Europe

Germany’s interior minister says border rejections up 45% in a week

May 16, 2025

The number of people turned away at the German border has risen by almost half since controls were tightened a week ago. Germany’s new interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, said on [..]

Europe

Germany criticized by neighbours as police step up border checks

May 9, 2025

Police in Germany on Thursday stepped up border checks, drawing criticism from the country’s neighbours. A spokesman for the federal police in the southern state of Bavaria said more checks [..]

Europe

German police: 6,889 people stopped in border checks in October

December 2, 2024

Police patrolling Germany’s borders detected 6,889 attempted unauthorized entries in October, Germany’s Federal Police said in a press release on Friday. The figure is very similar to the number of [..]

Latvia

Migration authority to inform 4,650 Russian citizens on steps they need to take to remain in Latvia

July 18, 2024

The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs will send out letters to 4,650 Russian citizens at the beginning of August to inform them on steps they should take to be [..]

Lithuania

Advisor issues warning on Central Asian immigrants in Lithuania after Moscow attack

March 26, 2024

An advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda warned on Tuesday of “a risk factor” related to immigrants from Central Asian countries coming to Lithuania following the recent Islamist attack in [..]

Estonia

Estonia’s IT, tech companies can apply for visas for foreign talent

March 8, 2024

From March, IT and technology companies that have been operating in Estonia for more than ten years can apply to join the Growth Company Visa program, which allows them to [..]

Estonia

Russian citizens’ interest in Estonian citizenship has increased since the start of war

December 29, 2023

There are 37 times more people with prior Russian citizenship who have received Estonian citizenship in the first 11 months of this year than there are new Estonian citizens who [..]

Lithuania

Residence permit issuance suspended for 2,000 Belarusians in Lithuania – Tsikhanouskaya

December 15, 2023

The issuance of temporary residence permits to some 2,000 Belarusians has been suspended in Lithuania which is causing concern for everyone here, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says. She and [..]

Lithuania

Ministry, trade unions back tighter recruitment of third-country nationals

November 30, 2023

The recruitment of third-country nationals should be tightened to attract more workers with higher added value, Vice Minister of Social Security and Labor Vytautas Silinskas says after the country’s Interior [..]

Latvia

Citizens of third countries use the Russian-Finnish border to enter Europe

November 9, 2023

Third-country nationals recently have been using the Russian-Finnish border to enter the European Union (EU), said State Border Guard chief Guntis Pujats in an interview with commercial TV3 television today. [..]

Lithuania

Number of foreigners living in Lithuania exceeds 200,000 1st time – department

September 22, 2023

The number of foreigners living in Lithuania has exceeded 200,000 for the first time in the country’s history as 203,157 people from various foreign countries lived in Lithuania on September [..]