Illegal migrants

  • European Union

Europe must temporarily close borders to migrants, says Grybauskaitė

Europe must, at least temporarily, close its doors to economic migrants according to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, because it is…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Will the Baltic States become the next migrant gateway?

After the European Union cut off migrant routes via Libya to Italy and agreed with Turkey to stem migrant flows…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian border guards prepare for potential flow of refugees through Russia

As the European Union blocks the flow of illegal immigrants from Libya to Italy and negotiates similar agreements in Turkey…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian truckers hit by losses from illegal migrants

Lithuanian carriers are being hit by significant losses caused by migrants trying to get to the UK on trucks illegally,…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Border police detain Finnish citizen and illegal immigrant from Iraq

Lithuanian border police arrested an illegal immigrant from Iraq and a Finnish citizen allegedly trying to smuggle him through Lithuania…

9 years ago
  • Society

Illegal immigration now a top issue for Lithuanians

The number of Lithuanians concerned about illegal migration has rocketed in the last year, with 19% of Lithuanians choosing illegal…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Cheap ruble upped illegal migration to Lithuania

The dropping value of the currencies of Russia and Belarus has forced some migrant workers from these countries to make…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Russian citizen behind wheel of Lithuania-registered truck busted with migrants in France

The driver of the Lithuania-registered truck that was pulled over in France with 11 migrants aboard is a citizen of…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania-registered truck with 11 migrants detained in France

A Lithuania-registered truck carrying 11 illegal migrants was detained in Poitiers, western France, on Monday, the Lithuanian Embassy to France…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian border guards hand over 8 migrants from Iraq to Poland

Lithuanian border guards on Thursday handed over eight migrants from Iraq to their Polish counterparts, the State Border Guard Service…

9 years ago
  • Society

Three Latvians and a Russian busted in Lithuania for smuggling Vietnamese migrants

Lithuanian border guards from Kalvarija Frontier Station on the Polish border on Wednesday detained four illegal immigrants from Vietnam accompanied…

9 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuania wants to accept up to 200 refugees, according to interior minister

Lithuania's Ministry of the Interior on Monday presented the government with a draft proposal which suggests accepting up to 200…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Accepting 250 refugees matches Lithuania’s capabilities, foreign minister says

Lithuania could take in 250 refugees as a voluntary contribution to the European Union's efforts to alleviate the Mediterranean migrant…

10 years ago
  • Society

Emigration from Lithuania falling

Emigration from Lithuania has been on a decline, while more illegal immigrants have been crossing into Lithuania on their way…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Prime minister says Lithuania could accept only up to 40 refugees

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the number of refugees that could be relocated to Lithuania will become clear after the…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU Council to finalize refugee quota for Lithuania next week, interior minister says

The meeting of the European Union's (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Council next week should establish the number of refugees…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: EU defends itself by attacking

Recently, I was asked by radio journalist Aurimas Perednis what I thought about the issue of illegal migrants flooding the…

10 years ago
  • Society

Rise in illegal migrants from Vietnam crossing Lithuania

A sharp increase in the number of detained border violators from Vietnam has been observed in Lithuania, the State Border…

10 years ago
  • Society

Estonian man arrested in Panevėžys with 4 undocumented immigrants

An Estonian suspected of unlawfully transporting people across state borders was detained in northern Lithuania on Thursday, local authorities said.…

10 years ago