“The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law that brings a number of Ukrainian laws into line with the updated official translation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. 264 deputies voted for the law. The new law, developed by the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, clarifies the official translation of the Charter, writes LB. Previously, the term “regional or minority languages” was translated as “regional or minority languages””, — write on: ua.news
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law that brings a number of Ukrainian laws into line with the updated official translation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. 264 deputies voted for the law.
The new law, developed by the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, clarifies the official translation of the Charter, writes LB.
Previously, the term “regional or minority languages” was translated as “regional languages or languages of minorities”, and the translation was made not from the original, but from the Russian version, which, as noted, gave rise to a false interpretation.
The new translation — “regional or minority languages” — more accurately conveys the content of the document and “eliminates the possibility of political manipulation around the status of the Ukrainian language.”
Now the Law excludes the Russian language from the list because it “is not endangered, has historical dominance and does not need special protection.” This corresponds to the conclusions of the Constitutional Court and the norms of the Law “On National Minorities”. The “Moldovan” language was also removed, since Moldova officially recognized Romanian as the state language.
As early as 2021, the Constitutional Court required the state to clearly define the official translation of the Charter, as the old version allowed it to be used for political pressure on the status of the Ukrainian language.
The state will apply the support regime to the following languages: Belarusian, Bulgarian, Gagauz, Crimean Tatar, Modern Greek, German, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Hungarian, Czech, Hebrew.
The law updates the provisions of the laws “On Ratification of the European Charter of Regional or Minority Languages”, “On National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine” and “On Media”, bringing all the wording into line with the new official translation.
The Council also approved changes to the registration of passports of Ukrainians, the Russian language will be removed.
Meanwhile, North Korea announced the introduction of the Russian language as a compulsory subject in schools starting from the fourth grade.
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