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The Honorary Citizenship of Vilnius District for Waldemar Tomaszewski and the protest meeting

The Council of Vilnius District has registered the project whereby the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (AWPL), Waldemar Tomaszewki, is supposed to be granted the Honorary
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Poles in local governments in Lithuania: without major changes?

The next local government elections, for the first time involving electoral committees and the first direct elections for the position of mayor, open a new chapter in the history of
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LRT is to fight the Russian propaganda

In response to the Kremlin’s propaganda Lithuanian translation Announces Public Television special programs that will be addressed to the Russian-speaking population of the country. In the autumn program is expected
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‘Polish’ local authorities assessed by Transparency International

The Lithuanian branch of Transparency International has created the ranking assessing transparency of local authorities in Lithuania. The aim of this project was to present the members of particular councils
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The Polish Debate Club: Šimašius wants the Polish Mass in the Cathedral of Vilnius

We cannot imagine a coalition with Zuokas – almost unanimously agreed the candidates for the mayor of Vilnius from the liberal and conservative parties Remigijus Šimašius and Mykolas Majasukas, who
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Ejszyszki: New signs with street names

In Ejszyszki set 27 missing signs with street names in Lithuanian – told Radio “Znad Wilii” the governor Tadeusz Zimiński. Because of the missing tables a few weeks ago the
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The Vilnius Council of Non-Governmental Organizations will be established

There are over 18 000 non-governmental organizations in Lithuania, however their influence on many issues, e.g. passing various bills, has not been significant. The initiator of funding the Vilnius Council of
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P.K. Brzostowski High School in Turgeliai – the next Polish high school

The next Polish school in Šalčininkai (in Polish: Soleczniki) region has been granted high school status. On Friday, the official inauguration of Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski High School in Turgeliai (in Polish: Turgiele)
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The Vilnius region: anniversaries of squandered opportunities

The Vilnius region: anniversaries of squandered opportunities On January 29 the Lithuanian Parliament, much to the surprise of many, passed a regulation on the rights of minorities which met a number
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Józef Rybak: The case of bilingual street names has been raised because of the approaching

‘This topic is going to be raised perpetually’, says Józef Rybak, an administrative director of the Šalčininkai (in Polish: Soleczniki) region, about the problem of bilingual street names. The guest
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