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Commission of truth and success

Are the results of the work done by the education commission, appointed by the Polish and Lithuanian prime ministers, surprising in any way? Absolutely not. Many observers had stressed out
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Wilnoteka 2011-11-30

Lithuanian patriotism = Polish radicalism

The Lithuanian Parliament Irena Degutiené said something absolutely extraordinary as for a politician. She publicly admitted there were things in this world she couldn’t understand; for example how anyone can
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Wilnoteka 2011-11-28

‘No’ for nationalism and radicalism

The chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs in Lithuanian government Emanuelis Zingeris expressed his worry because of the damaging of the tables with Lithuanian names of places in the
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Wilnoteka 2011-11-28

Linguistic rights of Poles in Lithuania

This year relationships Polish – Lithuania, which were strained and complicated provoked many reactions worldwide. Some people just comment on this situation, others are organizing protest actions. There are also
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Wilnoteka 2011-11-27

Another punishment for Polish language

The First Vilnius District Court has punished the director of Vilnius Region  Local Governments’ Administration – Lucyna Kotłowska with 500 litas fine for not removing the boards with Polish street
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Wilnoteka 2011-11-24

The parents of the Polish students are ready to strike

The strike committees of Polish schools in Lithuania announced the readiness to strike. It is a form of pressure put on the Lithuanian authorities in order to make them drop
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Wilnoteka 2011-11-23

Or patriotism, their chauvinism?

Article name: Szukiszki, Source: Wikipedia “In times of independent Republic of Lithuania, Vytautas Landsbergis, the symbol of independent Lithuania, exercised the reprivatisation reform, which allowed to replace a land in
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Wilnoteka 2011-11-18

OSCE Commissioner in Soleczniki

“When I find myself in times of trouble, /Mother Mary comes to me, /Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. /And in my hour of darkness she is standing right
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Kurier Wileński 2011-11-15

To whom is the decision on dual street names addressed?

On the 8th of July 2011, the Supreme Administrative Court on behalf of the Republic of Lithuania ruled on signposts and plates with names of streets that do not meet
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Kurier Wileński 2011-11-11

National minorities have to assimilate

“Lithuania is not heading towards a monocultural country, but the national minorities need to assimilate as much as possible… It is mostly for their own sake and a better future..
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Kurier Wileński 2011-11-10