• January 28, 2013
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The court will re-address the issue of double naming of streets

On Monday Administrative Vilnius Regional Court is to make a ruling on double naming of streets in Šalčininkai district municipality. The court took up the case at the motion of the Government of the district of Vilnius.

Last year, the estimated number of 10 cities in  Šalčininkai district municipality, had signs on private houses with both Polish and Lithuanian street names.

Government of Algirdas Butkevičius announces that, the problem of double naming of the streets and cities, where representatives of national minorities are densely present, will be resolved.

Source: http://www.znadwilii.lt/aktualnosci/20130128/sad-ponownie-zajmie-sie-sprawa-podwojnectwa-ulicgo-nazewnictwa-ulic

Tłumaczenie Jacek Malatyński w ramach praktyk w Europejskiej Fundacji Praw Człowieka, www.efhr.eu. Translated by Jacek Malatyński the framework of a traineeship programme of the European Foundation of Human Rights, www.efhr.eu. 

 

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