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The refugee distribution system, which has been in effect for over two years, is not entirely efficient, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė said upon arrival at the European Council in Brussels on Thursday.
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Dalia Grybauskaitė
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Grybauskaitė told journalists that the integration processes did not go smoothly in Lithuania and other countries in the Baltic Sea region, adding that many refugees had already left.

"We see that the (…) quota system is not entirely efficient, especially in our region. We made a political consent to accept a certain quota of refugees i

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