CORPORATE
Open letter to Jarosław Kaczyński
I have always been among a right winger politician in Lithuania who supported and support the party you founded with your late brother Lech in 2001 Law and Justice. […]
Polish minority
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Lithuanian-Polish relations take a new direction
Last year marked 25 years of renewed diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Poland. If anyone had reason to celebrate, political scientists note, it would be businessmen, retailers, members of the science and arts communities. At […]
Society
PM Skvernelis thinks Polish TV channels should be available in Lithuania
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis thinks that more viewers in Lithuania should have access to Polish TV channels. […]
CORPORATE
Where the Kremlin’s influence is largest – how to reduce isolation?
Research commissioned by the Eastern Europe Studies Centre shows that more than two thirds of ethnic minority representatives view Russian President Vladimir Putin positively. Making a sad joke, former head of the centre, now member […]
Uncategorized
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
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. […]
Opinion
From Grand Duke Gediminas to present – A history of how Lithuania has treated its ethnic communities
Lithuania has a long history of being home to ethnic minority communities, from as early as 1323 when Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas invited foreign artisans and merchants to come to Lithuania and settle there without interference in their customs and culture. […]
Society
Parade in Vilnius celebrates Polish Diaspora Day
Lithuania’s Polish speaking community held a traditional parade on Saturday to celebrate the Polish Diaspora Day which is observed on May 2. […]
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Ethnic minority schools staging protest in Vilnius
Representatives of ethnic minority schools are staging a rally outside the Municipality of Vilnius on Thursday in protest of what organizers say is assault on ethnic minority education. […]
Politics
Proposed tax on bank assets criticised by government leaders
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL), a political party representing Lithuania’s Polish minority, has suggested implementing new taxes on bank assets and major retail chains’ turnover based on similar moves in Poland. […]
Society
Parents face shortage of Lithuanian kindergarten places in Vilnius
Families that want their children to attend Lithuanian-language kindergartens in Vilnius District, a predominantly Polish-speaking region, are faced with a very difficult task and are often forced to opt for a Polish-language institution, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Friday. […]
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Opinion
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What does Poland’s political upheaval mean for Lithuania?
The nationalistic Law and Justice party that recently came into power in Poland has been eyed warily by neighbors and other countries in the EU. Some have been worried about the its moves to tighten its control over the media and constitutional courts, and Lithuanian analysts are also split about what to make of the new political climate. In a show on LRT, several respected political observers discussed the ongoing events in Poland. […]
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
Ethnic minority representatives to hold protest action
Representatives of Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, backed by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) political party, are planning a protest action this week over ethnic minority education and the planned reforms of the Labour Code, lzinios.lt reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Lithuanian PM criticizes planned strikes at Polish-language schools as ‘politicizing’
The strike by teachers and pupils of ethnic minority schools is being fuelled by politicians of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party drawing its electorate from Lithuania’s Polish-speaking population, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Society
Polish community stages protest in Vilnius over school reorganization
Representatives of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party representing Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, as well as of education establishments on Monday held a protest outside the office of the Government of Lithuania, demanding to preserve ethnic minority schools, currently undergoing reorganization. […]