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Lithuania is the most friendly country to Ukraine
The results of the research concerning Ukrainian foreign policy, made by the non-governmental organization ‘Ukrainska Prizma’, were presented in Kyiv. The research shows that Lithuania is the most friendly country…
Gorecki-Mickiewicz: The monopoly of one party does not lead to good results
The lack of competition and the monopoly of one party does not lead to good results, which is why we decided to appoint the Vilniečių Lokys electoral committee so that…
Lithuanian language lessons in preschool
The Ministry of Education and Science intends to introduce the obligatory teaching of Lithuanian language, writes the daily “Lietuvos žinios”. According to the program in preschools, at least five hours…
Tomaszewski critisizes Czaputowicz: we have common interests with Russians
Vilnus and Vilnius Region Waldemar Tomaszewski critisized a statement of the head of Polish diplomacy Jacek Czaputowicz who on the visit to Vilnius appealed to the authorities of Vilnius for…
Nekrošius: problem of original spelling of surnames is more complicated
The meeting with members of Polish Parliament was very productive and probably Polish-Lithuanian Parliamentary Assembly will take place this year – declared the Member of the Seimas Arvydas Nekrošius, who…
Radchenko: The Latvian alternative would affect the integration of national minorities
Latvia continues the gradual liquidation of the education in languages of national minorities. Knowing the delights of the right side of the Lithuanian political scene with all kinds of “Latvian…
Expose of Czaputowicz: We note progress in matters of the rights of the Polish minority in Lithuania
The head of Polish diplomacy Jacek Czaputowicz gave an expose in the Polish Sejm on the priorities of Polish diplomacy in 2018. In his expose, the minister mentioned relations with…
Kwiatkowski met the minister regarding textbooks
“I met Minister Jurgita Petrauskienė regarding textbooks today (February 6)” – informed zw.lt Chairman of the Association of Polish Schools Teachers in Lithuania ‘Macierz Szkolna’. Józef Kwiatkowski in an interview…
Linkevicius: Lithuania is ready to cooperate with the Polish government
Lithuania is ready to cooperate with the Polish government – said Linas Linkevicius, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Polish Radio. The head of Lithuanian diplomacy also counts…
Polish Discussion Club at March of Remembrance in Molėtai
On Monday afternoon, a March of Remembrance took place in Molėtai, the aim of which was to commemorate about 2,000 Jewish inhabitants of the town murdered 75 years ago, who…
Konstanty Keda – Faithful to Secondary School in Mickūnai
Konstanty Keda, from the new school year a third-grade student of the Polish Secondary School in Mickūnai (Vilnius region), became the protagonist of an article in the newest issue of…
More First-Graders Will Go to Polish Schools This Year
One thousand one hundred first-grade students will start this school year in schools with Polish as the language of instruction. In Vilnius the number of first-graders is to increase by…
Linkevičius: Polish-Lithuanian Relations Aren’t Bad
“We increased the demands from our basketball players too much. But I’m sure that this sport will maintain its status as the Lithuania’s national discipline,” thus the head of the…
20th Anniversary of Association of Polish Engineers and Technicians in Lithuania
The Association of Polish Engineers and Technicians in Lithuania has been functioning for 20 years already! It was founded in the summer of 1996 on the initiative of a group…
Polish-Lithuanian Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation Announced This Year’s J. Giedroyć Award Laureates
Prof. Jan Widacki and Małgorzata Kasner, PhD, have been given the Jerzy Giedroyć Award, granted by the Jerzy Giedroyć Polish-Lithuanian Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation for merits in aid of…
Compulsory Education of 6-Year-Olds from 1st September
Thirty thousand two hundred and fifty six-year-olds will go to school on 1st September 2016 – in Lithuania compulsory prschool education is being implemented. Pursuant to the amendments adopted in…
Valatka: Polish-Lithuanian Relations Like Those After Ultimatum of 1938
President of Poland Andrzej Duda has finished his first year of office. This fact wasn’t noticed either by Lithuanian politicians or by the media. It’s strange, at the very least,…
Would Citizens Defend Lithuania Against Foreign Aggression?
The Poles, Russians and representatives of other national minorities living in Lithuania believe that, if there was such a need, the citizens of Lithuania would defend their country against the…
Old Jewish Cemetery in Cultural Heritage Sites List
On the initative of the Department of Cultural Heritage, the old Jewish cemetery in Vilnius has just been inscribed on the list of cultural heritage sites protected by the state….
MSZ: We Deplore the Vandalism. Police: There Are No Breakages
The damage of the Ogiński multimedia bench, a gift for Vilnius from the Polish Embassy, is an act of vandalism, says a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ)…
