How Lithuania s ethnic minorities are faring during the pandemic – interview
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Orthodox and Catholic churches alternate in Vilnius skyline / M. Ambrazas
Throughout the world, the pandemic is said to have hit minority groups the hardest. What is the situation in Lithuania?
LRT Novosti spoke with Vida Montvydaitė, the head of the Department of National Minorities, about the challenges of the pandemic, the future of the Law on National Minorities and the high demand for the Lithuanian language courses organised by the department.
What was the last year like for national minorities in Lithuania?
Last year was doubtlessly hard for the entire country. Many plans had to be changed, in the daily activities of minority communities and projects funded by the Department of National Minorities. Some of the events were moved online, some were postponed or even cancelled.
Polish Union to carry out Polish minority census
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The Union of Poles in Lithuania will carry out a census of the Polish minority in the country alongside the ongoing national census being carried out by the country s statistics service, Statistics Lithuania.
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The minority census would be carried out online, by phone and in person, with its organizers saying that all lockdown-related restrictions will be observed. The Union of Poles in Lithuania is launching a citizen census initiative which will take place alongside the general census of Lithuania s population. We are launching this initiative to be able to mobilize our residents and pay attention to the importance of including information about a person s identity and nationality, Vilnius Vice Mayor Edita Tamosiunaite, a vice chair of the union, told a press conference at the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday.
Polish Union in Lithuania to carry out Polish minority census 2021-01-26 BNS/TBT Staff
VILNIUS – The Union of Poles in Lithuania will carry out a census of the Polish minority in the country alongside the ongoing national census being carried out by the country s statistics service, Statistics Lithuania.
The minority census would be carried out online, by phone and in person, with its organizers saying that all lockdown-related restrictions will be observed. The Union of Poles in Lithuania is launching a citizen census initiative which will take place alongside the general census of Lithuania s population. We are launching this initiative to be able to mobilize our residents and pay attention to the importance of including information about a person s identity and nationality, Vilnius Vice Mayor Edita Tamosiunaite, a vice chair of the union, told a press conference at the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday.
Vilnius District refuses to revoke honorary citizenship of Polish cardinal sanctioned for child abuse
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Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz / Youtube
The recently deceased Archbishop of Wroclaw, Henryk Gulbinowicz, will remain an honorary citizen of Vilnius District, despite being sanctioned for abusing minors and covering up sexual crimes of other priests.
The authorities of the municipality – which covers the area around the Lithuanian capital, but not the city itself – claim there is not enough information and documents to revoke Gulbinowicz s title.
In November this year, the apostolic nunciature in Poland sanctioned Gulbinowicz, who was born and educated in Lithuania, for covering up a priest convicted for sexual offences against minors. Sanctions followed the Holy See’s investigation into the cardinal’s misdemeanour.