Tribunal, Secretary General Ukraine's language law "fails to strike balance" - Venice Commission <> Share this via Printer. adopted by the Venice Commission at its 78th Plenary Session (Venice, 13-14 March 2009), Observations sur le projet de loi relatif au rfrendum national en Ukraine propos par M. O. Lavrynovych (membre du Parlement dUkraine) entrines par la Commission de Venise lors de sa 77e session plnire (Venise, 12-13 dcembre 2008), Comments on the Draft Law on the All-Ukrainian Referendum by Mr O. Lavrynovych (Member of Parliament of Ukraine) endorsed by the Venice Commission at its 77th Plenary Session (Venice, 12-13 December 2008), Observations sur le projet de loi relatif au rfrendum national en Ukraine propos par M. O. Lavrynovych (membre du Parlement dUkraine) entrines par la Commission de Venise lors de sa 77e session plnire (Venise, 12-13 dcembre 2008), Opinion on the Draft Constitution of Ukraine (prepared by a working group headed by Mr V.M. A language law, passed under Zelensky's predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, aims to establish Ukrainian as the country's dominant mode of communication in businesses, schools and the media. endobj VP= Venice Commission - Human Rights and Rule of Law - The Council of Europe <> 1072/2021 - Russian Federation - Opinion on amendments to the Federal Law on "the Bar and the Legal . Recent News. endobj [f@F8wYo#dZfw%B.]+Po:q'q>!!n wCVGnJ>38G=.hxmg;=x%^12E`naR'eRC1qv Js--mhM (ref~ WLd#. n[# BsRc%xQ$+3HekCWQ"ooCiLM)kVx^ 0w[k(Dq@UA)aZORV;5%&R,n-DPjzi5YyyT=& dFb/vQbf.yKF7LX@v5h6Lu|xoY0c2]o^A,XZH~c=@vO#poc,Kwpw|GNt`8NS`U2U|*xm(~Mcp).v 5068), issued pursuant to Article 14a xr63>&n0IvRIAqdYuf{@! Other ways to share The Venice Commission has also called on Kyiv to amend some provisions of the language law. uUfX30ty8 0)mu`ingz3?C?|$+KhSn&55YH4]NhbzL#1a)GX"y*XCwQNbI JK|'VP)\4m(AcH!. "~ )~44:K5. <> de la Cour constitutionnelle d'Ukraine, rendu en vertu de l'article 14a du rglement intrieur de la Commission de Venise le 9 dcembre 2020, entrin par la Commission de Venise le 11 dcembre 2020, endobj <>/Metadata 1798 0 R/ViewerPreferences 1799 0 R>> The Venice Commission also criticises the provisions on a drastically short transition period for the schools that are now obliged to switch from Russian, which until recently has been the dominant language of instruction, to Ukrainian. ('YRcoX8H}oX?/c4SlIB h.+;kH-**;JHg*-PcT| 7fjpA:N.;h%2pyRt%>a5 - () Fight against corruption in Ukraine: Venice Commission says x t[Y%Y'dmlyc@BH ^:-BB)-ez^{^:rOdI'Sgx#\6qWUU}>nSU1E"1D"dN%Zr djlwvvTT 6JOXRl1I,z!3440>>B%gtt$iT(O#pnnnl0cc#*Ualn&RDtqtuu!iUXXG(xa znMiH bqqq-x-SpA According to the law, the Ukrainian language is the only official state language in the country. 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Poroshenko signed the bill into law days before he left office following his electoral defeat to rival Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Almost 3 percent of Ukraine's inhabitants are native speakers of other languages. endobj Information Agency Home War Ukraine Politics Economy World Kyiv Opinions Publications Press center Services Ukraine now has laws to boost its language. Moscow views it as a slap Most recently, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reassured Hungary and the Venice Commission that Ukraine would implement this seventh recommendation, although this would be at a later date. 6 0 obj The Venice Commission, a European advisory body, released an opinion giving mixed but optimistic marks to Ukraine's draft law that changes how Constitutional Court judges are chosen. Ukrainian is the native language for about 67% of Ukraines population, while Russian is the mother tongue for around 30% of the countrys population. (Lustration Law) of Ukraine adopted by the Venice Commission at its 101st Plenary Session (Venice, 12-13 December 2014), Opinion on the Draft law amending the Constitution of Ukraine, submitted by the President of Ukraine on 2 July 2014, endorsed by the Venice Commission