The Polish-Lithuanian nursery-kindergarten in Zavišonys to be renovated

This week, the renovation of the Polish-Lithuanian nursery-kindergarten “Dzwoneczek” (“The Tinker Bell”) in Zavišonys begins. It is financed by the LEADER program. The renovation will cost 390,000 litas, 10% of
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The autumn session of the Seimas to discuss draft bills important to national minorities, including

On July 17, the spring session of the Lithuanian parliament, which had started on March 10, has ended. During 51 plenary sessions, the MPs adopted over 300 bills. Among issues
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Members of the University of the Third Age in Vilnius planted the Polish-Lithuanian tree

Members of the University of the Third Age in Vilnius (UTA) headed by the rector Ryszard Kuźmo and the band “Ale Babki” from Niemieża (Vilnius district) just returned from a
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Dance Workshops in the House of Polish Culture in Vilnius

For the duration of the summer holidays the House of Polish Culture in Vilnius has prepared an interesting offer for children and young people – art workshops. Dance classes for
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The Pilgrim Route of John Paul II to be created

The Lithuanian government is planning to resume works on creating the Pilgrim Route of John Paul II in Lithuania. The programme for 2014-2022 approved at a cabinet meeting includes renovation
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„Silence” and “Body “, or nature and abstraction – a summary of the art in

The exhibition of art in the open air entitled “Freedom, give me wings”, organized by the House of Polish Culture in Vilnius is finished. 17 girls and 2 boys aged
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State delays returning the monastery to the Order

The government is looking for experts whose conclusions will help to decide whether the buildings of the Franciscan monastery in Vilnius, located by the Church of the Assumption of the
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14th Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and Association of Poles in Lithuania Family Tourist

That weekend, 14th EAPL and APL Family Tourist Gathering was held by the beautiful Lake Asveja in Bieliškės, Sužionių eldership. On Saturday, the host of the opening ceremony of the
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Two schools in Jašiūnai receive a gymnasium status

Another two schools in the Šalčininkai District Municipality have received a gymnasium status: Mykolas Balinskis Secondary School, which offers a learning program in Polish, and Lithuanian“Aušros” Secondary School. In May,
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Alexander Balinskiy: Following my great-great-great-grandfather from Saint Petersburg to Jašiūnai

Interview with Alexander Balinskiy, a descendent of Baliński and Śniadecki families living in Saint Petersburg  Anna Pieszko: What brought you to Jašiūnai?  Alexander Balinskiy: I’d known for a long time
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