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EAPL goes to the elections as a nationwide party

The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania approved its preliminary electoral list. The president of the EAPL, MEP Waldemar Tomaszewski, is on the top of the list. Currently, the list
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Reflections on a short visit to Puńsk and Seinai

Puńsk – a town situated just off the Polish-Lithuanian border, an enclave for Polish Lithuanians. I’d always wanted to go there. A few days ago, together with a group of
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Europe’s concern over the rights of Poles in Lithuania

The activities of the present Lithuanian authorities and its institutions relegate the country to the category of the Third World where the human rights’ issues are anxiously observed by European
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Šimašius: A surname is not a part of a language but a unique “trademark” (9)

The Minister of Justice and the member of the Liberals’ Movement Remigijus Šimašius has announced that some things and words are universal. That is why, some ideas of fighters for
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Nationalist youths’ camp in Dziewieniszki

The organisers of this year’s camp for youths with nationalist views have changed their motto from “Proud and Baltic”, which was in use up to this year, to “Thank God
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Media of the Polish community abroad have a problem…

There are alarming signals from the eastern media of the Polish community abroad that those media will have to face financial problems. The media of the Polish community in Lithuania
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Lithuania pauses in relations with all neighbours?

Lithuania should not respond to a proposal of “re-opening” that comes from Warsaw, but maintain the pause in political relations with Poland. And this is mainly because the President of
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Bacys: There are no major differences between works of students from Lithuanian schools and of

Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Vaidas Bacys, stated in an interview for Radio “By the river Neris” that the differences between results of the mock matriculation examination of the
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Before Żeligowski – “everyone demanded Vilnius”

In propaganda and general public awareness of the Lithuanians, the events related with arrival of the troops of General Żeligowski became a symbol of the wickedness of the Poles, of
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ODIHR recommends sending the OSCE’s election assessment mission to Lithuania

The mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which stayed in Lithuania on 26-28 June, presented
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