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Lithuania is considering to introduce a state Polish language exam
Lithuania is about to consider the possibility of introducing a state examination in Poland’s native language and accepting the results of both this and school exams while enrolling in universities…
A longtime problem of Lithuanian Poles left in Nausėda’s hands: What will the president do?
President Gitanas Nausėda and his First Lady, Diana Nausėdienė, celebrated the beginning of the academic year at schools, along with children. Each of them visited a different area – one…
The Ministry plans to teach pre-schoolers of national minorities in Lithuanian for 5 hours per week
The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (ŠMM) takes the lead in order to improve state language skills among children studying in minority schools. The initiated project, according to which…
Discussions: “How can the elections influence Lithuanian Poles?” – speeches about surnames and tips about blackmail
Representatives of many parties are encouraged to join various discussions before elections to the Parliament on October 11. During a debate in the Polish Debate Club, politicians were asked how…
Mandatory for both – librarian and mechanic: even the higher education may not save from the Lithuanian language exam
The Lithuanian language exam is mandatory for librarians, nurses and even school cloak room staff. As he met the members of Seimas, the National Language Inspection manager spoke that in…
Vilnius city librarians – struck by the National Language Inspection: those failing to pass the test will lose their jobs
If you fail the national Lithuanian language exam – you cannot work. This was the situation encountered by the Vilnius Municipal Central Library employee, however, as the head of National…
Are the issues relevant to national minorities forgotten in Lithuania?
After the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) became a part of the ruling coalition, the proposals on taxing bank profits, medication reimbursement to seniors,…
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…
Pranckietis and Kaczynski agreed to intensify the meetings of the two countries
The speaker of the Seimas, Viktoras Pranckietis, visited Warsaw on Wednesday and agreed to intensify the meetings of the two countries during the meeting with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of…
More than two and a half hundred euros have been allocated to the activities of Lithuanian national minority cultural centres
Considering the recommendations of the Project Evaluation Commission, the Department of National Minorities allocated 259 thousand EUR funding from the state budget for project activities of cultural and integration centres…
