“To protect the Ukrainian language is necessary, but is not limited to the languages of national minorities”.
The head of the Transcarpathian regional state administration Gennady Moskal urged President Petro Poroshenko to veto the law “On education”. He thinks that this document violates the linguistic rights of national minorities.
Treatment Moskal published on its website.
The Parliament adopted the law stipulates that children who go to school from 1 September 2018, will have the opportunity to study in their native language only in elementary school – the first four years. In fifth grade, all subjects should be taught in the Ukrainian language.
Muscovite indicates that this is contrary to the law “On national minorities in Ukraine”, the European Charter for regional or minority languages, framework Convention for the protection of national minorities, the Declaration on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the bilateral treaties of Ukraine with Moldova, Romania and Hungary, as well as the Constitution of Ukraine guaranteeing the right to education in their native language.
“Given this, the appeal to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with a request to veto the adopted law or return it to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with revisions. To protect the Ukrainian language is necessary and essential, but without restricting the languages of national minorities”, – said Moskal.
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