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School matura exam in the mother tongue is over

On June 22, students in Lithuania took the matura exam in their mother tongue. This year’s Polish language exam was the last test taken at the school level, because next
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The Constitutional Court will assess whether non-Lithuanian letters in passports are constitutional

The Constitutional Court (CC) on Tuesday, 20 June, began considering a motion filed earlier by a group of MPs as to whether it is constitutional to allow Lithuanian citizens’ names
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Policy document or violation of minority rights? Dispute over new language policy guidelines

On 27 April, a draft resolution ‘On the state language policy guidelines for 2023-2030’ was registered in the parliament. The guidelines set out the basic principles and objectives of the
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Duchniewicz on the project of state language policy: in my life I have also seen

On Wednesday, the mayor of the Vilnius region, Robert Duchniewicz, issued a letter to the speaker of the Parliament Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and parliamentary groups with a request to introduce amendments
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Zujuny junior high school establishes cooperation with Opoczno high school

On the 12th of June, Marek Pszczołowski, the headteacher of the Zujuny Junior High School, and Anna Pręcikowska-Skoczylas, the headteacher of Stefan Żeromski High School No. 1 in Opoczno, signed
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New dates on the list of memorable days

The Sejm supplemented the law on memorable days, with 94 MPs voting in favour of the amendments, one against and 10 MPs abstaining. It was agreed that World Braille Day
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Matura exam, polonaise and start in life

The completion of the process of preparing high school graduates for matura exams is at hand – there are just a few days left until the start of the matura
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EAPL-CFA deputies propose to lower the requirements for the number of students in schools of

Members of the Sejm, representing the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA), propose to lower the bar for the number of students in schools of national minorities.
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Integration or Disintegration? International Scientific Conference in Vilnius

Vilnius hosted the 10th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference titled “The place of Vilnius and Warsaw in the processes of regional and Euro-Atlantic integration (disintegration) – progress, challenges, perspectives”. The event
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It has happened: After 80 years, a Polish professional theatre is operating again in Vilnius

On 26 May 2023, by the decision of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Simonas Kairys, the Polish “Studio” Theatre in Vilnius was granted the status of
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