Controversies surrounding the removal of the draft Laws on National Minorities and the draft Laws

Once again the draft Laws on National Minorities and the draft Laws on Spelling of Names and Surnames proposed by the ruling parties were at the last moment removed from
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G. Kirkilas: Lithuania fails to fulfil the terms of the Lithuanian-Polish Friendship and Cooperation Agreement

Deputy Speaker of the Seimas Gediminas Kirkilas claims that by not allowing the original spelling of non-Lithuania names in passports, Lithuania fails to fulfil the terms of the Lithuanian-Polish Friendship
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“Old name, new content”: Polish Philology at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

The admission process at Lithuanian universities has begun. One of the places for which high school graduates can apply is the Polish Language, Culture Study and Didactics Centre at the
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Law on National Minorities – the old one faster than the new one?

The Prime Minister’s Office is still not able to refine a new Law on National Minorities drawn up by the Ministry of Culture. According to the Ministry’s proposal bilingual names
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The death of Stanisław Michalkiewicz

On June 13, 2014 after a long and serious illness, at the age of 57 passed away Stanisław Michalkiewicz, the broadcaster, long-time dancer of the Song and Dance Ensemble “Wilia”,
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Bookstore ‘Elephas’ : There are not so many places in Vilnius where you can get

‘ We hope that a paper traditional book will outlive these difficult times and despite the existance of e-books will be gladly bought in the future’ said Dorota Latkowska. She
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The new working party on the Lithuanian Law on Ethnic Minorities was launched three months

Only now the working party on revisions to the Lithuanian Law on Ethnic Minorities have decided to have a meeting for the first time.  “We’ll be trying to meet soon
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Proud to be from Maišiagala: The 3rd Maišiagala Town Festival

“We always proudly say: ‘I’m from Maišiagala,’ and we’re right to be proud, since our town is one of the first ones mentioned in historical sources from 12th and 13th
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Conference about Polish language: there are successes, but there are not enough handbooks

IV Reporting Conference of Polish Language and Literature Teachers of the Vilnius region was conducted on the 11th of June in a charming place of Sołeczniki region – in the
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70 years of ” Uśmiech”

The nursery- kindergarten ” Uśmiech” (” Sypsena”) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. 7 years ago, everything indicated the forthcoming closure of the kindergarten. However, due to the  determination 
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