International Organization for Migration Archives

Lithuania’s H1 immigration doubles, emigration down by almost a fourth

July 10, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s immigration rate more than doubled in the first half of this year compared with a year ago, while its emigration rate fell by almost one-fourth, according to the latest official statistics. […]

Lithuania provides EUR 50,000 in humanitarian aid to Ukraine

December 4, 2017 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has provided 50,000 euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. […]

Emigration from Lithuania no longer impacted by economic growth

April 4, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s economic indicators are no longer having an impact on emigration flows, a new trend that has been observed in recent years, the head of the Vilnius office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. […]

IOM Vilnius and Santa visited Rukla refugee reception centre

January 3, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

200 asylum applicants have been relocated and resettled to Lithuania from Greece and Turkey in 2016. Since it is their first Christmas in Lithuania, International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vilnius together with Rukla refugee reception centre organized an initiative to share the Christmas spirit with them, IOM announced in a press release. […]

BMI Institute expands with executive programme in Brussels

April 20, 2021 0

BMI Institute, founded in Lithuania, is strengthening its international footprint and expanding to Brussels. The BMI Brussels branch will deliver a 12-month Executive MBA programme together with Belgium’s Louvain School of Management, one of the […]

ArcaPay granted a payment institution licence in the EU

April 20, 2021 0

ArcaPay UAB, the subsidiary of ArcaPay Ltd, a UK-based and FCA regulated cross-border payments platform, has been granted a Payment Institution licence by the Bank of Lithuania. The company, founded in London in 2011, is […]

Laurinkus. In the shadow of Moscow and Zapad, Lithuanians taken hostage by Lukashenko and his circle

April 19, 2021 0

As a regular citizen and of importance only to myself, I would like to extend my Easter wishes to the staff of the Belarus sanatorium in Druskininkai, who are not giving up, and the Lithuanian […]

Some 71% of Lithuanians want a business, but Covid-19 has caused doubts

April 16, 2021 0

Lithuanians are among the leaders in Europe in terms of the number of people who want to have a business as many as 71 per cent, AGER 2020 (Amway Global Entrepreneurship report) shows. However, the […]

No other path for the government: must show more than just the once promised plan

April 14, 2021 0

The epidemiological situation is worsening in Lithuania – the number of infections per 100 thousand capita within 14 days had fallen down to 220 but is back over 300 once again and Minister of Healthcare […]

The face of Lithuanian populism: not radical but loud

April 12, 2021 0

We often hear that some politicians call each other populists – it is not unusual to hear such accusations addressed at the former US President Donald Trump or the current Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor […]