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The majority of the parties in favour of the original spelling of names

According to the survey published by a daily newspaper “Lietuvos žinios”, the vast majority of Lithuanian political parties taking part in this year’s parliamentary elections is for the original spelling
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The inauguration of the academic year in the University of Bialystok department in Vilnius

”Quod bonum, felix, faustum fortunatumque sit” (May it be for good, happiness and prosperity of all)” – thus started the vice-rector Dariusz Kijowski the new academic year at the University.
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To honour Father Sopoćko, who saved Jews

On Sunday, September 30 in Black Bor will be a ceremony of unveiling of the commemorative plaque dedicated to the blessed Father Michał Sopoćko. He was a priest-confessor of Saint
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Wakar: Polish youth is not different than their Lithuanian friends. (Supplement: choice of respondents)

“Political choices of the young Poles in Lithuania are generally divided between the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (AWPL) and the Labour Party. It is a surprise that there
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Conference: Lithuanian Poles or Poles in Lithuania?

“Only a dialogue can solve the Polish-Lithuanian conflict”, said Professor Bogusław Grużewski, one of the organisers of the “Lithuanian Poles or Poles in Lithuania? Problems of national identity (19th-21st c.)”
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Poles is still the largest minority in Lithuania

As you can notice in the census from March 2011, Lithuania had 3 million 43 thousand permanent residents, said Lithuanian Department of Statistics (Lietuvos statistikos departamentas). In September the number
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Polish community grades the results of the pilot standard exam

They want to do something good but based on wrong assumptions  The representatives of the Polish community unwillingly received the results of the pilot exam publicized by the Ministry of
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Dilemma and the phenomenon of the Polish national identity

Yesterday in Vilnius Pac Palace was held an international conference in cycle: “Vilnius yesterday, today, tomorrow” called “Lithuanian Poles or Poles in Lithuania? Problems of national identity (XIX-XXI centuries)”. The
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New pitches opened in Niemież and Rukojnie

On Tuesday (September 25) in Vilnius region two new multi-purpose fields were opened in Rukojnie and Niemież. These playgrounds are built at local schools, but the local government of Vilnius
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A priest sacked Polish tourists from a sanctuary of Divine Mercy, just because they were

The rector of Vilnius’ Sanctuary of Divine Mercy sacked Polish tourists and he ordered to go back to Poland, informs Wirtualna Polska. The priest Rector Vaidas Vaišvilas from The sanctuary
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