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Presidential adviser Jarosław Niewierowicz changed the spelling of his surname to Polish.

Jarosław Niewierowicz, chief advisor to the president of Lithuania- Gitanas Nausėda and head of the Environment and Infrastructure Group in the Chancellery of the president of the Republic of Lithuania,
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K. Dzierżyńska: The most important thing is that our common bond is the native language

Ilona Lewandowska interviews Krystyna Dzierżyńska, the president of the “Macierz Szkolna” Association of Polish School Teachers in Lithuania, about the First World Congress of Polish Education and Science Abroad. From
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Vilnius: Polish high school graduates will dance the Polonaise in the heart of the city

Polish high school graduates from Vilnius will dance the Polonaise today (18.07) in the heart of the Lithuanian capital. In this way, young Poles continue the tradition that started a
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Constitutional Court sides with the original spelling of surnames

Constitutional Court sides with the original spelling of surnames The Constitutional Court declared that the letters “x”, “q” and “w” in official documents are not contradictory to the Basic Law.
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The draft bill allowing women to write their last names with the ending -a has

The Sejm will consider an amendment to the law concerning the entry of names and last names in documents. This new law provides for the possibility of adding the endings
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Polish Girl Scout representing the children of Lithuania in a European Commission project

Interview with Aurora Degesytė – a Girl Scout, Pole and activist. College is still far away, yet she is already an example for others. She just returned from Brussels, where
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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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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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Electoral Commission: More than 1.1 million votes of support are needed to introduce multiple citizenship

More than 1.1 million votes in favor of the constitutional amendment would be needed to legalize multiple citizenship, said MP Dalia Asanavičiūtė, citing estimates by the election supervision commission. “The
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Another failed approach to legalization of diacritics in documents

Another failed approach to the legalization of diacritics in documents. Deputies returned the project to the authors for refinement. However, the favourable attitude of the leaders of the ruling parties
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