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Refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East is not a problem just for Europe to solve, says US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Benjamin G. Ziff.

Lithuania has promised to accept more than 1,000 refugees over the next two years but has barely received a handful of asylum seekers. Though it is not believed that they will start arriving by the hundred this year, the number of those interested in coming to Lithuania is increasing.

Politico has ranked Lithuania as one of the top 20 most influential countries in Europe.

Antrą pergalę Tarptautinės teniso federacijos (ITF) „Turkey F16 Futures“ vyrų turnyro Turkijoje vienetų varžybose iškovojo 21-erių metų Lukas Mugevičius.

Each Russian leader picks a subject he is an expert in and Vladimir Putin's subject is history. "That is why in order to understand Russia, we must understand Russian history," says Professor Nina Khrushcheva of the New School University in New York.

In the wake of any shocking event, national governments and officials of the European Union invariably call for more cooperation between member states to prevent anything similar happening in the future. The response to the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels has been no different.

Lithuania's Social Democrat Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has criticised coalition partner, the Labour Party's proposal to stop more refugees coming to Lithuania, saying such an initiative is excessive and would do more damage than good to Lithuania.

With great fanfare and “surprise” Russia once again seemingly out-maneuvered Western leadership in Syria. While much ink has been spilled debating whether President Vladimir Putin is executing a sound strategy—or is merely a tactical opportunist—it is clear that he has achieved his primary strategic...

After two days of negotiations, Turkey and the European Union reached a compromise agreement on a plan to reduce the flow of migrants from the Middle East to Europe. At a summit concluding March 18, the heads of government of the 28 EU members and their Turkish counterparts approved the plan, which ...

Last week the first refugees from Syria settled in the Rukla refugee reception camp – 29-year-old painter and graphic designer Majd Kara and 27-year-old English teacher Mohammed Farah told of how they came to end up in Lithuania - a story about the refugee smuggling business.

The European Union and Turkey agreed on a deal on Friday which will mean that migrants arriving in Greece from Sunday will be sent back across the Aegean Sea.

The European Union's (EU) agreement with Turkey on returning migrants may open new migration routes to Europe, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after arriving at the European Summit on Thursday.

Imagine for a moment that almost half of the population of Vilnius was Ukrainian refugees fleeing the civil war that rages on with the help of Putin's Russian army. That is the present situation in Lebanon, which is hosting several million Syrian refugees.

Europe must, at least temporarily, close its doors to economic migrants according to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, because it is clear to her that the European Union's states cannot “absorb” and integrate such a large number of arrivals.

The Lithuanian Ambassador to Turkey has expressed his dismay at the explosion that ripped through the heart of Ankara on Sunday evening killing 37 people and injuring at least 125.

As part of the European Union's attempt to help solve the migrant and refugee crisis, Lithuania plans to provide Turkey, which has pledged to accept illegal immigrants traveling to Greece, with €5.2 million.

After the European Union cut off migrant routes via Libya to Italy and agreed with Turkey to stem migrant flows across the Aegean to Greece, the Baltic States fear that migrants from the Middle East might discover new routes via Russia, making them their gateway to the European Union.

Failure to protect the EU's external borders poses an existential threat to its Schengen free travel area, according to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė.

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Brussels on Monday for a special European Council meeting to discuss measures to stem migrant flows to Europe in cooperation with Turkey and preserve the functioning of the Schengen passport-free area.