Lithuania, in contrast to wealthier countries of western and northern Europe, is throwing its doors open to refugees fleeing war and hardship in the Middle East, but is finding few takers. "We are prepared to accept refugees immediately, but there are no refugees in Italy or Greece who agreed to resettle in Lithuania," Rimantas Vaitkus, deputy chancellor of the Lithuanian government told Reuters on Monday. Lithuania has agreed to settle 1,105 refugees in the next two years, mostly from Italy and Greece, according to European Commision proposals which foresaw relocation of a total of 160,000 people.
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