October 2013 - Media EFHR.EU

Ministry of Justice is waiting for the next explanation from the Constitutional Court in the

Ministry of Justice will wait for another explanation from the Constitutional Court and then will continue the work on the Regulations on Spelling of Names and Family Names in Documents

Znad Wilii 2013-10-29

Another fine for bilingual street signs

Vilnius Regional Court has decided that the Administrative Director of the Local Government of the Vilnius Region, Lucyna Kotlowska, will have to pay a fine of 2 thousand Lithuanian litas.

Znad Wilii 2013-10-28

Linguists: In documents names only in Lithuanian

The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language stated on Monday that they cannot accept a document which allows to write down names and surnames in documents using letters which don’t

Znad Wilii 2013-10-28

Polish Parents appeal to the government for cancellation of the Education Act

Forum of Polish Schools’ Parents in Lithuania issued a statement with the claim for cancellation of the amended Educational Act. In the Forum’s opinion Lithuania fails in its duty to

Znad Wilii 2013-10-23

Aušrinė Burneikienė: Lithuania signs but fails to meet international contractual commitments

Aušrinė Burneikienė, an ombudsperson of Equal Opportunities, declared that Lithuania is very keen on signing and ratification of any international conventions and directives, but fails to perform contractual commitments. ‘What

Znad Wilii 2013-10-21

This year’s exemptions from the exam in Lithuanian withdrawn

Next year, students from Polish and Russian schools are going to take the same exam as the Lithuanian schools’ students – Dainius Pavalkis, Minister of Education informed. Waldemar Tomaszewski called

Znad Wilii 2013-10-21

Antanas Smetona: There is a conflict between Lithuania and separatist activists of some minority groups

The Political Council of the ruling coalition has announced that an act concerning minority groups will be submitted to the Parliament. The dean of the Faculty of Philology of the

pl.delfi.lt 2013-10-16

Polish Ambassador for Lithuania Jarosław Czubiński: The past does not have to be an obstacle

22 years ago, on the 5th of September, diplomatic relations between Poland and Lithuania were resumed. His Excellency Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Jaroslaw Czubinski, in an interview for

pl.delfi.lt 2013-10-16

“We were even supported by the MP Gražulis”. The coalition’s decision on the National Minorities

After the cabinet council of the governing coalition, Waldemar Tomaszewski said that he didn’t see any major obstacles to passing the National Minorities Act. Coalition partners informed they would have

Znad Wilii 2013-10-14

Zdzisław Palewicz: Our youth speak Polish, Lithuanian and Russian correctly

‘We know such cases when an unemployment person lives in a beautiful house and has a great car. The flats in Soleczniki are expensive but the rate of registered cars