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Phot. Info Wilno

“I have the right to the original spelling of names and surnames” – interview with

Dr. Łukasz Wardyn, legal expert of the European Foundation of Human Rights, was a guest at Studio Wilno on December 30, 2021. The topic of conversation was a campaign run
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TVP Wilno 2021-12-30
Change of spelling of surnames, phot. Info Wilno

“I have the right to the original spelling of names and surnames”

“I have the right to the original spelling of names and surnames” -It is the title of the campaign of the European Foundation of Human Rights, in short EFHR, which
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TVP Wilno 2021-12-30
Fot. scanpix.lt/ Irmantas Gelūnas

Seimas postpones the project of original spelling of surnames for a year

On Tuesday, the Seimas will not consider two bills regulating the original spelling of names and surnames in personal documents. Members of the parliament have come out in favour of
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Znad Wilii 2021-12-21
phot. BNS

Census data: 2.81 million inhabitants in Lithuania; Poles are the largest minority

Over the past ten years, the country’s population has decreased by approximately 233,000. According to the preliminary data of this year’s census published by the Department of Statistics on Tuesday,
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Wilnoteka 2021-12-21
Rita Tamašunienė. Photo. stop-klatka/YouTube/Atviras Seimas

Important bills by EAPL–CFA were submitted to the parliament

Today, flagship bills of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families Alliance were submitted to the parliament for consideration by the opposition fractions – the draft Act on National
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L24.lt 2021-12-19
Phot. Joanna Bożerodska

“Reitingai”: Polish schools among the best in Lithuania

Lithuanian magazine “Reitingai” has published a ranking of the best schools in Lithuania. This time, the authors selected 50 schools, which students were the best in the state examinations in
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Znad Wilii 2021-12-10
Pho. Marian Paluszkiewicz

Compulsory ‘Matura exam’ from Polish language comes back

Sidenote from translator: Matura is a Latin name for the high school exit exam or “maturity diploma” in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the
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Kurier Wileński 2021-11-30
Elżbieta Kuzborska-Pacha points out that the rights of national minorities are an integral part of human rights | Pho. Tatiana Shalunova

The Fate of National Minorities Act

“Common historic road of people of different nationalities living in Lithuania is closely connected with the fate of Lithuanian nation and therefore conditions determine the identity of common goals” –
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Kurier Wileński 2021-11-23
Education department is preparing another reform concerning chain of schools in Lithuania. | Pho. Marian Paluszkiewicz

Will new school reform strike at Polish education?

Education department is preparing another reform concerning chain of schools in Lithuania. One of its primary goals is close-down of merged classes. Changes also apply to Polish schools in Lithuania.
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Kurier Wileński 2021-11-18
| Pho. Marian Paluszkiewicz

Constitution of May 3, work of many nations. Conference of Polish Scientists in Lithuania.

Constitution of May 3, whom 230. anniversary we celebrated this year, was a child of its age. It came into existence based on discussion and with a compromise between elites
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Kurier Wileński 2021-11-03