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Eišiškės reprimanded again by a representative of the Lithuanian government

Audrius Skaistys, a representative of the Lithuanian government in the Vilnius region, again asked a court to investigate a case of bilingual street names in the Šalčininkai (in Polish: Soleczniki)
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The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania has objections to the actions of the Central

The recommendations of OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) concerning voting rights of minorities are not executed in Lithuania. The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania
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Rita Tamašunienė: Minority groups are not treated leniently in Lithuania

The members of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania stated that the recommendations of OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) concerning the possibility of using information not
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More than half of the citizens of Lithuania for dual citizenship

More than half of the population of Lithuania is in favor of the validation of dual citizenship. According to the latest public opinion polls conducted by the Institute for Public
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Minorities will decide who wins the election in Vilnius

January 20th is the last day, when the candidates for mayors and councilors must provide the list with signatures in support of their constituents to the Central Election Commission. About
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Aziewicz of parliamentary internships: In Lithuania, the increased interest in the program

On Wednesday (21 January), moving interviews to the International Parliamentary Internships Program Chancellery of the Sejm of the Republic of Polish addressed, among others, to the young citizens of Lithuania.
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Belarusians want to reactivate Belarusian Museum in Vilnius

The Belarusian community wants to reactivate Iwan Łuckiewicz’s Belarusian Museum in Vilnius. The institution operated from 1921 to 1945. It was the centre of social life of Vilnian Belarusians in
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Ethnic and linguistic minorities under the protection of the European Parliament

Today, the Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages has been constituted for the 2014-2019 term.  A Hungarian eurodeputy, Kinga Gal, has been appointed to be the chairwoman of
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Poland towards Lithuania. Let the Big Brother calm down.

Poles in Lithuania vote either on “their own”, or “against” Lithuanians. An interview with publicist Aleksander Radczenko by Ewa Wołkanowska-Kołodziej. These are the lyrics of the unofficial anthem of the
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The number of complaints about discrimination on the grounds of nationality remains stable

In 2013 and 2014 the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman’s Office in Lithuania received the same number of complaints about discrimination on the grounds of nationality. In 2013 the Office investigated 10
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