{"id":1046874,"date":"2019-04-26T21:01:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T01:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1046874"},"modified":"2019-04-26T21:01:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T01:01:15","slug":"ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Parliament Passes Language Law, Angering Minorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yesterday Ukraine\u2019s parliament approved a controversial law that makes the Ukrainian language compulsory for the public sector. As a result, minority languages can only be spoken at home or during religious events.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Backers of the law claim it would strengthen Ukraine\u2019s national identity and language, something the country \u2013 which finds itself in a delicate position as a result of an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e9e24272-668c-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62\">increasing pressure<\/a>\u00a0from Russia \u2013 could possibly benefit from. Hungarian organizations, and those of other minorities, have protested against the legislation by saying it eliminates the right minorities have to speak their own languages.<\/p>\n<p>According to Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, the law is \u201cunacceptable.\u201d He expressed hope that the situation concerning the rights of the Hungarian community in Ukraine could be \u201cclarified in a dialogue with the country\u2019s new president (\u2026) in pursuit of finding a solution to the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/index.hu\/kulfold\/2019\/04\/25\/ukrajna_nyelvtorveny_magyar_kisebbseg\/\"><em>Index<\/em>\u00a0noted<\/a>, the law\u2019s text states that the languages of Crimean Tatars and other indigenous peoples \u2013 potentially including Hungarian \u2013 will be covered by an amendment. It is expected to be presented within half a year by a new parliament as President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s Servant of the People party is not yet present in the Parliament due to the particularities of the Ukrainian electoral system. However, the party will likely have a majority after the October elections.<\/p>\n<p>As a native Russian speaker, Zelensky\u2019s stance is of great interest to many. However, for now it remains unclear how he feels about the language law. Nevertheless, he does appear to be less of a nationalist than the current president, Petro Poroshenko. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karpatalja.ma\/karpatalja\/nezopont\/zelenszkij-az-elfogadott-nyelvtorveny-felulvizsgalatat-igeri\/\">karpatalja.ma<\/a>, he said on Thursday that when sworn in he plans to carefully analyze \u201cthis law to ensure that it respects the constitutional rights and interests of all the citizens of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, the law is yet to be signed by outgoing President Poroshenko, but given his previous statements, it is highly likely he will sign it before handing over the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The law has generated tension not only between the two countries but also in diplomacy. For example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/szijjarto-hungary-to-keep-monitoring-ukraine-minority-policies\/\">Hungarian diplomats blocked<\/a>\u00a0discussions between Ukraine and NATO. This led to criticism from the US: At a conference organized by the conservative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/tag\/danube-institute\/\">Danube Institute<\/a>\u00a0yesterday, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker insisted that \u201cthe issue of national minority languages is important and needs to be resolved between Hungary and Ukraine, but it doesn\u2019t provide justification for blocking NATO discussions.\u201d Founding member of Fidesz and Chairman of Parliament\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee Zsolt N\u00e9meth retorted by declaring easing up out of the question for the time being. In the same vein, Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ) leader L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Brenzovics warned the US \u201cnot to confuse Westernism with Ukrainian nationalism oppressing minorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>featured image: Transcarpathian Hungarian kids (illustration); via MTI\/J\u00e1nos Nemes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yesterday Ukraine\u2019s parliament approved a controversial law that makes the Ukrainian language compulsory for the public sector. As a result, minority languages can only be spoken at home or during religious events.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Backers of the law claim it would strengthen Ukraine\u2019s national identity and language, something the country \u2013 which finds itself in a delicate position as a result of an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e9e24272-668c-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62\">increasing pressure<\/a>\u00a0from Russia \u2013 could possibly benefit from. Hungarian organizations, and those of other minorities, have protested against the legislation by saying it eliminates the right minorities have to speak their own languages.<\/p>\n<p>According to Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, the law is \u201cunacceptable.\u201d He expressed hope that the situation concerning the rights of the Hungarian community in Ukraine could be \u201cclarified in a dialogue with the country\u2019s new president (\u2026) in pursuit of finding a solution to the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/index.hu\/kulfold\/2019\/04\/25\/ukrajna_nyelvtorveny_magyar_kisebbseg\/\"><em>Index<\/em>\u00a0noted<\/a>, the law\u2019s text states that the languages of Crimean Tatars and other indigenous peoples \u2013 potentially including Hungarian \u2013 will be covered by an amendment. It is expected to be presented within half a year by a new parliament as President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s Servant of the People party is not yet present in the Parliament due to the particularities of the Ukrainian electoral system. However, the party will likely have a majority after the October elections.<\/p>\n<p>As a native Russian speaker, Zelensky\u2019s stance is of great interest to many. However, for now it remains unclear how he feels about the language law. Nevertheless, he does appear to be less of a nationalist than the current president, Petro Poroshenko. