European Council President Charles Michel's updated proposal for the EU's next long-term budget keeps in place additional funding for Lithuania in compensation for losses caused by emigration.
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Some 2.81 million people permanently resided in Lithuania in early 2018, which is a decline by 37,800 persons or 1.3 percent from the beginning of last year, Statistics Lithuania said on Tuesday, citing emigration as the main reason behind the decline of the population.
Over 54,000 persons declared emigration from Lithuania in January through November this year, which marks an increase from the same period of 2016, however, the number of immigrants also went up, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.
When it comes to the labour market in Lithuania, now the employees are calling the shots, while most employers need to compete to attract and retain talent. In the sellers’ market, employers should not approach hiring like courting – instead of trying to find Mr or Ms Perfect, they should settle wit...
Local administrations should support individuals returning from emigration, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė said during a visit in Tauragė, western Lithuania, on Monday.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the government could extend the list of professions subject to simplified procedures for employing foreigners if a shortage of certain specialists emerged in the market, but he thinks that there is no need for facilitating entry into the country...
The number of people coming to live to Lithuania went up this summer, while emigration numbers slightly declined, however, the number of emigrants still remains above that of immigrants, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.
An immigration boom was recorded in Lithuania this summer, figures published by Statistics Lithuania showed on Thursday. Experts say this is due to the government's decision to facilitate hiring some professionals from abroad and visa-free travels with Ukraine.
An increase in Lithuania's official emigration rate in the first half of 2017 could be due to living standard inequalities or rising prices and another possible reason is that more people reported their departure this year, experts told BNS.
Some 31,731 persons declared emigration from Lithuania in January through June this year, which is a steep increase by about 10,000 persons, from 21,248, year-on-year, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.
The volume of official emigration from Lithuania has declined – the number of declared emigrations was down by nearly 500 in May from April, Statistics Lithuania said.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who supported the ruling coalition's plans half a year ago, has changed her opinion and now criticizes the education system overhaul and some other reforms proposed by the government, Gitanas Nausėda, an adviser to SEB Bankas' president, said on Thursday.
Statistics show that Lithuania's official emigration rate did not slow down in April and remained higher than in the same period last year.
Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis intends to present the government's report to the parliament on Tuesday, reviewing the country's condition after the 17th government took office at the end of last year.
Statistics show that Lithuania's official emigration rate slowed somewhat in March compared with February, bet remained higher than a year earlier.
Lithuanian politicians say that higher wages may stop Lithuanians from leaving their country, but businesses argue that such steps as revamping the education and tax systems and cutting back on the state bureaucracy might put emigration on a declining patch, the business daily Verslo Žinios reported...