Altogether 12,294 Lithuanian citizens returned to Lithuania while 11,753 moved away from the country in the first nine months of 2026, according to the State Data Agency’s preliminary statistics, LRT reported. In September 2026, the number of emigrants was higher than that of returnees. Until now, the number of Lithuanians returning home has been higher…
Latvia’s National Alliance party, which is part of the current coalition government, has been embroiled in controversy due to accusations of racist messaging, LSM reports. First, a woman claimed that she was sexually assaulted by people of Indian or Pakistani origin, after which National Alliance representatives, including Interior Minister Janis Dombrava and Riga deputy mayor…
Around 5,000 third‑country nationals come to Estonia every year for seasonal work, mostly on farms, according to the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), ERR reports. Most seasonal workers come from Ukraine, Moldova, Uzbekistan, India, and Georgia. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many seasonal workers came from Belarus as well, but Estonia has since…
Finland’s Helsinki District Court has concluded that it has no jurisdiction in the criminal case over the severing of undersea power and data cables in the Gulf of Finland in December 2024, YLE reported. In the case, the captain and two shipmates of the Eagle S oil tanker were charged with aggravated sabotage, aggravated interference…
Estonia’s Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, Piret Hartman, is visiting India to promote bilateral trade, BNS reports. She is accompanied by a business delegation of several leading Estonian food and beverage companies. Hartman noted that Estonia was already exporting cheese to India, but suggested that there was also potential for exporting other dairy products,…
Lithuania has almost 8,000 foreign students with temporary residence permits, according to the Lithuanian Migration Department (LMD), BNS reports. Nearly 1,400 Indian citizens, 959 Belarusians, and 709 Pakistanis are currently doing their studies in Lithuania. So far in 2024, LMD has issued over 3,000 temporary residence permits for permanent studies to foreigners, compared to 4,400…
The number of foreign students in Lithuania has increased ten times over ten years, LRT reports. Foreign students account for just over 10% of all students at Lithuanian universities, and the number is rising every year. Most of them are from India, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Israel. The number of foreigners is highest in medical…
A group of Estonian MPs took part in the Central Tibetan Administration’s commemoration of the 64th Tibetan Democracy Day in India’s Dharamshala on 2 September 2024, Tibetan Review reported. The MPs are part of the Tibet Support Group of the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, led by Juku-Kalle Raid. The other delegates were Karmen Joller, Ester…
Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has granted student visas to 646 foreigners for the academic year 2024/2025, ERR reports. Of the total, 65 are from China, 53 from the US, and 51 from Azerbaijan. PPA refused visas to 114 foreign students, including 28 from Nigeria, 22 from Pakistan, and 10 from India. The…
