Greece

What are our obligations to those threatened by war and violence? What and how much can we cope with? When will we reach our uppermost limits? Each of these three questions is quite legitimate. But if the debate is restricted to the media soundbites “we can do it” and “the boat is full”, then the re...

An interdepartmental commission, set up in Lithuania to oversee resettlement and integration of refugees, is putting together a plan how to promote the country among asylum seekers. Lithuania has pledged to resettle 1,105 refugees as part of an EU effort to ease the refugee crisis and will seek that...

On Thursday Lithuania's Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis is attending the European Union's (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Responding to a recent refugee crisis, ministers of the EU member states will negotiate on external border control and on the future of return policies ...

As the Lithuanian delegation visiting Greece has so far struggled to find a refugee family willing to seek asylum in Lithuania, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the country must to more to inform refugees about itself and "motivate" them to come.

As a Lithuanian delegation is visiting Greece and unsuccessfully looking for refugees who could be resettled to Lithuania, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that migrants will not be brought to Lithuania by force. He hopes to find ways to encourage refugees to come here voluntarily.

A delegation from Lithuania, led by Deputy Minister of Interior Elvinas Jankevičius, continues a visit in Greece where on Monday it met with local officials to discuss selection and resettlement of asylum seekers.

A delegation from Lithuania, led by Elvinas Jankevičius, Deputy Minister of Interior, is starting a visit in Greece on Monday where officials of both countries will discuss resettlement of refugees.

Lithuania's Deputy Interior Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says that the first group of refugees could arrive in Lithuania as soon as in late 2015 or January 2016.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Greek Ambassador Iraklis Asteriadis on Tuesday. The president and the ambassador discussed cooperation between Lithuania and Greece within the European Union as well as other topical bilateral issues, the presidential press service said.

Globalisation that has showed up at Lithuania's doorstep over these last few days and weeks has caught it utterly unprepared. It is a good thing: a country which still shies away from putting "airport" in English on city buses will have nowhere to hide this time.

The European Commission (EC) is planning to distribute 160,000 refugees across the EU member states. These refugees have currently found shelter in Greece, Italy, and Hungary. According to sources of the Financial Times, Lithuania should take 1.16 percent, or 2,146, migrants.

The Government of Lithuania is currently not considering accepting more refugees than 325 it has committed to, although it does not discount such a possibility, the country's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says.

As Lithuania has committed to chip in on the EU's efforts to deal with the refugee crisis and accept some three hundred war-fleeing people from Syria and Eritrea, many Lithuanians have expressed sentiments that are far from welcoming. Not 26-year-old Marija Fedotovaitė, however, who is set to go the...

The current refugee and illegal immigration crisis in European Union received multiple opinions and positions. Mismanagement can be easily seen in the current situation. One of the most noticeable parts of it is a clash of interests inside the EU itself. The reluctance of the Eastern part of EU to c...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' resignation shows what populist ideas lead to, says Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius.

Greece's 86-billion-euro bailout package is aimed at getting the country back on its feet so that it could borrow from international markets on its own within several years, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius said on Tuesday.

The Lithuanian government on Monday approved a deal on a three-year 86-billion-euro bailout for Greece from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the disbursement of the first tranche of 26 billion euros.

If eurozone finance ministers agree on Friday on a long-term assistance program for Greece, the Lithuanian government will discuss this issue on Monday.

The Lithuania Tribune / EN.DELFI TV spoke to Štefan Füle, Former European Commissioner for Eastern Partnership and Neighbourhood Policy. Do you think EU is in danger of losing Greece, we asked Mr. Fule.

Lithuania is a tiger in the European zoo. The future looks bright for a country that chose a totally different path from Greece. Investors and entrepreneurs take note!