department’s decision. […]