Remittances from the Lithuanian diaspora has long played a significant role in the country’s economy. Expatriates send a lot of the money they make in the UK or Norway to their families that stayed behind in Lithuania, stimulating domestic consumption and keeping some low-earning relatives from falling into poverty. Statistics indicate, however, that remittances have dropped significantly this year. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that youth emigration from the country could have been pushed up by the reinstalled compulsory military service. […]
A long time has passed since the creation of the Lithuanian World Community (PLB, Pasaulio lietuviu bendruomenė) and the Lithuanian-American Community (JAV lietuvių bendruomenė). The World Lithuanian-American Community definitely served a tremendous purpose when it was formed. Its charter is a worthwhile read for every Lithuanian both in Lithuania and in the diaspora. Both organizations continue to do a tremendous amount of good work. […]
A week ago, President of Russia Vladimir Putin took on the issue of emigration in Lithuania, wildly exaggerating the drain it has had on the country’s population. What he chose to ignore was that the problem is even more pronounced in his own country: people are fleeing Russia in higher numbers than ever before. Lithuania is one of the destination of their choice. […]
Thirty percent of Lithuanians who live abroad have no plans to return to Lithuania, a survey of expatriates for the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed. […]
It is mind-boggling that the question of dual citizenship remains unresolved. Since the 1990s, Lithuania’s population has been in decline. Emigration coupled with low birth rate continues to drive down the number of people living in Lithuania. […]
A national agreement on emigration, initiated by Lithuania’s ruling Order and Justice party, has failed to secure the support of the country’s key political parties. Major opposition parties have no plans of signing it, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]
Emigration from Lithuania has been on a decline, while more illegal immigrants have been crossing into Lithuania on their way to more prosperous destinations in Western Europe. […]
The European Commission’s forecast of a dramatic decline in Lithuania’s population is based on wrong and too short historical data, Swedbank Lithuania’s chief economist said on Wednesday. […]
The population of Lithuania shrank 0.7 percent over 2014, according to Statistics Lithuania, yet the figure represents an improvement since 2005. […]
More than 619,000 Lithuanians live abroad, show statistical data published by the Lithuanian Statistics Department on Friday. One in five of the expatriates live in the United Kingdom. […]
A Migration Information Centre will be established in Lithuania next year and it will provide information to repatriates, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday morning. […]
Thoughts about emigrating from the country have crossed the minds of 28.9 percent of Lithuanians, according to a DELFI-commissioned poll by Spinter Tyrimai. As many as 3.9 percent are actually preparing to leave. […]
The capital city is not the only place where you can live well and emigration is not a salvation. These thoughts were expressed in the World Economic Forum’s Youth Network Global SHAPE discussion “What can we do in the regions of Lithuania?” […]
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he has been assured by London that the immigration restrictions proposed by the British government will not undermine the EU principle of free movement of persons. […]
The decrease in Lithuania’s population in 2000-2013 was the most pronounced across the European Union (EU), says director of the Institute of Human Geography and Demography Vlada Stankūnienė. […]
Lithuanians who live outside the country will have transferred a record sum of money to their relatives back home this year, shows preliminary data obtained by DELFI. […]
In 2013, international net migration remained negative in Lithuania as the number of emigrants exceeded that of immigrants by 16,800. […]
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