Kirkilas: Discussions on the Law on National Minorities last too long

“I hope that the Law on National Minorities will be adopted this time,” said Gediminas Kirkilas, the vice chairman of the Sejm. Today, once again, the law will be discussed
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New Vilnius Avant-garde in a prestigious anthology

“Anthology of contemporary poetry titled “Niosący słowa” (lit. Carrier of the words) came out and reached Vilnius” – wrote on its Facebook account the New Vilnius Avant-garde which appeared in
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Niewierowicz: I have President’s support

„Our party wants Cytacka and Niewierowicz to stay in their posts” – informed today Rita Tamašunienė from AWPL. Jarosław Niewierowicz said that despite of Prime Minister’s ultimatum he is going
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The Seimas has passed two drafts of the laws on name spelling in the first

The Lithuanian Seimas passed a draft of Law on name spelling on Tuesday, which allows for the original spelling of names based on the Latin alphabet in identity documents. An
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Butkevičius: No bilingual plates.

The PM Algirdas Butkevičius informed that there will be no bilingual plates in the regions densely populated by national minorities. The PM, after the meeting with the conservative faction, stated
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Law on minorities to be postponed again

After long and emotional debates on how to write non-Lithuanian surnames in Lithuanian documents the Parliament eventually approved two projects of the law in the first reading. The authors of
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Booklet on the Kalveliai eldership in the Vilnius District Municipality

In a month, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, the 15th edition of the “Witaj, Święta Wniebowzięta” (“Welcome, Our Lady of the Assumption”) family festivity will be held
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EAPL raises in popularity

Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL) raises in popularity after its success in the election. According to the poll published today by Spinter Research, if the parliamentary election was
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Tygodnik Wileńszczyzny is 20 years old

Two decades ago, on July 14, 2014, the first issue of a new magazine Przyjaźń (Friendship) was published. Over the years, the magazine, initially published in Polish, Lithuanian, and Russian,
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The European Commission recquires explanations regarding the Lithuanian language. Cytacka’s husband has sued Lithuania in

Husband of the vice-minister of energy Renata Cytacka and Polish citizen-Mariusz  Cezary Cytacki, currently employed by the Vilnius Region Local Government, has issued a complaint to the European Commission for
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