Emigration

  • Society

Official emigration volumes down in Lithuania in May

The volume of official emigration from Lithuania has declined – the number of declared emigrations was down by nearly 500…

8 years ago
  • Opinion
  • Politics

M. Jastramskis: the president cannot walk away from what we currently have

The annual report of the President Dalia Grybauskaitė is receiving both praise regarding its structure and specificity, while others note…

8 years ago
  • Economy

President’s support for Government turns to criticism – economist

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who supported the ruling coalition's plans half a year ago, has changed her opinion and now…

8 years ago
  • Global LT
  • Society

Lithuania’s emigration rate remains higher than last year

Statistics show that Lithuania's official emigration rate did not slow down in April and remained higher than in the same…

8 years ago
  • Economy

PM to review Lithuania’s situation: Economy growing, population shrinking

Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis intends to present the government's report to the parliament on Tuesday, reviewing the country's condition…

8 years ago
  • Society

Official emigration rate slows a bit, but remains higher than last year

Statistics show that Lithuania's official emigration rate slowed somewhat in March compared with February, bet remained higher than a year…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Higher wages won’t be key factor in stemming emigration

Lithuanian politicians say that higher wages may stop Lithuanians from leaving their country, but businesses argue that such steps as…

8 years ago
  • Politics

PM, opposition leader meet at govt, discuss emigration

Following disagreements among some of the members of the ruling political group of the Farmers and Greens Union and the…

8 years ago
  • Politics

The opinions of Skvernelis and Karbauskis have separated dramatically

The Prime Ministers Saulius Skvernelis and the leaders of Farmers and Greens Ramūnas Karbauskis opinions has yet again differed radically.…

8 years ago
  • Global LT
  • Society

Emigration from Lithuania no longer impacted by economic growth

Lithuania's economic indicators are no longer having an impact on emigration flows, a new trend that has been observed in…

8 years ago
  • Society

PM sees no need for agreement to curb emigration

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis sees no need for an agreement on curbing emigration, saying that measures aimed at doing so…

8 years ago
  • Global LT
  • Politics

Farmers want public groups, parties to sign agreement to curb emigration

The largest parliamentary Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union will seek that the agreement to curb emigration is signed by both…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Dargis – I’ve been talking for 11 years that demographics will touch us painfully

The demographic forecasts released by the European Union statistics agency Eurostat are the most painful for Lithuania of all the…

8 years ago
  • Global LT

50,000 emigrated from Lithuania in 2016, 14,000 this year

Over 50,000 people emigrated from Lithuania last year, in addition to nearly 14,000 in the first two months of 2017,…

8 years ago
  • Politics

What to observe in Lithuanian politics in 2017

BNS Lithuania news agency lists the most important 2017 projected events on the political and public arena in Lithuania. [...]

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Bank of Lithuania forecast – how will we live next year?

Employers are struggling for employees still remaining in Lithuania and are raising wages at the fastest rate in the European…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Emigration a key topic in Seimas elections

Mass emigration from Lithuania has become a key topic in this year's general elections, with most political parties vowing to…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Stereotypes about emigration obscure reality

While the stereotypical perception of emigration in Lithuania holds that most emigrants are low-skilled labourers toiling in the agricultural farms…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Lithuania’s brain drain: ‘Some professions are trained for export’

Emigration has been a perennial headache for the Lithuanian government and businesses for more than a decade now. Departures of…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Lithuanian government’s emigration plan: ‘Cold water subsidies will not make people want to come back’

With data showing that emigration from Lithuania has increased even more this year, the cabinet has drafted a plan to…

8 years ago