Poles in Lithuania are consistently strengthening their position. This was again confirmed in 2019, the year of triple elections in this country and the entry of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) into the government coalition, which is a sensation on a global scale. Thanks to their unity, Poles in Lithuania have a real impact on their country’s politics, what no other Polish community in another country could do. National minorities in Lithuania make up around 16% inhabitants, Poles (6.5 %) are the largest of them and reside in the Vilnius Region. They are united around the Association of Poles in Lithuania, whose political representation is the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance. It is worth writing a few words about this peculiar phenomenon of unity and perfect self-organization of Wilniuks and their successes. Read more

Last week, news concerning the obtainment of the certificate by the advisors to the President Gitanas Nausėda about the alleged employment of 20 people of Polish nationality by the Minister of Transport and Communications Jaroslav Narkevič was spread. This information was widely commented and discussed. Presidential Office reports were not confirmed. However, 12 people of Polish nationality, not belonging to any party, were employed not by the Minister, but by managers of companies subject to the ministry. Read more

After the meeting of the ruling coalition council last Tuesday, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis annouced that Jaroslav Narkevič will keep its position as a Minister of Transport and Communications. Read more

President Gitanas Nausėda approved the new government of Saulius Skvernelis last Wednesday. These changes strengthened the position of EAPL-CFA on the Lithuanian political scene. Read more

Elections to the European Parliament were held last Sunday on 26th May. Eleven members from Lithuania were elected for the 9th term. Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance participated in the elections in coalition with other national minorities under the name “Block of Valdemar Tomaševski”.  Read more

The press conference with the participation of most of the presidential candidates of Lithuania took place in the Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius last Monday, 13 May. Valdemar Tomaševski, Chairman of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) and the Member of the European Parliament also took part in the conference. Read more

‘Our program is directed to the whole Lithuania. We want not only to show our achievements, but we also want them to be implemented in the whole Lithuania in the future,’ stated the chairman of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA), Member of the European Parliament Valdemar Tomaševski during the press conference in the Seimas on 19^th February 2019. Rita Tamašunienė, chairwoman of the EAPL-CFA Seimas faction as well as Albert Narvoiš,  deputy director of the administration of the Vilnius district self-government, took part in the conference too. Read more