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Court to rule on spelling of non-Lithuanian surname in ID card
The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court is to rule on the spelling of two non-Lithuanian surnames in identify documents. […]
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“Farmer” opinions divided: what R. Karbauskis is thinking remains unclear
Regulations for the writing of foreign words have been a point of contention in Seimas for some two decades now. Not just the Poles, but also other minorities, have grievances due to it, as well […]
Society
Spelling of non-Lithuanian names should be considered when there’s will to approve
Lithuania’s parliament should discuss spelling of non-Lithuanian names in passports, when there is sufficient will to take the decision, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Politics
Society
Court orders passport with w for poet Mickevičius’ descendant
Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday instructed the migration authorities to issue a Lithuanian passport to Alexia Gorecki- Mickiewicz , great granddaughter of poet Adomas Mickevičius, with the original spelling of her first and last names on the main page of the passport. […]
Society
Court orders Lithuanian version of last name, version with q in passport
The Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday instructed migration authorities to include both the Lithuanian version and the original version of a Lithuanian citizen’s last name in a passport. […]
Opinion
Lithuania to do all it can to reset ties with Poland – ForMin
Lithuania will do everything it can to “reset” its relations with neighboring Poland, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]
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Seimas speaker suggests skipping “minor things” in ties with Poland
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis on Monday dismissed the problems of the Polish national minority as something minor, urging the two countries to skip them and “do the most important work, major work.” […]
Society
Peasant considers two name versions in passport
Lithuania’s ruling Peasant and Green Union is considering a new idea on spelling non-Lithuanian names in passports. The party suggests entering both versions – in Lithuanian characters and in Latin characters – on the main page of the passport, with only the Lithuanian version entered in registers. […]
Society
PM candidate has proposal on original name-spelling in passports
Saulius Skvernelis, candidate for Lithuania’s prime minister longing for better relations with the neighboring Poland, says he has another idea about original spelling of personal names in documents. […]
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Graužinienė doubts current Seimas will pass name-spelling law
Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says she doubts that the outgoing parliament will adopt a law on the spelling of first and last names in official documents. […]
Politics
Parliament should approve non-Lithuanian names on passports now, says PM
The Lithuanian parliament should adopt a new law, allowing Lithuanian nationals to spell their names using non-Lithuanian characters in ID documents such as passports, in its spring plenary, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament to consider citizens’ legislative proposal on name spelling
A group in Lithuania collected 69,000 signatures under a petition which obligates parliament to consider a proposed bill on name spelling in personal identification documents. The initiative, calling itself “Talka – for Lithuania’s State Language”, seeks to pass a law saying that only Lithuanian characters can be used in passports and other official documents. Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community has been voicing demands to allow the use original non-Lithuanian name spelling in passports. […]
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Politics
Group to collect signatures on spelling of non-Lithuanian names
A group of citizens plan to propose to the country’s parliament to adopt legal amendments allowing to write non-Lithuanian names of Lithuanian nationals on an additional passport page. […]
Society
Vilnius court issues ruling on ‘w’ in marriage certificate
Vilnius City District Court on Thursday ordered Vilnius Registry Office to change the marriage certificate of a Lithuanian woman married to a Belgian and spell her name with a non-Lithuanian character “w”. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM still supports original name spelling in documents
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he still supports the proposal to allow the original spelling of non-Lithuanian names using the Latin alphabet after the Seimas of Lithuania postponed the issue until its autumn session later this week. […]
Politics
Name spelling issue will be resolved, Lithuanian foreign minister assures
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has no doubt that the original name spelling issue, postponed by the Seimas of Lithuania earlier in the day, will eventually be resolved. He adds that the issue is, first of all, important for the country’s domestic, and not foreign policy. […]
Politics
Lithuanian ruling coalition backs loosening name spelling rules
The Lithuanian ruling coalition’s political council has backed plans to allow original name spelling in ID documents. The bill is due to be put on the parliament’s agenda later this week. […]