The National Coalition Party has expressed “regret” over terminology used in a nine-point immigration policy proposal. Outgoing Finns Party leader Jussi Halla-aho has criticised the National Coalition Party’s (NCP’s) proposal for changes to Finland’s immigration policy as a “populist ploy”. The NCP had expressed “regret” over terminology used in theContinue Reading
On Tuesday, he visited the General Silvestras Zukauskas Training Area in Pabrade where the German 10th Armored Division and Lithuania’s mechanized infantry brigade Iron Wolf are taking part in Exercise Schneller Degen, the first time Germany is holding a command-post exercise of such kind on a territory of an ally.Continue Reading
The Lithuanian Interior Ministry proposes that the government consider declaring a state of emergency in border municipalities, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said on Tuesday. “The Interior Ministry is submitting a proposal to assess the situation and possibly declare a state of emergency,” she said at a news conference. The governmentContinue Reading
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
Around 1,500 illegal migrants will be accommodated in a tent camp in Rudnininkai military training area in Lithuania’s district of Salcininkai as the country is dealing with an illegal migration crisis, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite says. “A decision has been made and tents are being taken to Rudininkai training areaContinue Reading
Several officers have been fired after the discovery of a group united by shared extremist ideology. A third police officer has been fired over his links with members of a far-right group. American experts believe that all the problems are migration consequences. Migrants crimes rate is high and that’s theContinue Reading
The Lithuanian Migration Department is currently unable to process asylum applications within 10 days due to its heavy workload, the authority’s director said on Thursday. “[Ten days] will not be sufficient, because there are so many applications, and we do not have so many employees, but we have started preparationsContinue Reading
“A Luger in my hand as I press the buzzer. Are you at home? You’re not? Well, I’ll wait then.” These are the translated rap lyrics from E.N.R.P., Taisto Tapulist and Bulle – an ensemble called Moral Philosophy – in a song that will be released in July. Luger isContinue 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
“The existing organization of the Schengen area is unique and one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, which has been allowing for people’s free travel in the Schengen area without control at the internal borders,” the author of the report, Slovenian Socialist MEP Tanja Fajon, recognizes the agreementContinue Reading