List/Grid Yearly Archives: 2019
Ana or Anna? The Ministry of Justice initiates discussion
The Ministry of Justice of Lithuania has initiated a discussion on the spelling of non-Lithuanian names in documents. There has been a lot of talk about this lately, among others,…
Problems of the Vilnius branch of the University of Bialystok
The Faculty of Economics and Computer Science in Vilnius, a branch of the University of Bialystok [UwB], did not gather a group of students for the first year of master’s…
Fines for ‘Zero Live Show’ creators lower than expected
On Tuesday, the Šalčininkai Chamber of the District Court of Vilnius Region fined actors and the director promoting ‘Zero Live Show’ at the Turgeliai St Church, but released them from further…
The government will deal with the issues of national minorities
Representatives of the Lithuanian cabinet office and ministries have decided on Monday that a new structure will be established to deal with national minorities – as there are many issues…
Apolonia Skakowska nominated for the Government Culture and Art Award
The Ministry of Culture has announced a list of 40 people nominated for the Government Culture and Art Award. Among the candidates in the discipline of music, theatre, art, literature…
Professor Wołkonowski: The UwB branch in Vilnius is going through tough times
The university, which is supposed to educate the future elites of the Polish community in Lithuania and constitutes the finish line of the slogan ‘learning in the mother tongue from…
Day in a nutshell: Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Jewish Genocide
Monday will be sunny in Vilnius and the surrounding area, although thermometers will show a maximum of 12 degrees above zero. There is no forecast of rain. In Vilnius, on…
Vilnius Region 2040: Where we would like to be in 20 years
What will the Vilnius region be like in 20 years? Will Polishness survive and develop? Will the Polish community be an educated and wealthy part of the Lithuanian society, or…
We create a positive image of the Lithuanian Poles
“Vilnius connects us” was the slogan of this year’s Second World Congress of Vilnius Poles [Polish: Wilniuk, TN], which took place from 6th to 8th September in Vilnius. The event…
Warzecha: The problem with maintaining Polishness in Lithuania lies somewhere deeper
“There are many social processes that cannot be steered by law, they cannot be shaped from above. When it comes to the development of the Polish culture and language in…
