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Will Rasos Cemetery get attention of authorities? Vilnius’ Mayor’s promises

In order to minimise the vibrations caused by cars passing by, there will be traffic enforcement cameras installed around the Rasos Cemetery and EU funds will be used to protect
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Grybauskaitė blocks up other postulates of Polish minority

President Dalia Grybauskaitė consistently blocks up postulates of the Polish minority concerning the school system and the use of its native tongue, including the original spelling of surnames. Two weeks
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,,It is nice to attend the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences”. Awarding diplomas to students

A diploma awarding ceremony was held at the LEU  lecture theater today (25 of June). Among others, the students of Polish Studies received the master’s and bachelor degree. Three students
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Rule of equality is for more equal ones only

When I was still a student I received a scholarship from a foundation for a summer German course. After I arrived to Bremen I was examined from my previous knowledge
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Lech Wałęsa: We need to stop fighting the past

In order to improve the Polish-Lithuanian relations we need to stop fighting the past, we need to start working towards the future – thinks Lech Wałęsa, the former president of
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Belarus: Fines for commemorating the Polish Home Army

Mieczysław Jaśkiewicz, the chairman of the Union of Poles in Belarus, which is not recognised by the authorities in Minsk, and Weronika Sebastianowicz, the chairman of the Polish Home Army
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Sad anniversary

Today is another sad anniversary from the history of the Vilnius Region. On July 20, 1994, Lithuanian policemen murdered Polish people living in the village of Glitiškės. The policemen belonged
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Venclova and „patriotai”

Tomas Venclova, dissident and, at the same time, one of the most recognizable Lithuanians in the world, had been  honoured by the government of  Lithuanian capital city. Since birth living
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The Constitution trampled in the name of the Constitution: the victim – Polish children

It cannot be excluded that Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (SACL) gave in to political pressure of the president Dali Grybauskaitė and in case of this year exam concessions from
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E. Tamošiūnaitė: Fight for matura exams continues

“I am severely disappointed at the sentence of the court” – commented, expressing her bitter feelings, Edita Tamošiūnaitė, the deputy minister of education in Lithuania, working in affiliation with the
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