Ethnic Minority Law

  • Society

Sociologist: Demonising Lithuania’s ethnic minorities is unfair and counter-productive

Russia's aggression in Ukraine has exposed Lithuania's sloppiness in dealing with its own ethnic minorities. Research shows that, amidst media…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament to pick up ethnic minority bill in spring

The Ethnic Minority Law would help ensure rights for ethnic minorities in Lithuania, and the parliament should reopen the bill…

10 years ago
  • Society

OSCE representative in Lithuania to investigate ethnic minority situation

Veronika Kristkova, a legal expert of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) office of the high commissioner…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament votes down conservatives bill on ethnic minorities

Lithuania's parliament on Thursday voted down the version of the Ethnic Minority Law, proposed by the conservatives, which would have…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

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

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

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
  • 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
  • Politics

Lithuanian culture minister: National minority law will depend on coalition line-up

If the task force set up by the prime minister fails to find a compromise on the draft National Minority…

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