January 2022 - Media EFHR.EU

First court win regarding the use of diacritical marks in Lithuanian documents.

Fist court case regarding the use of diacritical marks in Lithuanian documents has been won. Vilnian regional court allows putting a letter “ń” in a passport. The regional court in

TVP Wilno 2022-01-31

The recently passed Spelling of Names and Surnames Act allows the spelling of the letters "w", "q" and "x", but, as the EFHR points out, the spelling of diacritical marks like "ń" still remains problematic | Graf. Ignacy Skrobia-Jaworski

A court in Vilnius allowed the diacritical mark in a document. “There is no evidence

The European Foundation of Human Rights informs that the District Court of the City of Vilnius issued a decision on January 27, in which it obliged the Vilnius Registry Office

Kurier Wileński 2022-01-30

The End of the Lithuanian SSR

The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic ceased to exist on March 11, 1990, when the Supreme Council passed the declaration on the restoration of independence. Formally, it probably existed until the

Kurier Wileński 2022-01-29

Marek Kubiak is happy that Poles are still the largest national minority in the country | Photo: Marian Paluszkiewicz

Population census: Poles remain the largest national minority in the country

The largest number of people live in Vilnius and Vilnius County, moreover Poles continue to be the largest national minority in Lithuania – according to data from the census of

Kurier Wileński 2022-01-27

The Vilnius County Administrative Court Sided with the Local Government

The Vilnius County Administrative Court sided with the Vilnius District Municipality. The representative of the Vilnius County government requested to remove the requirement that the heads of educational institutions have

TVP Wilno 2022-01-26

fot. BNS/Lukas Balandis

In Order to Change a Surname in a Passport, It Will Be Necessary to Declare

Ministry of Justice Ewelina Dobrowolska claims that if a Lithuanian citizen wishes to change the name and surname to non-Lithuanian, it will be necessary to declare nationality in advance. As

TVP Wilno 2022-01-26

Gitanas Nausėda believes that original name spelling bill approbated by the Parliament is a way of compromise regards to constitutional values- both the constitutional status of the language and human rights. | Fot. ELTA

From Mickevičius to Mickiewicz. The President of Lithuania Nausėda has signed original name spelling bill

Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nausėda, has signed into law the bill on the original spelling of non-Lithuanian names in Latin-based characters, approved by the Lithuanian Parliament. The amended law provides that

Kurier Wileński 2022-01-25

Fot. BNS/ Vygintas Skaraitis

Dariusz Lewicki: digitization of the historical cemeteries of Vilnius below criticism

In the second half of last year, great news spread around Vilnius – the local government of the Lithuanian capital finalized the first stage of digitization of data from Vilnius

Znad Wilii 2022-01-24

Czesław Okińczyc/ Phot. Joanna Bożerodska

Czesław Okińczyc about the original spelling of non-Lithuanian names and surnames…

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania on Tuesday backed a bill specifying the record of non-Lithuanian names in Lithuanian identity documents. This bill was supported by 83 representatives at

Znad Wilii 2022-01-12

What should the people wanting to use name inherited from ancestors do?

What should the people wanting to use name inherited from ancestors in official documents do?

Bill on writing non-Lithuanian names is to be submitted to a debate of the parliament next week. Even if the act will be adopted, Polish people living in Lithuania still

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