at its Plenary Session (Rome, 10-11 October 2014), Avis sur le projet de loi portant modification de la Constitution de l'Ukraine, soumis par le Prsident de l'Ukraine le 2 juillet 2014, entrin par la Commission de Venise lors de sa 100e session plnire (Rome, 10-11 octobre 2014), Avis sur la compatibilit avec les principes constitutionnels de la dcision du Conseil suprme The Venice Commission noted that the transitional period for the implementation of an education law has been extended from September 1, 2020, to September 1, 2023, "but only for students whose native language is an EU language, and not for those with other native languages, including Russian." The commission also said it considers quotas for minority languages in radio and TV programs to be unbalanced. The advisory body of the Council of Europe has appealed to the authorities in Kyiv to consider postponing the entry into force of a new language law until the adoption of a law on minorities. <> Hungary and Ukraine Are Finally Making Amends | Wilson Center Russia and Hungary are strongly against Ukraines new language law. x[o8 ?Jo;4NE;MnFY$?On2'izEk{+ 5$D9E'V28yoo}Lv[CF$[X;!N.7mo}H': =l>=Vp6ua}"T"$0xmA6&\Rgnc{:1p <> (Lustration Law) of Ukraine adopted by the Venice Commission at its 101st Plenary Session (Venice, 12-13 December 2014) - in Ukrainian, Avis intrimaire relatif la loi sur l'intgrit du gouvernement (Loi de lustration) de l'Ukraine adopt par la Commission de Venise lors de sa 101e session plnire (Venise, 12-13 dcembre 2014), Interim Opinion on the Law on Government Cleansing Ukraine - Avis concernant la Loi relative au soutien de la fonction de langue officielle de l'Ukrainien, adopt par la Commission de Venise sa 121me Session plnire (Venise, 6-7 dcembre 2019), Ukraine - Draft Opinion on the Law supporting the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language, (R. HOFMANN, H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR, J. VELAERS, V. BLKOV), Ukraine - Law on Supporting the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language, Democratic institutions and fundamental rights, Elections, referendums and political parties, Conferences of Electoral Management Bodies, World Conference on Constitutional Justice, Administrative 7 0 obj Press release 105- "To avoid the language issue becoming a source of inter-ethnic tensions within Ukraine, it is of crucial importance to achieve an appropriate balance in its language policy," the commission said. & Deputy Secretary General, Disclaimer - Council of Europe 2014 - photo credit. & Deputy Secretary General, Disclaimer - Council of Europe 2014 - photo credit. It says the Decision is an indication that a reform of the Constitutional Court is warranted.. 3 Law of Ukraine 'On National Minorities' no. YYY+,,tLFFR=tzz Venice Commission to analyze Ukraine's language law - Ukrinform The role of the Venice Commission is to provide legal advice to its member states and, in particular, to help states wishing to bring their legal and institutional structures into line with European standards and international experience in the fields of democracy, human rights and the rule of law1. Join our movement today. 23, 2019. 6674 "On Introducing Changes to Some Legislative Acts to Ensure Public Transparency of Information on Finance Activity of Public Associations and of the Use of International Technical Assistance" and on Draft Law No. The Venice Commission, the constitutional advisory body of the Council of Europe, announced on February 2 that it will prepare an opinion on whether Ukraine's law on national minorities adopted last December complies with international standards. . endobj The Venice Commission has also voiced its criticism about the language law. [8] Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the independence of Ukraine, the Russian language has dwindled. Most of the recommendations relate to the use of national minority languages, as provided for in Article 10 of the law. 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