The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled that Lithuania has the right to impose Lithuanian spellings of Polish surnames on its territory.
thenews.pl/international/artykul155244_eu-tribunal-overrules-polish-name-contest-in-lithuania.html
The Lithuanians are mad that Poles even though they've lived there (in large numbers) for 200 years want to remain Poles and not assimilate. Russians came in large numbers after 1945, today those that didn't go back to Russia have assimilated, pleasing the Lithuanians. In my opinion, the Poles have the right to maintain their identity, they speak both languages, work the Lithuanians shouldn't try to force them to assimilate.
thenews.pl/international/artykul155244_eu-tribunal-overrules-polish-name-contest-in-lithuania.html
The Lithuanians are mad that Poles even though they've lived there (in large numbers) for 200 years want to remain Poles and not assimilate. Russians came in large numbers after 1945, today those that didn't go back to Russia have assimilated, pleasing the Lithuanians. In my opinion, the Poles have the right to maintain their identity, they speak both languages, work the Lithuanians shouldn't try to force them to assimilate.