Ethnic minorities

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How Russia pits Baltic states against one another

Even before it had finished "defending" the rights of Russian compatriots in Ukraine, Moscow spoke about oppression of Russian-speakers in…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Seimas panel chairman says Lithuania must prepare for Russian provocations

Lithuania should be prepared for provocations from Russia, says Benediktas Juodka, chairman of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. [...]

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian parliament speaker: Russia’s statements on ethnic minorities in Baltics signal danger

The Russian government's statements about the allegedly bad situation of Russian-speaking minorities in the Baltic states are alarming, says Lithuanian…

10 years ago
  • Society

Russian community representative: Russian speakers are not discriminated against in Lithuania

The situation of Russian-speakers in Lithuania is different from the one in Latvia and Estonia, Larisa Dmitrijeva, a member of…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Russian foreign ministry speaks of protecting Russian-speakers’ rights in Baltic states

The foreign ministry of the Russian Federation has voiced calls to protect the rights of Russian-speakers in Latvia and Estonia,…

10 years ago
  • Society

President Grybauskaitė addresses Polish speakers: I equally love all people of Lithuania

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė came to Šalčininkai, a town where Polish-speakers make up nearly three quarters of the population, to…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania drafts new ambitious ethnic minority bill

Members of the political group of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) have registered a new ethnic minority…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Tomaševski’s path from Polish identity to Putin‘s “Russian World”

You cannot even imagine how painful it is for a real dzūkas [south-east Lithuanian] to see reports about people in…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian language watchdog consents to original name-spelling for naturalized citizens and mixed families

The State Commission for the Lithuanian Language has agreed to allow original spelling of non-Lithuanian names for foreigners who become…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament speaker makes clear National Minority Bill will not be passed in autumn session

All ethnic minorities should agree on the National Minority Law, says Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė, making it clear that…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian president pledges more focus on ethnic minorities in eastern Lithuania

The central government will pay more attention to eastern Lithuania and ethnic minorities who live there, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė…

10 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius court refuses to clarify its ruling on bilingual street signs

Vilnius Regional Administrative Court has rejected as ungrounded a request by Vilnius District Municipality to clarify its ruling ordering the…

10 years ago
  • Society

Former president Adamkus: Polish-speakers don’t appreciate what they have in Lithuania

The Polish-speaking minority in Lithuania do not appreciate the conditions created for them and do not want to adapt to…

10 years ago
  • Politics

President signs controversial amendment allowing ethnicity entry in Lithuanian passports

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed amendments to the Passport Law, allowing to record one's ethnicity in the passport. Some…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian Tatar youth cherishes the past for the future

The historic roots of the current 3200-member Tatar community in Lithuania date back to the 14th century, when the rulers…

10 years ago
  • Society

How many W’s will there be in Lithuanian passports?

Eight thousand names that are in breach of the standard language norms have been registered in Lithuania, so such forms…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Bilingaul street signs provision removed from national minority bill

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday backed a proposal to remove the provision on bilingual street signs from the draft…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament puts off national minority bill and will consider name spelling in autumn

The draft Law on National Minorities, which the Lithuanian parliament intended to discuss on Tuesday, has been moved to Thursday,…

10 years ago
  • Society

Prime Minister Butkevičius: No bilingual signs in Lithuania

Bilingual street signs will not be legalized in Lithuania during the adoption of the Law on National Minorities, Lithuania's Social…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas Deputy Speaker Kirkilas on never-ending saga of Law on National Minorities

TLT/DELFI spoke to Gedinimas Kirkilas, Vice Chairman of the Seimas and the Chairman of the Seimas Committee on European Affairs,…

10 years ago