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Polish language not only on special occasions

On 21 February, we celebrate International Mother Language Day. For Poles living in Lithuania, the celebration of their mother tongue is definitely special. The Polish language is a reason to
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Finally here! New Polish textbooks have arrived in Vilnius

Textbooks for students of Polish schools have arrived in Lithuania. – We talked about this problem for years, but we couldn’t find a solution. We were like in a dark
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New school year in Lithuania: more first-graders in Polish schools

On the 2nd of September, teaching began in most schools across the country. ‘Macierz Szkolna’ approaches the beginning of the school year with moderate optimism. Compared to last year, the
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Šimonytė: I will speak with the inhabitants of Šalčininkai in their language

“Inasmuch as it is important to listen to people and to reduce tensions in society, to show Visaginas or the Šalčininkai region attention, I would be the person that can
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Balcewicz: What happened to 100,000 Poles?

In the 1989 census, 257,944 Lithuanian citizens declared Polish nationality. Meanwhile, the Department of Statistics claims that at the beginning of 2019, only 156,463 qualified as Poles. In the last
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Przyłębska: sensitivity of Lithuania to Polish problems is highly valuable

Sensitivity of the Lithuanian authorities to different problems concerning Poland is highly valuable – said Julia Przyłębska, President of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland. In reply to
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Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz became the patron of the Kresy Meeting House

The Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz Kresy Meeting House will be set up in Straszowice in the Polish Lower Silesia province. It will be the first place in Poland, where the people
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No retransmissions of the programmes from the Polish TV this year

On the 15th of June, the meeting of the Group for 3 May was held in the Lithuanian Parliament. It concerned the possibility of watching Polish television in Lithuania. The
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The prayers for murdered Poles were held in Glitiškės

June 20th marks the 73rd anniversary of the murder in Glitiškės. Today in the morning, at the Glitiškės Cemetery a prayer appeal dedicated to the memory of the murdered compatriots
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The Celebration of the 82th anniversary of Marshal Piłsudski’s death in Butrimonys

On the 82nd anniversary of the death of Marshal Józef Pilsudski, the Poles from Vilnius, the representatives of the Embassy of Poland in Lithuania and guests paid tribute to the
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