Lithuania for one month can take to no more than 50 refugees, at this rate obligations under the EU programme for the resettlement of migrants are not met, said Tuesday the Minister of internal Affairs of Lithuania Tomas Žilinskas.
Impunity
“At this pace will not be fulfilled obligations to the EU,” said Zilinskas reporters in Parliament.
Earlier, the government of Lithuania agreed with the proposal of Brussels during two years to take the country 1105 refugees from Syria, Iraq and Eritrea. For the year to Lithuania for the EU programme for the resettlement of refugees arrived 83 people.
According to the head of the interior Ministry, there are no sanctions for low rate of resettlement of refugees in Lithuania is not provided. “No sanctions are foreseen. Lithuania is not the only state that don’t end up implementing commitments. Other countries face the same problems as Lithuania”, — he said.
Brussels wings, Vilnius is not in a hurry
As reported three Lebanese source.lv, the European Commission has criticized Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia for “excessive” demands made by them in the admission of refugee immigrants from Italy and Greece.
The Minister of the Baltic country said that to expedite the process of resettlement of refugees nobody wants.
“Nobody is going to rush. First and foremost, for security purposes. If you notice, on weekends the security Commission, the EU drew attention to the fact that Lithuania allegedly selects refugees. I can tell you — we’re business and will do, because for us the security of our state and our citizens is most important. Exactly rush and someone to compete, we are not prepared,” said Zilinskas.
