List/Grid Yearly Archives: 2019
Dobrowolska: How to officially remain a Pole in Lithuania
In two years, another census will be carried out, in which whether we are Poles according to statistics will be determined not by the answer we give the enumerator, but…
New school year in Lithuania: more first-graders in Polish schools
On the 2nd of September, teaching began in most schools across the country. ‘Macierz Szkolna’ approaches the beginning of the school year with moderate optimism. Compared to last year, the…
Urbanowicz: Differentiation of Lithuanian language teaching in Polish and Lithuanian schools is being considered
“Students of Polish schools in Lithuania will officially be able to use textbooks published in Poland” – said Jolanta Urbanowicz, deputy minister of education, science and sport. A guest of…
Situation of Polish schools and education in countries involved in #KtoTyJesteś campaign
According to estimates, over 150,000 pupils are educated in Polish schools outside Poland. In Lithuania, there are 76 schools and 84 kindergartens and kindergarten groups, in the Czech Republic –…
Žemaitaitis: Polish problems should be solved
Appeals by Vytautas Landsbergis to take power away from Poles in the Vilnius region – “this is chauvinism” emphasizes Remigijus Žemaitaitis, vice president of the Lithuanian parliament and leader of…
Tomaszewski: We are mobilized by our work for the voters
“We are mobilized by work for voters – a great desire and duty to resolve their problems and help them,” said Waldemar Tomaszewski. MEP and EAPL-CFA leader added that the biggest…
Karbauskis: We support all activities aimed at the integration of national minorities
“If the Act on National Minorities is really missing, we are ready to consider it,” said Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the Lithuanian Peasants’ and Greens Association, on “Day for two…
We’ll have the textbook! But not the right one and not in September
The media, including those in Poland, have trumpeted success – in September the first Polish schools in Lithuania will receive an adapted textbook for learning their native language, which was…
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…
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,…
