Ramūnas Vilpišauskas. Immigration will continue even after this crisis, it’s time to prepare for it

While the current priority for Lithuanian institutions is handling the crisis sparked by the Belarusian leadership, the crisis has revealed a need to review the country’s migration policy and its practical implementation. It is likely that due to differences in economic development and military conflicts around the world, as well as natural phenomena related to climate change, global migration from the South to the North will remain significant and will even increase. If the Lithuanian economy continues growing as quickly in the future as it has since entering the EU, it will transition from a transit state to an ever more appealing country to live in.