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Mandatory for both – librarian and mechanic: even the higher education may not save from

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
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Vilnius city librarians – struck by the National Language Inspection: those failing to pass the

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
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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,
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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
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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
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More than two and a half hundred euros have been allocated to the activities of

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
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Evelina Dobrovolska: Lithuania should focus on the matter in hands

Lithuania has committed to respect and defend human rights and freedom, create equal conditions for the self-expression and culture equality of citizens of all nationalities by ratifying The Framework Convention
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A proposal by Social Democrats would allow municipalities of national minorities to use languages other

Social Democratic party has drafted a new legislation regarding national minorities. It would allow municipalities to use a language of the people that live there along with the national language.
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Who will listen to the scientists

Last week (6 June 2015) the scientific conference on the problems of Poles living in Lithuania took place in the Mykolas Romeris University. The scientists from the University’s Institute of
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Wanda Krawczonok, MP of Lithuanian Parliament: „Act on national minorities is really necessary.”

Deputy-leader of the fraction of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (AWPL) that is in the Lithuanian Seym, Wanda Krawczonok, is sure that an act regulating minorities’ rights would
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