Police used force late on Monday to clear protesters blocking access to the Rudninkai military training ground in southeastern Lithuania where the authorities are planning to set up a tent camp for migrants. Several dozen people tried to block the road leading to the training ground to prevent trucks carryingContinue Reading
According to the ruling conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the bill is being proposed by the ruling majority in the parliament in cooperation with leaders of the majority of opposition groups. “In recent weeks, we have seen the government’s widespread effort to fight hybrid aggression. Therefore, demonstrating unityContinue Reading
Pabradé, a town with 5,000 residents half an hour’s drive away from Vilnius, has become one of the examples of Lithuania’s migration crisis. Since it is a public holiday, there are only a few border guards monitoring the camp. As soon as we stop at the center’s gate, a lawContinue Reading
Lithuania’s Health Ministry has updated its list of coronavirus-affected countries and people arriving from Norway, Hungary and Canada will be required to self-isolate from Monday. The cumulative two-week number of cases in these countries has exceeded the 16 per 100,000 threshold but has not gone above 25, meaning that peopleContinue Reading