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The picketers had with them posters "Earth - rightful owners", "We demand justice"; Fot. Marian Paluszkiewicz

A rally on the return of land to its rightful owners

On June 26th, a rally was held at the Vilnius City Council building regarding the return of the land. Pickers protested against delaying the return of the land to its
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Kurier Wileński 2019-07-26
Fot. Roman Niedźwiecki

Relatives in local government companies – Vilnius region among leaders in nepotism

Approximately, a fifth of employees in local government companies share family relationships, in some regions the proportion reaches up to 50 percent. – Special Research Service (STT) announced on Monday,
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-22
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A game of killing Roma: Inhabitants of Vilnius Roma camp targeted

A computer game company used live targets in an advertisement for its product – people living in the Vilnius Roma camp. The situation has already caused an uproar in the
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-22
Fot. Roman Niedźwiecki

Is departure of councilors from the Vilnius region to Osmania a threat to national security?

Vilnius region councilors have planned a weekend trip to Belarus, to the local government of Osmania, to – as the local government representative informs – gain experience in the field
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-21
Fot. Joanna Bożerodska

Rally AWPL-ZChR: You are the hosts of this land

On Saturday in Bieliszki, the 19th Family Tourist Rally of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – the Union of Christian Families – gathers members and supporters of this
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-20
Photographer: Roman Niedźwiecki

Linkevičius: Celebration of Vilnius liberation in Russia is unacceptable

The celebration of the liberation of Vilnius and Kaunas by the Soviets is unacceptable – said Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius in an interview with LRT. The minister claimed
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-13
Photo: BNS

Decision to Block Sputnik Legitimized

On Friday, Vilnius District Administrative Court sanctioned the decision of the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania [lit. Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos komisija, LRTK; TN] to block the Lithuanian web portal
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-12
Fot. Roman Niedźwiecki

Liekis and Valatka about AWPL-ZChR in the coalition: Tomaszewski did not even mention Polish postulates

Political scientist and historian Šarūnas Liekis as well as journalist Rimvydas Valatka think that AWPL-ZChR does not mention the so-called Polish demands on purpose, because their solution is not what
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-12
Gitanas Nausėda and Renata Widtmann/ Photographer: Joanna Bożerodska

Nausėda: I Would Like to Repay the Lithuanian Poles

Lithuanian President-elect Gitanas Nausėda, who was a guest of the “Political Salon”, claimed that in many international affairs Lithuania’s position is convergent with that of Poland, moreover, he added that
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-11
Photographer: Josvydas Elinskas/BNS

State exam: Worse Lithuanian Examination Scores

According to the National Information Centre, this year the Lithuanian language test results are lower than last year.  This year 17 904 pupils took the state exam in Lithuanian. 90.6%
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Znad Wilii 2019-07-04