refugees

  • Society

How do Ukrainians really feel in Lithuania? The latest population survey shows it all

A sociological survey commissioned by the Department of National Minorities surveyed Lithuanian residents and war refugees aged 18 and older…

2 years ago
  • Latest

There are 73,000 Ukrainians in Lithuania. They have worked and created a lot: what will happen when people leave?

There are about 73,000 Ukrainians in Lithuania. The Bank of Lithuania estimates that refugees from Ukraine could have created €400…

2 years ago
  • Society

Biggest challenges for war refugees from Ukraine in Lithuania

Some 42% of Ukrainians indicated that they do not intend to return to Ukraine at the moment, as long as…

2 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Lviv is a city that welcomes, protects and defends Ukrainians

For almost a month now, the Ukrainian people have fought the Russian occupiers heroically. While fierce fighting continues across much…

3 years ago
  • Latest

Some Ukrainian children want to learn in the Lithuanian language: Minister promises to create conditions for this

Since the end of February, more than 10,800 children have arrived in Lithuania from war-torn Ukraine. 1.5 thousand of them…

3 years ago
  • Latest

Preparing to welcome Ukrainians: 11,000 accommodation places already available

As Lithuania prepares to take in refugees from Ukraine, 11,000 accommodation places have already been secured in municipalities, and they…

3 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Lithuania prepares for a scenario where 100,000 refugees from Ukraine are accepted

Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė has signed an order to reinstate a one-off payment of €1,000 for migrants who…

3 years ago
  • Latest

Belarusian civil society in Lithuania: how really welcome are we?

Over the last several years, more and more Belarusian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have been relocating to Lithuania after it…

3 years ago
  • Society

Pope Fancis might ask Lithuania for solidarity in accepting refugees

Pope Francis, arriving in Lithuania on Saturday, might ask the Baltic states for solidarity in accepting refugees escaping war conflicts,…

6 years ago
  • European Union

Europe needs lasting solutions to counter illegal migration – president Grybauskaitė

The European Union remains the center of attraction for economic refugees seeking a better life despite a deal with Turkey…

6 years ago
  • Society

Experts call for allowing asylum seekers to work in Lithuania

Asylum seekers are not allowed to take up jobs or start businesses in Lithuania until they have been granted temporary…

6 years ago
  • European Union
  • Politics

As EU changes asylum system, Lithuania continues disapproval of migrant quotas

As the European Union (EU) is preparing to revise the asylum system, Lithuania remains in the club of the organization's…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

L. Kasčiūnas: How many migrants shall Lithuania take in this time?

The deadline established two years ago for EU Member States to take in a fixed number of refugees has expired.…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian security chief: We must avoid hysteria when discussing threats

Darius Jauniškis, the director of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), says that intelligence agencies are increasingly open to communication…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Different trajectories of democracy in Baltic states from Visegrad group and Russia

Last weekend's parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic were won by the billionaire populist Andrej Babiš's party ANO, which arose…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania provides humanitarian aide to Myanmar refugees

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it has allocated 20,000 euros in humanitarian aid for refugees from Myanmar.…

7 years ago
  • European Union
  • Society

Lithuania won’t slow down pace of accepting refugees – Minister of Interior

Lithuania will not slow down the pace of relocation of refugees after expiry of the European Union's (EU) two-year program,…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania earmarks EUR 20,000 for Palestinian refugees

Lithuania's Foreign Ministry has earmarked 20,000 euros in humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees. [...]

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

The refugees most feared are the best at adapting in Lithuania

From the very start it was emphasised that Lithuania's strategy is to accept vulnerable refugee families with children, but recent…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Social Ministry proposes additional compensation for refugees

Lithuania's Social Security and Labor Ministry has proposed paying one more benefit to asylum beneficiaries intended for rent of housing.…

7 years ago