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Matura Exam results: in Polish schools things are much worse than in the Lithuanian ones

This year’s high school graduates waited extremely long for the results of their finals. Lithuanian language exam took place on 1st June, but its results were not announced until 2nd
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Lithuanian Prime Minister: There is no betrayal in the act of implementation of the original

The Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius assured the public opinion that he supports the implementation of spelling non-Lithuanian names in their original form. Although during the last cabinet meeting in Spring
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City authorities promise that the renovation of Rasos Cemetry (“Cmentarz na Rossie”) will have been

New city authorities have announced that Rasos Cemetery will be thoroughly renovated. After visiting the necropolis Remigijus Šimašius, the mayor of Vilnius, promised that in a few years’ time it
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Are Polish institutions saved? Schools have two years to acquire the status of junior high

Schools which did not manage with the accreditation of secondary education program have yet 2 years to perform it. The Parliament has accepted the amendment to the article 41 of
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Waldemar Tomaszewski – an Honorary Citizen of the Vilnius district

The MEP and a long-term leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (AWPL), Waldemar Tomaszewski, received the title and the badge of an Honorary Citizen of the Vilnius
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Bronisław Komorowski to become Doctor Honoris Causa of the Vytautas Magnus University

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in Kaunas granted the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to President Bronisław Komorowski. The President was awarded the honorary degree for „enhancing democracy, improving good international
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The spelling of names: the case of common fatigue

The case of names spelling is not so easy to solve. It is also really exhausting, as one can notice after today’s meeting of the parliament. In the morning, during
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About “Lelewel” and “Syrokomlówka” during the AWPL meeting with the Ministry of Education

The end of schools’ accreditation process, which is the way of mantaining high schools proposed by the Ministry, as well as the ‘class’ basket’ as the new model of financing
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Mayor’s crucial, but not final, vote on the matter of the Lelewel school

K. Daukšos High School, providing education in Lithuanian language, received an approval from the City Council to form classes 11 and 12 starting 1st September 2015. The Polish J. Lelewel
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Ambassador’s meeting with the headmaster of high school under the name of Joachim Lelewel in

The fate of the endangered Polish schools in Lithuania is an interesting issue for many communities. Jarosław Czubiński, the Polish ambassador in Vilnius, met with the authorities of high school
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