refugees

  • Society

Another 10 refugees from Eritrea arrive in Lithuania under EU program

Another ten refugees from Eritrea have arrived in Lithuania under the European Union's (EU) program, the Migration Department said on…

7 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuania accepts 400th refugee under EU program

The number of refugees relocated to Lithuania under the EU's resettlement program has reached 400, but most of them have…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • European Union
  • Opinion

The EU-Turkey Refugee Agreement must be brought to an end!

In March 2016, Ms. Merkel and Mr. Erdogan reached an agreement on refugees, which would eventually involve all of Europe.…

7 years ago
  • European Union
  • Society

Lithuania receives another 28 Syrian refugees arrive under EU program

Another 28 refugees have arrived in Lithuania under the European Union (EU) program, the Migration Department said on Wednesday. [...]

7 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuania reaches final agreement with Italy on refugee interviews

Lithuania's Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas and his Italian counterpart, Marco Minniti, have signed an agreement on cooperation in resettlement of…

7 years ago
  • Society

4 refugee families moved directly to Lithuanian municipalities

Four families of Syrian refugees that arrived in Lithuania in June under the European Union (EU) program bypassed the Rukla…

7 years ago
  • Society

Refugee and migrant integration center set to open in Kaunas

The Lithuanian Red Cross Society's refugee and migrant integration center is opening in Lithuania's second-biggest city of Kaunas on Wednesday.…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Most refugees unwilling to remain in Lithuania – one was returned only to disappear again

Of the 344 refugees moved to Lithuania based on the EU programme, 248 have departed the country and so far…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Another 23 refugees relocated to Lithuania under EU program

Twenty-two refugees from the Middle East were relocated to Lithuania last week under the EU's resettlement program, the Migration Department…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania allowed to interview refugees in Italy – minister

Interior Minister Eimutis Misiunas says that his Italian counterpart, Marco Minniti, has agreed to allow Lithuanian officials to conduct interviews…

8 years ago
  • Society

Some 230 refugees relocated under EU program have left Lithuania

Some 230 Middle Eastern refugees relocated to Lithuania under the EU's resettlement program have already left the country, the daily…

8 years ago
  • Society

9 Eritrean refugees arrive in Lithuania under EU program

Nine Eritrean refugees arrived in Lithuania this week under the EU's resettlement program, the Migration Department said on Thursday. [...]

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Supporter of the „Islamic State“ was detained, tens more are being watched

In the report of threats to the national security only few of the 38 pages are dedicated to terrorism. It…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Intelligence bars relocation of 9 refugees amid security threat

Lithuania's intelligence agencies have barred relocation of nine refugees under the European Union (EU) program after establishing that their presence…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania can still fulfill its refugee commitment, but not at any cost – PM

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania can still fulfill its commitment to accept over 1,100 refugees by the end…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Germany sends signal of sending back refugees to Lithuania

Germany's migration authorities have notified Lithuania of its plans to send back yet another refugee to Lithuania. Although he has…

8 years ago
  • Society

First refugee family relocated to Lithuania lose their residence permit

The Iraqis who in December 2015 became the first refugee family relocated to Lithuania under the EU's resettlement program have…

8 years ago
  • Society

Eight refugees from Eritrea relocated to Lithuania

Eight refugees from Eritrea, a country in northeastern Africa, have been relocated to Lithuania under the European Union (EU) program,…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Rukla hosting NATO batalion expects to heal social wounds

Before switching on the dictophone, Gintas Jasiulionis, elder of Rukla, a town in central Lithuania that is hosting the NATO…

8 years ago
  • Society

Refugees to be relocated only to municipalities ready to accept them – SocMin

Refugees will be relocated from camps in Greece, Turkey or Italy directly to Lithuanian municipalities that will be willing and…

8 years ago