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Decision on Blotka's Comments on "Gypsy" and "Negro": a Penalty Is Proposed

The Lithuanian Ministry of Culture has completed an investigation into the statements made by the Head of the State Language Inspectorate (VKI) of Aurrys Valotki about blacks and Roma. In an interview with LRT.lt A. Valotka previously stated that the words "negro" and "Gypsies" were permissible, and that "Gypsies should not regulate Lithuanian." The Ministry's commission proposes to apply a service penalty — a comment — to the head of the inspec…

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The Lithuanian Ministry of Culture has completed an investigation into the statements made by the Head of the State Language Inspectorate (VKI) of Aurrys Valotki about blacks and Roma. In an interview with LRT.lt A. Valotka previously stated that the words "negro" and "Gypsies" were permissible, and that "Gypsies should not regulate Lithuanian." The Ministry's commission proposes to apply a service penalty — a comment — to the head of the inspec…

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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