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Remigijus Šimašius: It’s a mistake that monuments in Vilnius do not speak Polish.

We have great problems in Vilnius in reorganizing a chain of schools’ –as the mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius admits. The guest of today’s political broadcast added that the municipality
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Znad Wilii 2015-07-13
Fot. wilnoteka.lt/Bartosz Frątczak

Parents take matters into their own hands. Protest in front of the Presidential Palace.

The parents of children from Vilnius schools do not want to watch idly the situation created by the Government of Vilnius. This time they protest in front of the Presidential
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Wilnoteka 2015-07-13
European Parliament boardroom, photo. Wilnoteka.lt

The Members of the European Parliament insist on the respect for the rights of the

In June 2015, 60 MEPs from 13 countries, representing various political factions, wrote a declaration to the Prime Minister of Lithuania about respectability for the rights of national minorities in
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Wilnoteka 2015-07-08
Valdas Benkunskas, phot. tsajunga.lt

Valdas Benkunskas: Schools in Vilnius should be rearranged now, not in two years’ time.

Although the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania delayed the education reform for two years, central authorities intend to reorganize all schools before the 1st September 2015. Valdas Benkunskas, who
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Wilnoteka 2015-07-06
Fot. Ewelina Mokrzecka

Tourist Jamboree of Poles in Lithuania: the youth train not only their fingers

“It’s been going smoothly and safely”, said Zbigniew Głazko the commander of the 27th Tourist Jamboree of Poles in Lithuania (Zlot Turystyczny Polaków na Litwie) in the beginning of the
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Znad Wilii 2015-07-05
Phot. jezyki-mniejszosci.pl

Polish citizens have the right but not the obligation to spell their names in the

The statement of Irena Gasparavičiūte presented in the Lithuanian public TV LRT and also reprinted by Delfi.lt has already provoked several commentaries and corrections of false information given by her.
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Wilnoteka 2015-07-03
The communes of minorities, photo: MAC RP

The spelling of Polish surnames on identity documents

The statement of Irena Gasparavičiūte, which was given to the Lithuanian public television LRT (Lietuvos Nacionalinis Radijas ir Televizija), has caused a few comments and fair refutation about false information
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pl.delfi.lt 2015-07-03
photo wilnoteka.lt

Matura Exam results: in Polish schools things are much worse than in the Lithuanian ones

This year’s high school graduates waited extremely long for the results of their finals. Lithuanian language exam took place on 1st June, but its results were not announced until 2nd
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Wilnoteka 2015-07-02
Algirdas Butkevičius, fot. wilnoteka.lt

Lithuanian Prime Minister: There is no betrayal in the act of implementation of the original

The Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius assured the public opinion that he supports the implementation of spelling non-Lithuanian names in their original form. Although during the last cabinet meeting in Spring
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Wilnoteka 2015-07-02
The mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius at Rasos Cemetery, fot. wilnoteka.lt/Bartosz Frątczak

City authorities promise that the renovation of Rasos Cemetry (“Cmentarz na Rossie”) will have been

New city authorities have announced that Rasos Cemetery will be thoroughly renovated. After visiting the necropolis Remigijus Šimašius, the mayor of Vilnius, promised that in a few years’ time it
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Wilnoteka 2015-07-02