The number of Lithuanians concerned about illegal migration has rocketed in the last year, with 19% of Lithuanians choosing illegal migration as the most important public security issue, according to a new survey.
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Despite plans last autumn to have at least 95 refugees resettled in Lithuania by the end of January this year, January is now over, and there is only a single Iraqi refugee family living in Lithuania.
Lithuania's Migration Department has refused to issue a temporary residence permit to a Belarusian man who married his Lithuanian male partner in the Netherlands.
At the end of 2014, stricter requirements were passed for foreigners who wanted to form businesses and live in Lithuania. The requirements were designed to prevent false businesses from being used to gain Lithuanian residency and access to the Schengen zone, but business owners are now contending th...
The Lithuanian government has endorsed a proposal to have airlines share information about all passengers arriving and leaving Lithuania with law enforcement institutions. The law, drafted by the Ministry of the Interior, is part of the country's anti-terrorism effort.
The Lithuanian government has endorsed a proposal to redraw the country's regional divisions in order to keep some of the European Union support after 2021.
The Special Investigation Service's (STT) Vilnius Department has brought charges against the Order and Justice political party over suspicions of influence peddling and money laundering.
