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Discussion in the Polish Discussion Club (PKD): A political nation is not the same as

“Social Democrats proposed a draft of Act on National Minorities. Today, both politicians and scientists will take the floor” – a discussion organized by the Open Lithuania Fund and the
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EFHR: Meeting with the Advisory Committee of Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

On 6 March 2018 representatives of the Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe (Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities) met with representatives of
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A proposal by Social Democrats would allow municipalities of national minorities to use languages other

Social Democratic party has drafted a new legislation regarding national minorities. It would allow municipalities to use a language of the people that live there along with the national language.
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Discussions about textbooks to teach Polish language are ongoing

On March 7, another meeting was held regarding the possibility of preparing new textbooks for learning mother tongue in schools with Polish language of instruction. The conference was held at
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Department of education and national minorities: Textbooks’ quality must be improved

Textbooks for mother-tongue teaching in schools of national minorities are in a deplorable state – the representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science were unanimous as well as Polish
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Jarosław Narkiewicz: We will not only monitor, but also react

On Tuesday February 20, I once again met with the Minister of Education Jurgita Petrauskienė and her adviser Arminas Varanauskas. The main purpose of today’s meeting was to discuss the
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Adamkus: I hope that Duda’s visit will liven up the relations of both countries

“I can proudly say that cooperation between Poland and Lithuania in my days was exemplary, one could call it a golden age, unfortunately it is different now” – said former
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Radchenko: Social Democrats meet the expectations of minorities

In November last year, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LPSD), on the initiative of the councilman of the Vilnius region, Robert Duchniewicz, organized a public consultation on the Act on
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Presidents of Poland and Lithuania: Issues of the Polish minority will be resolved

Today in the Presidential Palace a meeting of Lithuanian and Polish presidents – Dalia Grybauskaitė and Andrzej Duda took place. The presidents held a face-to-face conversation where the issue of
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The President of Poland to the countrymen: Thank your that you are Poles

“I am here to pay due thanks to you for keep Polishness alive, many thanks for teachers who teach Polish. Thank you to all those who shape teachers here. Thank
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