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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
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pl.delfi.lt 2015-01-23
Photo. wilnoteka.lt

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
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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
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Wilnoteka 2015-01-21
© DELFI (Š.Mažeikos nuotr.)

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
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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
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Wilnoteka 2015-01-20
Photo. Aziewicz.pl

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.
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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
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Wilnoteka 2015-01-20
Medininkai Castle, fot. "Nad Wyżyną Oszmiańską" ("At the Oszmianka Highland")

Vilnius region known and not known – “Nad Wyżyną Oszmiańską” (“At the Oszmianka Highland”)

Lithuania is often associated by tourists (especially foreign ones) with Vilnius and the nearby Trakai. Small towns are usually forgotten and treated marginally. Meanwhile, a lot of ‘treasures’ can be
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Wilnoteka 2015-01-20
St. Anne's church in Jaszuny Fot. Marian Paluszkiewicz

Jaszuny (Jašiūnai): from Calvinism to miraculous “revelations”

We are continuing the series entitled “Visiting the Šalčininkai District”. Let us stay in Jaszuny for a little longer. This time we will scrutinize the spiritual side of the life
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Kurier Wileński 2015-01-16
Gintautas Paluckas and Artūras Zuokas, fot. W. Dowejko

About Vilnius and the prospects of its development in the Polish Debate Club

The upcoming municipal elections, especially the first direct election of Mayors, stimulate heated discussions in Lithuania. The struggle for the position of the capital leader is indeed the most thrilling
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Wilnoteka 2015-01-16