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Are Polish institutions saved? Schools have two years to acquire the status of junior high school
Schools which did not manage with the accreditation of secondary education program have yet 2 years to perform it. The Parliament has accepted the amendment to the article 41 of…
Deliberations in the Seimas on spelling surnames have been adjourned
The Seimas has adjourned deliberations on a bill allowing to spell surnames in their original form because an alternative bill, submitted by Conservative politics, has not been included in the…
Will the historic Vilnius Region be divided?
“They attack our folks!” — once more Polish minority raises the alarm. This time it is caused by a governmental motion to divide the Vilnius County (Vilniaus apskritis). Preliminary approval…
Liberals propose a referendum on the issue of dual citizenship
The Parliament begun a discussion on the proposal put forward by the Liberal Movement to hold a referendum on the issue of dual citizenship. It would be held in Autumn…
Gediminas Kirkilas: the surnames spelling legislation – in spring
Legislation on the surnames spelling in the original form will be adopted during the spring plenary session – ensures the vice chairman of the parliament Gediminas Kirkilas. The guest of…
AWPL failed to solve any of the priority issues
In a few weeks there will be local elections, in the following year – parliamentary elections, and it is widely known that election is a time for summary of the…
Rafael Muksinov elaborates on ethnic minorities, phobies and prejudices
‘I would like to make a kind of sensational declaration and to admit openly that I am an agent and member of the ‘fifth column’, announced a doctor of social…
The Lithuanian government approved the plan of discrimination prevention
During today’s session, the Lithuanian government approved the interinstitutional plan of discrimination prevention. The main objectives of this plan are: a decrease in the number of discrimination acts, a warranty…
Józef Rybak: The case of bilingual street names has been raised because of the approaching elections.
‘This topic is going to be raised perpetually’, says Józef Rybak, an administrative director of the Šalčininkai (in Polish: Soleczniki) region, about the problem of bilingual street names. The guest…
Ethnic and linguistic minorities under the protection of the European Parliament
Today, the Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages has been constituted for the 2014-2019 term. A Hungarian eurodeputy, Kinga Gal, has been appointed to be the chairwoman of…
A new passport of a citizen of Lithuania – with a note about the citizen’s nationality
Over 1 900 Lithuanian citizens, including 79 people of Polish origin, have already applied for a note in their passports about nationality. Such a possibility was introduced just on the 1st…
Untouchable Lithuanian Language
Lithuania President’s advisor, Virginija Būdienė, does not agree with the proposal of the liberalization of rules regulating the usage of Lithuanian language. The discussions concerning protection of Lithuanian language flared…
Šarūnas Birutis: Law on national minorities depends on participation of AWPL in the government coalition
The Lithuanian Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis believes that the future of the Law on national minorities is connected with the discussion about the government coalition with or without the…
The Lithuanian ruling coalition on important issues to national minorities
As previously reported, next Monday, August 25, there will be a meeting of the Lithuanian political council of ruling coalition. Waldemar Tomaszewski, the chairman of the Electoral Action of Poles…
The autumn session of the Seimas to discuss draft bills important to national minorities, including Poles
On July 17, the spring session of the Lithuanian parliament, which had started on March 10, has ended. During 51 plenary sessions, the MPs adopted over 300 bills. Among issues…
„Lack of willingness, pretence of political decision-making”. Comments of political scientists
The present project of the Act on National Minorities is only a warm-up, the real battle will be fought for the draft made by the working group headed by Edward…
Kidney stews with apple pie
After over two-year attempts, in Seimas, discussions concerned with the new project of the Protection of National Minorities Act have begun. The opposition, whose destruction has failed this time, was…
The Act of defense or discrimination against minorities?
After the constant plotting and receipt from the agenda a draft law on national minorities at the Thursday meeting of the deputies of the Sejm approved the project, so that…
The Seimas is against bilingual plates
Today at the second reading the Seimas adopted a Law on National Minorities, having previously removed guidelines concerning bilingual plates. The Seimas accepted the amendment proposed by a Conservative Valentinas…
Kirkilas: Discussions on the Law on National Minorities last too long
“I hope that the Law on National Minorities will be adopted this time,” said Gediminas Kirkilas, the vice chairman of the Sejm. Today, once again, the law will be discussed…
