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University entrance exams in Poland: ‘There were not enough skilled persons to fill all pools’.

Twenty eight high school graduates qualified to receive the grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland. The grant pool for Lithuania equaled 35, though there was
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Znad Wilii 2015-05-06
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Liberal-Conservative Majority’s Blow to Adam Mickiewicz High School

September 1st is the deadline for reorganizing high schools into gymnasiums, progymnasiums and primary schools. Therefore, in accordance to the law, local governments had to make decisions until May 1st
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L24.lt 2015-05-06
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Parliament Committee about surnames: Yes for ‘w’, ‘q’, ‘x’ – no for ‘ą, ć, ę,

The Parliament Committee of Law and Rule of Law proposes the spelling of surnames in documents to be with the letters of Latin alphabet and based on the standards of
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pl.delfi.lt 2015-05-06
Demolition of the tombstone wall, fot. wilnoteka.lt/Bartosz Frątczak

Demolition of the tombstone wall has begun

The scouts have begun the demolition of the tombstone wall they discovered in early Spring at one of neglected backyards in Algirdo Street in Vilnius. The city’s authorities did not
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Wilnoteka 2015-05-05
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Liberals propose a referendum on the issue of dual citizenship

The Parliament begun a discussion on the proposal put forward by the Liberal Movement to hold a referendum on the issue of dual citizenship. It would be held in Autumn
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Wilnoteka 2015-05-05
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Very good exam results for studies in Poland

Although Matura exams have just started, some lucky ones have already been informed that starting from the next academic year, they will be holders of scholarships granted by the Polish
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Wilnoteka 2015-05-05
Dainius Pavalkis, fot. wilnoteka.lt

Minister of Education and Science dismissed

Minister of Education and Science, Dainius Pavalkis, lost his position. President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed a decree of his dismissal. Pavalkis ceases to hold the Ministry on 11 May. Temporarily, before
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Wilnoteka 2015-05-05
Ceremony in Rossa, fot. wilnoteka.lt/Bartosz Frątczak

Vilnius 3rd May ceremony

“While honouring our ancestors, the creators of our independence and their biggest effort, we should not forget that for us, Poles, todays celebration is day of happiness and hope, a
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Wilnoteka 2015-05-04
In March 2011 Tomasz Snarski petitioned the European Parliament to take all possible legal actions in order to guarantee polish minority in Lithuania fundamental rights, such as the right to use names and surnames in native language or the right to name streets and towns in two languages.

European Parliament about discrimination of Polish people in Lithuania

European Parliament received a letter from the ambassador Raimundas Karoblis from Permament Representation of the Republic of Lithuania in Brussels, in which current situation of national and ethnic minorities in
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L24.lt 2015-05-04

20 years of Polish Art Gallery ‘Znad Willi’

20 years ago, on 3 May 1995, Polish Art Gallery ‘Znad Willi’ was opened in Vilnius old town. Through two decades over 400 exhibitions took place in Vilnius, and dozens
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Wilnoteka 2015-05-04