Amendment No. 11 | Doc. 14466 | 22 January 2018

The protection and promotion of regional or minority languages in Europe

Signatories: Mr Serhii KIRAL, Ukraine, EC ; Mr Boryslav BEREZA, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Nino GOGUADZE, Georgia, EC ; Mr Georgii LOGVYNSKYI, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, ALDE

Origin - 2018 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 9, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly draws the attention of its member States to the need to regulate the majority (state) language by adopting relevant national legislation.".

Explanatory note

The adoption of relevant national legislation would facilitate the de-politicization of this issue. These laws have not been adopted for political reasons. For example, the long-term Russian meddling in Ukrainian affairs prevented attempts to adopt such a law - part of Russia's war on Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.