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Bumblauskas: Bilingual Vilnius is our wealth

These  days thenationalism is still in Polish-Lithuanian heads although a few years ago it seemed that the situation has changed, said Lithuanian historian Alfredas Bumblauskas in the interview for “Tygodnik
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Tomaszewski: Atheists among Social Democrats

“All the main points of our policy-making agenda were included in the governmental programme,” said the leader of Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, Waldemar Tomaszewski in conversation with Radio
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Remains of Napoleon’s Grand Army in Vilnius Region.

On the map of the Vilnius Region in Riešės district, there is a small village Niemenczynek (Nemenčinėlė) inhabited by only 60 people. Three French generals and their 500 soldiers rest
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No millionaires in AWPL

AWPL faction is not among the richest parties in the Seim. None of the MPs has fortune exceeding one million Lithuanian litas. In total, the fortune of all MPs from
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Donation rate for performing state functions was specified during Council session

On 12th December during a session of the Council of The Self-Government of the Vilnius Region, the rate of a special donation dedicated for performing state functions from the budget
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The new government about national minorities

Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the charity foundation of The House of Polish Culture in Vilnius, The Polish Educational Society and Psychological Centre of the region of Vilnius
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The Seimas accepted the new governmental policy

The members of the government were sworn in  On December 13 the Seimas accepted a policy of the new centre-left government. The coalition voted in favour of the policy, the
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The mission of Butkevičius completed – the new government appointed

The post-electoral centre-left coalition showed once again the proof of its unity. Yesterday members of the coalition almost unanimously voted in favour of the governmental policy. The policy was supported
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Lithuania’s new government sworn in

Lithuania’s parliament approved the government program on second reading. On Thursday, the ministers of the new cabinet were sworn in and began to work. The government was sworn in in
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The new government is in favour of the double street names and the original spelling

Prime Minister Algordas Butkevičius, together with all the ministers approved by the president, met with the opposition from the conservative fraction. Butkevičius stated that the number of delegation members reflects
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