Vilnius school set to build monument to Pope John Paul II before end of 2013
Vilnius Progymnasium of Pope John Paul II intends to build a monument to the late pope in its yard before the end of this year, school principal Janina Vysocka said. “We would want the monument to be...
View ArticleVice-Minister of Culture hastened with bilingual signs statement – Prime...
Vice-Minister of Culture Edvard Trusevic, representing the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, has hastened with his statements about his key task to legalize bilingual signs in the areas of...
View ArticleLithuania marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today, Lithuania is holding a series of events dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day designated by the United Nations (UN). The Jewish Community of Lithuania will present a...
View ArticlePM promises no fast decisions after court ruling to remove Polish street signs
After a court again authorized the Salcininkai district administration to remove non-Lithuanian street signs, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius has promised a discussion but no fast decisions to...
View ArticleOver 84,000 speak Lithuanian in England – census
More than 84,000 people speak the Lithuanian language in England, shows new data from the 2011 census. Among other European languages except English, more people in England speak Polish (529,000),...
View ArticleLithuanian troops get ready for standby in EU Battlegroup
From July 1, a company of King Mindaugas Motorised Infantry Battalion along with British, Latvian, Swedish and Dutch military personnel will conduct a half-year standby in the European Union...
View ArticleABB to install 500MW high-voltage converter station in Lithuania
Power and automation technology group ABB has secured a $110m order from Litgrid to supply and install a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station in Lithuania, informs CTBR. The 500MW,...
View ArticleMinister of National Defence to attend NATO meeting in Brussels
Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas and a delegation will attend the meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Defence Ministers at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on February...
View ArticlePolish Lithuanians ask Lithuania for school-closure mediation
Polish Lithuanians have asked the Government of Lithuania’s mediation in the dialogue with Polish authorities for three Lithuanian schools in Poland’s Punsk Gmina not to be closed. According to news...
View ArticleLithuanians around the world – Audra Pakalnyte in Malaysia; a Lithuania...
On the latest edition of “Lithuanians around the world”, we talked with Audra Pakalnyte, from Kaunas. An alumna from Vytautas Magnus University, she’s currently on assignment in Malaysia. The Lithuania...
View ArticleThe Polish priest asks –“Why do Lithuanian tax payers pay for the gay parade,...
The polish priest Dariušas Marijanas Stančikas says that the demonstration of the Vilnius Youth Scouts was purpously organised without a permission from Vilnius Municipality, informs DELFI. In such a...
View ArticleSurvey: 34 per cent of Poles approve of Lithuanians
A new survey has revealed that one third of Poland’s residents evaluate Lithuanians favourably, www.delfi.lt reports with reference to the news agency BNS. A research agency ‘CBOS’ asked a group of...
View ArticleLithuania and Poland seek closer military ties with Ukraine
Poland and Lithuania are working with Ukraine to establish stronger trilateral military ties after the recent political transition in Kiev. Knowing that NATO membership for Ukraine is unlikely...
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