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The Lithuanian government on 8 December approved a proposal to obligate operators to register pre-paid SIM cards, a measure that is expected to help combat telephone fraudsters, and will now send the respective amendments to the parliament for approval.
Zurab Maisuradze, a former head of Georgia's anti-terrorism center who was last week detained by Lithuania's authorities, on Wednesday was released on bail.
An Iraqi family of seven that has been relocated to Lithuania but refused a residence permit here has turned to court over the Migration Department's decision.
Two refugee families have left the Refugee Reception Centre in Rukla, eastern Lithuania, and attempted to leave the country.
Another 11 Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday evening under the European Union's (EU) relocation program.
Another 13 refugees, mainly Syrian nationals, arrived in Lithuania on Thursday under the European Union (EU) relocation programme.
Nine Syrian refugees were relocated to Lithuania on Tuesday evening under the European Union's (EU) program, the Interior Ministry told BNS.
After an amendment to the Citizenship Law took effect in Lithuania in July, Litvaks, i.e. Jews of Lithuanian origin, living in Israel and the Republic of South Africa are again submitting applications for restoration of their Lithuanian citizenship, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Wednesday.
Lithuania's Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas said during a visit in the port city of Klaipėda on Friday that the Public Security Service and Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil) were doing a good job protecting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
Lithuanian Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas and Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis are going to Klaipėda on Friday to inspect security arrangements at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, says that she is concerned at the Finance Ministry's refusal to allocate extra funding to shore up the country's domestic security. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuania can relocate up to 50 refugees a month, but at this rate it will not be able to meet its commitment to accept 1,105 migrants under the EU's resettlement programme by the end of 2017, Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas said on Tuesday. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription b...
Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas says that the Iraqi refugee family who have asylum in Lithuania, but have been away in Sweden for more than a month now, have not broken any rules as yet. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The heads of Lithuania's ministries for interior and justice and the Central Electoral Commission signed on Thursday a memorandum on cooperation in combating vote-buying during elections. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Twelve Syrian refugees and a stateless person from Palestine came to Lithuania from Greece late on Wednesday under the European Union's resettlement program, Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas has confirmed. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
More refugees will be resettled in Lithuania within the coming month, according to the country's Ministry of the Interior. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuanian institutions' anti-emigration policies have had little effect – statistics indicate that last year, more people left Lithuania than during the year before. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuania's Vice-Minister of the Interior Elvinas Jankevičius, who was in charge of migration matters, has resigned, the interior minister confirmed on Tuesday.
Lithuania could become the new entry point for migrants coming to the European Union and the country's authorities must prepare for the potentiality, says the new minister of the interior.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has accused police unions of "politicking" for criticizing the appointment of Tomas Žilinskas as the new minister of the interior.
