Basir Yousofy
Society

Basir, the Lithuanian-speaking refugee, may be granted asylum by Lithuania

Basir Yousof, the Afghani refugee in Greece who made waves in Lithuania after appearing in a video asking for asylum in Lithuania and revealing himself to have worked with Lithuanian forces as an interpreter in Afghanistan‘s Ghor province, may have his request granted after a positive reception from both Lithuanian security institutions and the general public. […]

No Picture
Opinion

Tenuous immigration agreement between EU and Turkey

After two days of negotiations, Turkey and the European Union reached a compromise agreement on a plan to reduce the flow of migrants from the Middle East to Europe. At a summit concluding March 18, the heads of government of the 28 EU members and their Turkish counterparts approved the plan, which should take effect March 20. While the deal could help reduce the number of migrants arriving in Europe, questions remain about the signatories’ ability and commitment to fully enforce it. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
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 clear to her that the European Union‘s states cannot “absorb” and integrate such a large number of arrivals. […]

Vytis Jurkonis
Foreign affairs

Turkey-EU refugee deal success totally dependent on implementation, says analyst

European Council President Donald Tusk‘s statements that the days of illegal immigration to Europe were over was a very bold claim according to political scientist Vytis Jurkonis. […]