OSCE in defence of Poles in Lithuania

Knut Vollebaek, the High Commissioner of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on National Minorities, repeatedly declared and expressed his sympathy for justifiable ambitions of Polish minority
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The Lithuanian Prime Minister promises to support the amendments to the original spelling of names

The Lithuanian Prime Minister, the social democrat Algirdas Butkevičius, announced that he would vote in favour of the project about original spelling of names, that has been registered  in Sejm
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Poles from Troki fights for their school

Poles living in Troki region still fights for their rights to learn in their mother tongue. In spring of 2013, they fighted with the Local Government of Troki Region to
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Polish-Lithuanian Academy: Our relations are full of stereotypes

It is very important that young people take part  in the discussion about Polish-Lithuanian relations – emphasized diplomats and scientists at the opening of the international meeting “Polish-Lithuanian Academy” at
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Roman Lachowicz: my book is aimed at history lovers

“I deliberately omitted three aspects: Paneriai, Glitiškės and Dubingiai, because I didn’t want to exacerbate the situation”, told zw.lt Roman Lachowicz, a long-time history teacher in Polish schools in Lithuania,
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The Canonization Spark of Divine Mercy was given away in the Gate of Dawn

Today, on 2nd April, on the 9th anniversary of the death of blessed John Paul II, at 21 o’clock in the chapel of the Gate of Dawn, all the believers
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The Local Government of the Vilnius district discriminates Lithuanian children

The Local Ggovernment of the Vilnius District, when creating groups for the preschoolers speaking Polish and Lithuanian, was discriminating children speaking Lithuanian, said the Equal opportunities ombudswoman Edita Žiobienė. The
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„Always faithful to the Fifth School. The chronicle of the 70th anniversary of establishing Joachim

In 2014 the first post-war Polish school in Vilnius – the Fifth High School currently named after Joachim Lelewel – celebrates the 70th anniversary of its establishing. On this occasion
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Social democrats Gediminas Kirkilas i Irena Šiaulienė registered a bill on the spelling of names

The current Lithuanian Civil Code says that the names should be written in the Lithuanian version. According to the bill, prepared by representatives of the Social Democratic party, names and
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„Mature” 18th Festival of the School Theatre in Vilnius

A ring just like in a real theatre alarmed the beginning of the 18th Festival of the School Theatre [Festiwal Teatrów Szkolnych]. On the 2nd April in the House of
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