January 2015 - Page 2 of 5

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Eišiškės reprimanded again by a representative of the Lithuanian government

Audrius Skaistys, a representative of the Lithuanian government in the Vilnius region, again asked a court to investigate a case of bilingual street names in the Šalčininkai (in Polish: Soleczniki)

Wilnoteka 2015-01-26

Lithuanian authorities started discussions about human rights at the UN

On the 23rd of January, Lithuanian authorities started the discussions of the members of the United Nations Security Council and the representatives of UN about the role of human rights

L24.lt 2015-01-24

Rita Tamašunienė and Waldemar Tomaszewski, fot. wilnoteka.lt/W. Maciejkianiec

The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania has objections to the actions of the Central

The recommendations of OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) concerning voting rights of minorities are not executed in Lithuania. The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania

Wilnoteka 2015-01-23

Rita Tamašunienė © DELFI (T.Vinicko nuotr.)

Rita Tamašunienė: Minority groups are not treated leniently in Lithuania

The members of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania stated that the recommendations of OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) concerning the possibility of using information not

pl.delfi.lt 2015-01-23

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More than half of the citizens of Lithuania for dual citizenship

More than half of the population of Lithuania is in favor of the validation of dual citizenship. According to the latest public opinion polls conducted by the Institute for Public

Wilnoteka 2015-01-22

The cover of the jubilee issue of "Magazyn Wileński" Fot. wilnoteka.lt/B. Frątczak

“Magazyn Wileński” – 25 years of the existence of the chronicle of the Vilnius region

The newest jubilee issue of “Magazyn Wileński” is already available in the Polish kiosks and bookstores in Vilnius. The first issue of the newspaper was published 25 years ago, in

Wilnoteka 2015-01-21

Ban on the usage of “Tomaszewski” surname

Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie (Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania) complains about the obstacles preceding the local government elections. One of the obstacles concerns the ban on the usage

pl.delfi.lt 2015-01-21

Vilnius City Municipality building, photo. Wilnoteka.lt

Minorities will decide who wins the election in Vilnius

January 20th is the last day, when the candidates for mayors and councilors must provide the list with signatures in support of their constituents to the Central Election Commission. About

Wilnoteka 2015-01-20

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Aziewicz of parliamentary internships: In Lithuania, the increased interest in the program

On Wednesday (21 January), moving interviews to the International Parliamentary Internships Program Chancellery of the Sejm of the Republic of Polish addressed, among others, to the young citizens of Lithuania.

Znad Wilii 2015-01-20

Artūras Zuokas and Aleś Bialacki, fot. vilnius.lt

Belarusians want to reactivate Belarusian Museum in Vilnius

The Belarusian community wants to reactivate Iwan Łuckiewicz’s Belarusian Museum in Vilnius. The institution operated from 1921 to 1945. It was the centre of social life of Vilnian Belarusians in