Problem of Spelling non-Lithuanian Names in their Original Form. Solution in the Spring?

Prime Minister of Lithuania,  the president of the Social Democratic Party of Lituania assures that the problem of non-Lithuanian names, including Polish names, will be solved this spring. He does
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Butkevičius: Solution on the Problem of the Spelling Non-Lithuanian Names

2015 was successful for Lithuania. For me it was a year of hard work. We had plenty of goals I it thing that those basis are accomplished. We would  like
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Dual citizenship – for some

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, has signed the amendments to the Citizenship Law, which will allow the especially meritorious for Lithuania to have dual citizenship. The amendment of the Act provides
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A challenge for the Senate in 2016 – three bills concerning the Polish diaspora

As the Polish Press Agency reports, Stanisław Karczewski, the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, promised that in 2016 the Senate would be more active. Karczewski assured
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Ewelina Saszenko on Christmas

Ewelina Saszenko spent Christmas in her hometown – Rudziszki, among her family: ”I never play concerts on 23, 24 and 25 December, these days are devoted to my family –
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Educational trade unions are still threatening with strike

In connection with the January strike declared by the trade unions, yesterday, on 28 December, vice-chancellor of the Government, former Minister of Education Rimantas Vaitkus met with the trade unions
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Orphanage in Pabradė is to be closed

On December the 30th, the official closing ceremony of Orphanage in Pabradė is going to take place. The building is being destroyed within the framework of the governmental programme of
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Grybauskaitė: Co-operation with Poland is really fruitful

“Lithuania and Poland purse the same goals,” President Dalia Grybauskaitė stated in an interview for a weekly magazine, “Veidas.” “Lithuanian-Polish relations are surrounded by a great deal of myths; people
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The local government raises the bar for headmasters

“Certification of heads of educational institutions is not a formality any more,” the Vilnius City Municipality claims. The authorities of the city examine carefully whether heads of schools and kindergartens
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The AWPL advertising in the Russian media financed entirely by the state

On Tuesday the Central Electoral Commission announced a summary financial statement of the local government election – the statement of the income, expenditure, and debt of the parties pertaining to
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