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Lithuanian sociologists surveyed the population and asked how they felt about migrants from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The Delfi publication reported the results of the sociological study.
“We chose the three largest groups: from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, and we were interested in residents’ opinions about them,” told Head of the Department of Ethnic Studies at the Institute of Sociology Monika Freute-Rakauskienė.
She clarified that respondents were asked two questions: would they like to live in the community and work with these people.
As the survey showed, Lithuanian residents at least wanted to separate themselves from Ukrainians, to a greater extent – from Russians. Belarusians found themselves in the middle.
Regarding the question of the opinion of migrant workers, 45% of the respondents were in favor of allowing them to stay in Lithuania, 49% were against it. 6% of them showed.
Lithuania turned out to be less loyal to those who left for political reasons, most of them from Belarus and Russia. Therefore, 44% of the respondents wanted to stay in the country, 47% were against it, and 9% of them stopped. Ukrainian refugees were supported by 63% of respondents, 30% did not support, and 7% refrained from answering.
It turned out that the Lithuanians had the most loyal attitude towards foreign students. 82% of the respondents wanted to stay in the country and only 14% were against it. Lithuanians also have a positive attitude towards members of Lithuanian families (77% are “for” and 17% are “against”), sociologists said.
Lithuanian sociologists noted that these data generally correspond to the “current geopolitical situation” and indicate that Russian migrants are treated “as visitors from an aggressive country.”
“The survey showed that the majority of Lithuanians are ready to support children’s education, Lithuanian language courses, help in legal and employment. And they are not ready to support the payment of social benefits and compensation for rent. Lithuanian society believes that citizens should be more socially secure. This reflects the fact that there are problems with access to, for example, medical care and care, as well as the overall state of the economy,” said the researchers.
According to the Lithuanian Migration Department, more than 227 thousand foreigners now live in the country.
Among those who have a residence permit in Lithuania, Ukrainians (86,352), then Belarusians (62,165) and Russians (15,888) take the first place.
Sociologists noted that they have recorded an increase in intolerance towards visitors “who do not speak Lithuanian. ” Usually this applies to Belarusians and Russians. According to sociologists, Lithuanians are only willing to support their integration into society. At the same time, Lithuanians “show solidarity” towards Ukrainians, sociologists said.
Earlier, Telegraf.news wrote that companies from Lithuania and the Czech Republic proposed the rights to protect the trademark for the production of starka, an alcoholic drink produced with rye vodka that get older The rights now belong to the Polish brand Szczecińska Fabryka Wódek Starka.
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