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The Outpost

Longin Komołowski Polish middle school in Paluknys could be named, referencing the canon of Polish literature, The Outpost [a novel by Bolesław Prus – Ed]. The Outpost guards the Polishness
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Polish schools from the Trakai District Municipality will fight till the end

On Wednesday, March 30, near the building of the Government of Lithuania the Poles of the Vilnius region protested against “the nationalistic politics of the liberal and conservative party, in
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Vilnius Regional Administrative Court: the requirement for the leaders of educational institutions of Vilnius district

Vilnius Regional Administrative Court rejected a complaint of the representative of the Government in Vilnius and Alytus counties to the mayor of Vilnius District Municipality regarding the obligation to take
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Scandalous digitalization of historic Vilnian graveyards

The local government of Vilnius finalized the first step in the digitalization of personal data from the Vilnian cemeteries. The permits for burial will now be issued online. Unfortunately, a
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We still need to make people aware that Lithuania is multicultural

Within the “Kurk Lietuvai” project an analysis, “Education of the Polish minority in Lithuania. The problematics”, has been conducted. The Polish-Lithuanian co-author of the study, Renata Jankūnaitė, thinks that one
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Population census: Poles remain the largest national minority in the country

The largest number of people live in Vilnius and Vilnius County, moreover Poles continue to be the largest national minority in Lithuania – according to data from the census of
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From Mickevičius to Mickiewicz. The President of Lithuania Nausėda has signed original name spelling bill

Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nausėda, has signed into law the bill on the original spelling of non-Lithuanian names in Latin-based characters, approved by the Lithuanian Parliament. The amended law provides that
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Census data: 2.81 million inhabitants in Lithuania; Poles are the largest minority

Over the past ten years, the country’s population has decreased by approximately 233,000. According to the preliminary data of this year’s census published by the Department of Statistics on Tuesday,
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“Reitingai”: Polish schools among the best in Lithuania

Lithuanian magazine “Reitingai” has published a ranking of the best schools in Lithuania. This time, the authors selected 50 schools, which students were the best in the state examinations in
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Pabradė schools merger is off the table

The school community of Žeimenos Secondary School in Pabradė may breathe a sigh of relief.  The local government of the Švenčionys District decided to abandon the project of a merger
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