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Promises of municipal and mayor elections’ candidates regarding national minorities

On March 3rd we will find out who will represent the interests of Vilnius residents in local government. European Foundation
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New intern at the EFHR

Oskar Pytka, a new intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), is currently a full-time student at Coventry
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The EFHR lawyer became the Laureate Award of Human Rights

On the occasion of the Century of the Independence of Lithuania, the Embassy of Sweden in Lithuania together with the
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CJEU: Unemployed Persons Are Entitled to Family Benefits

On 7th of February, 2019, Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a judgment, stating that under EU
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The European Court of Justice: Good Friday is for everyone

Granting Good Friday paid leave or holiday supplements only those workers belonging to a particular religion is discriminatory, according to
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Failure to provide psychiatric care in a language understood by a person is a violation

2019 January 31 The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the case of
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New intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights

Elisa is native to the south of France, and is a new volunteer at the EFHR for 5 months. After
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The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language abolished The List of Major Language Mistakes

On 31st of January this year The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK) has adopted the act to abolish
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Is the acceptance of every child into minority kindergartens enough?

Kindergartens with Polish and Russian language accepted more children than there were applications received (according to the first priority). During
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