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Šimašius in Józef Ignacy Kraszewski Gymnasium: Polish ethnic minority schools will feel good in Vilnius

The Mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius, was present at the school year beginning grand ceremony in Józef Ignacy Kraszewski Gymnasium. According to the Mayor, the Polish school is an example
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Butkevičius accuses EAPL of instigating schools to strike

“Some EAPL politicians urge students and teachers to strike”, said today the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičius. He added that the students from the Polish ethnic minority schools know
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National minorities picketed in front of the Ministry of External Affairs of Lithuania

Leave our schools alone! The authorities who are ignoring our requests forced us to srike! High school education without stress! Dear Mr Linkevičius, you ratified international conventions, it’s time to
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The first Pole to be the President of Vilnius Presentation of Waldemar Wołkanowski’s book

On September 4 at 5 p.m. in the Vilnius Polish Cultural Centre Waldemar Wołkanowski, who is second to none when it comes to knowledge about what happened in Vilnius 100
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Statement concerning a strike by Polish schools in Lithuania

We at Wilnoteka wish to publish a statement from the Parents Forum of Polish Schools in Lithuania concerning a general strike which will start on the 2nd September in Polish schools
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Radczenko: Towards normality

Few weeks ago the Vilnius City Council introduced petitioner service in four languages: Lithuanian, English, Russian and Polish. It is something that the co-governing group EAPL could not do during
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Kuolys in PKD: The country wants to control social processes

Society has to be free in order to develop – said the councillor of the Vilnius municipality, former advisor to the President Valdas Adamkus and the founder of Open Society
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Konarski School faced with “paranoid situation”

Prospective graduates and 11th-graders of Konarski School are being held in suspense over the fate of the school. On the one hand, the court decided that grades 11-12 can be formed; but
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Family ties in EAPL: Rekść’s son is the Head of L24.lt

Nepotism among Lithuanian politicians is not a new phenomenon. It also occurs among Polish politicians in Lithuania. Often MPs appoint their assistants on the grounds of family ties and private
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Vida Montvydaitė: In recent years situation of national minorities has changed for the better

Vida Montvydaitė: In recent years situation of national minorities has changed for the better According to the Department of Statistics, national minorities in Lithuania constitute 15,8 % of population. The
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