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Ukrainian parliamentarians are going to consider a new language law in autumn, Interfax news agency reports. According to the Chairman of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy, there is a "legislative vacuum" in this area and MPs have to fill it.
As Russkiy Mir reported, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine recognized that the law On Principles of the State Language Policy adopted in the summer of 2012 did not in comply with the main law. It proclaimed the Russian language to receive the status of a regional one where at least ten percent of the population spoke it, i. e. 13 of the 27 regions of the country. After the law abolishment residents can not use Russian as an official language even where the Russian-speaking population has an overwhelming majority.
The Chairman explained that earlier five drafts of the relevant law had been submitted to the parliament. Now MPs need to study them and chose one.
One of the drafts offers the obligatory use of the Ukrainian language in all spheres of life. All kinds of documents must exclusively be written in the state language.
In the cultural sphere it propose to use only Ukranian for posters. The theaters performing in other languages are supposed to provide Ukrainian subtitles. In addition, the Ukrainian language is going to be compulsory for all mass media. The creation of the State Language Commission will become the main innovation of the law.
The new Ukrainian law also ousts Russian language from schools.
Russkiy Mir
