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European Union

EC wants Lithuania to take in 2,146 refugees, sources say

The European Commission (EC) is planning to distribute 160,000 refugees across the EU member states. These refugees have currently found shelter in Greece, Italy, and Hungary. According to sources of the Financial Times, Lithuania should take 1.16 percent, or 2,146, migrants. […]

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Society

24-year-old volunteer wants to help Lithuanians better understand refugee crisis

As Lithuania has committed to chip in on the EU’s efforts to deal with the refugee crisis and accept some three hundred war-fleeing people from Syria and Eritrea, many Lithuanians have expressed sentiments that are far from welcoming. Not 26-year-old Marija Fedotovaitė, however, who is set to go the Greek Island of Lesbos to volunteer in camps for refugees that have been coming in thousands to Southern Europe. […]

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Foreign affairs

Minister Linkevičius: Lithuania’s solidarity in refugee crisis shouldn’t be questioned

There are no reasons to doubt Lithuania’s solidarity in the efforts to deal with the migrant crisis in the European Union (EU), Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has stated. […]

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Opinion

Opinion: Refugee quotas and missed opportunity for Eastern Europe

The current refugee and illegal immigration crisis in European Union received multiple opinions and positions. Mismanagement can be easily seen in the current situation. One of the most noticeable parts of it is a clash of interests inside the EU itself. The reluctance of the Eastern part of EU to cooperate with the West show that the governments of the Union do not agree on the same terms and that there are different points of view on the situation. This can be seen in the recent EU agreement for the relocation of the refugees, where ministers of the member states were responsible. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania should expand circle of friends in Russia, says Ambassador Ušackas

The European Union‘s Ambassador in Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas says that Lithuania should work to expand its circle of friends in Russia, possibly through more active involvement cooperation among universities. […]

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Uncategorized

Lithuanian president: Moscow’s economic embargo punished Russia itself

The economic embargo imposed by Russia had the biggest effect upon Russians themselves by way of a sharp decrease in the selection of food products and surge in food prices, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]