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Lithuanian politicians accuse Brussels of ‘Soviet behaviour’ on refugee rules
Lithuanian politicians have criticised the reform of the EU asylum rules proposed by the European Commission last week which would see EU member states fined for refusing to shelter the refugee, accusing the European Commission […]
Society
Refugees in Lithuania begin search for work
Refugees resettled in Lithuania have started looking for job, says the country’s Labour Exchange which set up a special unit to work with them. […]
Society
Lithuanian MEP offers home to Iraqi refugee family
Lithuanian member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius is sheltering a refugee family from Iraq for half a year, Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president pans EU plan to fine countries refusing to accept refugees
The European Commission‘s proposals to automatically relocate migrants to EU member states and impose financial sanctions for refusing to take them in do not contribute to solving the migrant crisis, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Syrian refugee family arrive in Lithuania under EU resettlement programme
A Syrian family of five have arrived in Lithuania from Turkey under the European Union‘s (EU) resettlement programme. […]
Society
Syrian refugee couple in Lithuania granted refugee status
A Syrian couple relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s refugee relocation program have been granted refugee status. […]
Society
Iraqi family not to appeal ruling denying them refugee status in Lithuania
An Iraqi family relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s refugee relocation program have decided not to appeal a court ruling refusing to grant them refugee status. […]
Society
Anti-refugee initiative dealt major setback in Lithuania
A public activist group against the resettlement of refugees in Lithuania failed to collect a sufficient number of signatures to force the Seimas to consider repealing last autumn’s decision to lay the groundwork for participation in the European Union‘s refugee resettlement program. […]
European Union
Lithuania will not support EU asylum system reform until borders secured – Grybauskaitė
Lithuania will not support radical proposals for the overhaul of the refugee system as long as the European Union’s borders aren’t completely secured, said president Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Society
Vilnius court rejects relocated Iraqis’ complaint over legal status
A Vilnius court rejected a complaint on Tuesday that had been filed by an Iraqi migrant family, relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s refugee resettlement program, over their legal status. […]
Society
Lithuanian court prepared to deliver verdict on Iraqi refugee family’s appeal
The Vilnius County Administrative Court is prepared to deliver its verdict on the appeal of the first Iraqi family to be transferred to Lithuania as part of the EU agreement on refugee resettlement. […]
Politics
Labour Party wants Lithuania to refuse to accept more refugees
Lithuania’s Labour Party has issued a statement, saying that the country should not to accept any more refugees than it has already committed to. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
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Refugee support rally in Vilnius says racism fuels anti-migrant sentiment in Lithuania
A rally organized in Vilnius this Saturday called for solidarity with refugees from war-stricken zones in the Middle East, while a similarly-sized counter-rally voiced concerns about a “clash of cultures” and security. […]
European Union
EU’s refugee relocation from Greece ‘disappointing’, says ambassador
The European Union‘s response to Greece‘s requests for refugee relocation has been disappointing so far, Greek Ambassador to Lithuania Iraklis Asteriadis says. […]
European Union
Germany’s change of heart on refugees will affect all Europe, Lithuanian analyst says
Germany is having second thoughts about welcoming refugees and this will have effects throughout Europe, says Lithuanian political scientist Kęstutis Girnius. […]
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Refugee resettlement in Lithuania and EU ‘is failing’
Lithuania and the European Union is likely to fail to implement the refugee resettlement plan, says Government Vice-Chancellor Rimantas Vaitkus. […]