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Commission of the Lithuanian Language: ‘It is not us who approve the spelling of surnames’

‘Our Commission will not solve political problems; we will analyze current issues only from the linguistics point of view. International practice in this field is very various,’ said vice president
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Kwaśniewski: Treaties, which we signed, are still in force

Previous president of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, came to Vilnius yesterday. He wanted to participate in a round-table meeting prepared by Gediminas Kirkilas, vice chairman of Sejm. Its main subject was
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Jerzy Baczyński: We resent Lithuanian authorities’ lack of empathy with the Polish minority

“Small countries and small European nations have a problem with their own identity” – Jerzy Baczyński, the editor-in-chief of the Polityka weekly said to zw.lt. Yesterday Jerzy Baczyński took part
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Jewish entrepreneur supports Polish postulates in Lithuania

The son of well-known Israeli writer, Grigorij Kanowic and the Canadian businessman Dmitrij Kanowic do not understand why Lithuanian authorities do not allow bilingual street signs. Kanowic was born before
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Cassation refused. Boleslav Daškevič will pay the fine

Boleslav Daškevič, the Director of the Administration of Šalčininkai district, has informed that the Supreme Court of Lithuania has rejected his cassation appeal for unmoved Polish street signs placed on
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The signatory: Poles are under the impression that Lithuania does not want to solve this

“The Government of Lithuania is overestimating the influence of radicals and our president has a tough character” – said Vytautas Plečkaitis, the Signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania,
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Scouting is better than going to a disco

To me, scouting is a way of life and life in general – said, Ryszrd Gierasim, the deputy scoutmaster and the tribal. In the weekend, 220 scouts from Polish Scouting
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Jarosław Kalinowski: We have to put pressure on the Lithuanian side with bigger determination

After the meeting with two of vice-charmen of the Seimas, Vydas Gedvilas and Jarosław Narkiewicz, an MEP Jarosław Kalinowski, who since yesterday is paying a visit in Lithuania, has given
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“Polish character is a universal value”- the 25th anniversary of affiliate of the Association of

During a ceremony of 25th anniversary of the ZPL’s Vilnius affiliate existence, the guests packed the concert hall of  the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. „
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Another Polish politician visits Lithuania

MEP Jarosław Kalinowski is visiting Lithuania today, invited by the vice-chairman of the Lithuanian parliament Jarosław Narkiewicz. Kalinowski will talk with Lithuanian authorities and representatives of Polish Lithuanians about the
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