LRT.LT | Lithuanian schools can take in 26,000 more Ukrainian kids – ministry
„Lithuanian schools can still take in up to 26,000 more Ukrainian children who have fled the war and taken refuge in the country, Education...
LRT.LT | How politicians and media sowed fear on Lithuania’s borders
„Protests and clashes with the police marked the opening rounds of the migration crisis in Lithuania. As the dust settles, locals who were fearful...
LRT.LT | Ukrainian school opens in Lithuania’s Klaipėda, Vilnius despite lack of permit
"Branches of the International Ukrainian School in Lithuania’s Vilnius and the port city of Klaipėda started operating last week despite not being granted permission...
LRT.LT | Lithuania said it would deport irregular migrants. It hasn’t happened – what’s...
"Lithuania banked its response to irregular migration on coercing or incentivising, people to return. Yet, hundreds of them remain in the country with an...
LRT.LT | Lithuania moves to enshrine migrant pushbacks in law
"Lithuania’s Interior Ministry is drafting a bill to legalise migrant pushbacks at the border, it confirmed on Friday.
Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė says the legislation...
LRT.LT | Lithuania wants EU to review bloc’s migration policy
"Lithuania will call for swifter legal decision making on the European Union’s migration policy at an informal meeting of the bloc’s interior ministers in...
LRT.LT | Minister insists Lithuania won’t change migrant policies despite clash with EU law
''Lithuania must “defend itself” and will not back down from its policies on migrants and asylum seekers, the country’s Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė said...
LRT.LT | CJEU finds Lithuania’s migrant policies in violation of EU law
"Lithuanian laws that prevent irregular migrants from applying for asylum and put them in automatic detention are contrary to European directives, the Court of...
LRT.LT | Amnesty issues a damning report on Lithuania’s migration centres: ‘violence and institutional...
''Amnesty International has published a damning report, alleging dire conditions in Lithuania’s migration centres. Among its findings, the human rights NGO has documented allegations...
LRT.LT | One-fifth of Ukrainian refugees want to stay in Lithuania
"Although many Ukrainians who fled the war are already returning to their homeland, some have decided to stay in Lithuania permanently, according to a...