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For the time being, bilingual signs remain, but it is only the beginning.

A scandal broke after chauvinistic remarks by the President of Państwowa Inspekcja Językowa (Valstybinė kalbos inspekcija). The words of the inspector were met with criticism. A special commission of the
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Constitutional Court sides with the original spelling of surnames

Constitutional Court sides with the original spelling of surnames The Constitutional Court declared that the letters “x”, “q” and “w” in official documents are not contradictory to the Basic Law.
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A referendum on dual citizenship will take place in May 2024

The referendum on the legalization of dual citizenship will take place on the 12th of May, 2024. The referendum is planned together with the first round of the presidential election.
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A group of 60 MPs submitted a draft resolution to hold a referendum on the

A group of 60 MPs submitted a draft resolution to hold a referendum on the validity of dual citizenship in Lithuania next year on 12 May. The submitted draft proposes
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Anna Fotyga: I cannot imagine that a Pole could call Poland a foreign country

Anna Fotyga, MEP, said in an interview with Radio Znad Wilii, referring to the conflict between Michał Mackiewicz, President of the Association of Poles in Lithuania, and Polish government officials: “I
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Karczewski: I am ready to talk with deputies who block the Act on spelling names

“For a long time there has been no cooperation between our countries, I realized that I was on an official visit to Lithuania 10 years ago. It was a wasted
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Radchenko: Social Democrats meet the expectations of minorities

In November last year, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LPSD), on the initiative of the councilman of the Vilnius region, Robert Duchniewicz, organized a public consultation on the Act on
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A representative of the government has sued a Capital Council

The representative of Vilnius region Vilda Vaičiūnienė filed a suit against the capital council. The clerkess is going to prove, that decorative, bilingual street plaques which have recently been hung
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Compulsory Education of 6-Year-Olds from 1st September

Thirty thousand two hundred and fifty six-year-olds will go to school on 1st September 2016 – in Lithuania compulsory prschool education is being implemented. Pursuant to the amendments adopted in
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Names Spelling Issue Will Be Passed to the Next Seimas

Contrary to the announcements of the Social Democrats co-ruling in Lithuania that they were ready to pass the bill on the foreign first and last names spelling during the spring
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