“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
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
Sweden has promised an additional over $10 million in humanitarian aid for northeast Syria (Rojava). The pledge came from Sweden’s foreign minister when she met a visiting Kurdish delegation this week. Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde received in Stockholm on Thursday the Rojava delegation including Bedran Chiya Ali,Continue Reading
Evelina Gudzinskaite, director of the department, says it now takes three weeks to process an asylum request and the period will get longer due to the fact that over one hundred new migrants a day have been arriving in Lithuania in recent days. “Processing itself will take longer and theyContinue Reading
Migration pressure on Estonia is low, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) and the Ministry of the Interior assured Postimees. “The migration situation has not significantly changed on Estonia’s border at present, but it would be short-sighted to ignore the events in Lithuania. It is important to understand thatContinue Reading
Theo Yossa from Roubaix (France) will start a three-month internship in Vilnius this May. Before his arrival, he is sharing some key points on the path of his arrival, challenges and fears he faces. The 19-year-old business school student will start his internship in a startup of Vilnius Gediminas TechnicalContinue Reading