Member of the European Parliament Valdemar Tomaševski took the floor yesterday night during the parliamentary speeches regarding important political matters. In his speech he publicized the problems of education of national minorities in Lithuania in the context of recent protests and strikes as well as intimidation of parents and students. Below we publish part of his speech. Read more
The strike of ‘an empty desk’ took place in the schools of national minorities in Lithuania on 2nd September. About 95 percent of schools with the Polish teaching language took part in the strike. Read more
Parents and students of schools with the Polish teaching language in Lithuania announce a general strike. Read more
‘Despite the holiday marking the beginning of the school year on 1st September, the mood is not festive due to the increasing problems in the educational system, especially for the national minorities,’ said the parents of national minorities’ schools’ students during the press conference in Seimas. Their views and demands were supported by the representatives of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania. Read more
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL) beat records of popularity. The survey support for the party has reached 5 percent in July 2015. This is the highest quotation of the party recorded in the polls over the past several years. The survey was carried out by the company ‘Baltijos tyrimai’ on the order of ELTA agency on 10-23 July 2015. The survey company asked residents for which national party they would vote if the Seimas elections were held in the near future. Read more
We, parents of children of Polish schools, state, that we announce general strike from the beginning of the new academic year. We are forced to take such radical actions due to the fact that our requests and demands have not been heard and implemented so far. Read more
After a long battle for the education of national minorities in Lithuania, after strikes, rallies, Holy Masses, and lawsuits, the Lithuanian Seimas has adopted amendments to the Law on Education postponing the need to obtain accreditation for high schools for two years. Read more
The President Elect Andrzej Duda visited Brussels last Wednesday. During his stay in Brussels he met the Group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) in the European Parliament. The President was the member of the group before being elected as the President of Poland. Read more
The Vilnius self-government administration committee responsible for events has issued a permission to hold a protest action on Wednesday on the Square of Europe next to the building of the self-government of Vilnius (Konstitucijos avenue 3, Vilnius). Read more
Yesterday, at the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania, representatives of communities of 10 Polish and Russian schools held a protest action. Read more
