A new section of the website of the European Foundation of Human Rights: https://media.efhr.eu was launched. You can find there translations into English of the most important articles, related to the issue of the Polish minority in Lithuania. The articles are coming from “Kurier Wileński”, website www.wilnoteka.lt, “Tygodnik Wileńszczyzny” and a radio station “Znad Wilii”.
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The fourth deputy minister of culture commenced her duties
The fourth deputy minister of culture, composer Zita Bružaitė begins her work in the ministry. She will be responsible for the issues related to national minority policy, ethnic culture and…
Phot. Joanna Bożerodska
Meeting of deputy ministers of education of Poland and Lithuania: The declaration provided a good basis for talks
‘In Poland and Lithuania, we have a different legal framework. In the Republic of Poland, the Act on the Education System is in force, which guarantees education to national minorities,…
Phot. Roman Niedźwiecki
Duchniewicz: Is there enough political will to solve problems of national minority schools?
Proms are right around the corner, final exams are approaching. And together with them revives the discussions about the unified Lithuanian language exam for students from Lithuanian and Polish-language schools…
Phot. Małgorzata Kozicz
Pabradė schools merger is off the table
The school community of Žeimenos Secondary School in Pabradė may breathe a sigh of relief. The local government of the Švenčionys District decided to abandon the project of a merger…
Phot. Wilnoteka
In the president’s office on the media of national minorities
Media of national minorities, including Polish in Lithuania, were the subject of a meeting at the president’s office, which took place on Friday, January 31. Polish affairs were represented by…
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Dobrowolska: It’s not worth it to manipulate the concept of discrimination
In recent days, the concept of ‘discrimination’ on national grounds is extremely popular in the Lithuanian media. Not only journalists use it, but also representatives of Lithuanian authorities. “This term…
Lithuanian authorities don’t want to support Polish minority press
The Lithuanian Press, Radio, and Television Support Fund has announced the results of the distribution of subsidies from the state budget for the media in Lithuania in 2020. As a…
Phot. Joanna Bożerodska
APL: Anti-Polish hysteria flared up in Lithuanian media
The Association of Poles in Lithuania took a position on the recently discussed issues regarding Minister of Communication Jarosław Narkiewicz. President Gitanas Nausėda said in an interview that the minister…
Phot. BNS/ Irmantas Gelūnas
The Ministry of Culture proposes to appoint a deputy minister responsible for national minorities
The Ministry of Culture is proposing to the government to appoint a fourth deputy minister who would be responsible for the policy over national minorities, ethnic culture, and intangible heritage….
Linas Linkevičius / J. Stacevičiaus/LRT nuotr.
Linkevičius: We clearly see that the cooperation between Poland and Lithuania is very intense
“I hope that after Brexit, the European Union’s position towards Russia won’t change because, in principle, nothing has changed in that country,” says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, who was…