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karpatalja.ma\/karpatalja\/nezopont\/zelenszkij-az-elfogadott-nyelvtorveny-felulvizsgalatat-igeri\/\">karpatalja.ma<\/a>, he said on Thursday that when sworn in he plans to carefully analyze \u201cthis law to ensure that it respects the constitutional rights and interests of all the citizens of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, the law is yet to be signed by outgoing President Poroshenko, but given his previous statements, it is highly likely he will sign it before handing over the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The law has generated tension not only between the two countries but also in diplomacy. For example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/szijjarto-hungary-to-keep-monitoring-ukraine-minority-policies\/\">Hungarian diplomats blocked<\/a>\u00a0discussions between Ukraine and NATO. This led to criticism from the US: At a conference organized by the conservative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/tag\/danube-institute\/\">Danube Institute<\/a>\u00a0yesterday, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker insisted that \u201cthe issue of national minority languages is important and needs to be resolved between Hungary and Ukraine, but it doesn\u2019t provide justification for blocking NATO discussions.\u201d Founding member of Fidesz and Chairman of Parliament\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee Zsolt N\u00e9meth retorted by declaring easing up out of the question for the time being. In the same vein, Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ) leader L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Brenzovics warned the US \u201cnot to confuse Westernism with Ukrainian nationalism oppressing minorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>featured image: Transcarpathian Hungarian kids (illustration); via MTI\/J\u00e1nos Nemes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1046875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1046874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ukrainian Parliament Passes Language Law, Angering Minorities &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ukrainian Parliament Passes Language Law, Angering Minorities &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yesterday Ukraine\u2019s parliament approved a controversial law that makes the Ukrainian language compulsory for the public sector. As a result, minority languages can only be spoken at home or during religious events.  Backers of the law claim it would strengthen Ukraine\u2019s national identity and language, something the country \u2013 which finds itself in a delicate position as a result of an\u00a0increasing pressure\u00a0from Russia \u2013 could possibly benefit from. Hungarian organizations, and those of other minorities, have protested against the legislation by saying it eliminates the right minorities have to speak their own languages.  According to Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, the law is \u201cunacceptable.\u201d He expressed hope that the situation concerning the rights of the Hungarian community in Ukraine could be \u201cclarified in a dialogue with the country\u2019s new president (\u2026) in pursuit of finding a solution to the issue.\u201d  In addition, as\u00a0Index\u00a0noted, the law\u2019s text states that the languages of Crimean Tatars and other indigenous peoples \u2013 potentially including Hungarian \u2013 will be covered by an amendment. It is expected to be presented within half a year by a new parliament as President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s Servant of the People party is not yet present in the Parliament due to the particularities of the Ukrainian electoral system. However, the party will likely have a majority after the October elections.  As a native Russian speaker, Zelensky\u2019s stance is of great interest to many. However, for now it remains unclear how he feels about the language law. Nevertheless, he does appear to be less of a nationalist than the current president, Petro Poroshenko. According to\u00a0karpatalja.ma, he said on Thursday that when sworn in he plans to carefully analyze \u201cthis law to ensure that it respects the constitutional rights and interests of all the citizens of Ukraine.\u201d  For now, the law is yet to be signed by outgoing President Poroshenko, but given his previous statements, it is highly likely he will sign it before handing over the presidency.  The law has generated tension not only between the two countries but also in diplomacy. For example,\u00a0Hungarian diplomats blocked\u00a0discussions between Ukraine and NATO. This led to criticism from the US: At a conference organized by the conservative\u00a0Danube Institute\u00a0yesterday, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker insisted that \u201cthe issue of national minority languages is important and needs to be resolved between Hungary and Ukraine, but it doesn\u2019t provide justification for blocking NATO discussions.\u201d Founding member of Fidesz and Chairman of Parliament\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee Zsolt N\u00e9meth retorted by declaring easing up out of the question for the time being. In the same vein, Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ) leader L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Brenzovics warned the US \u201cnot to confuse Westernism with Ukrainian nationalism oppressing minorities.\u201d  featured image: Transcarpathian Hungarian kids (illustration); via MTI\/J\u00e1nos Nemes  Source: hungarytoday.hu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-27T01:01:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/karpatalja.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"950\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/karpatalja.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bcb55a841d5aae0d74dd77c82785eeb\"},\"headline\":\"Ukrainian Parliament Passes Language Law, Angering Minorities\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-27T01:01:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":486,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/karpatalja.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ukrainian Parliament Passes Language Law, Angering Minorities &#8211; 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As a result, minority languages can only be spoken at home or during religious events.  Backers of the law claim it would strengthen Ukraine\u2019s national identity and language, something the country \u2013 which finds itself in a delicate position as a result of an\u00a0increasing pressure\u00a0from Russia \u2013 could possibly benefit from. Hungarian organizations, and those of other minorities, have protested against the legislation by saying it eliminates the right minorities have to speak their own languages.  According to Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, the law is \u201cunacceptable.\u201d He expressed hope that the situation concerning the rights of the Hungarian community in Ukraine could be \u201cclarified in a dialogue with the country\u2019s new president (\u2026) in pursuit of finding a solution to the issue.\u201d  In addition, as\u00a0Index\u00a0noted, the law\u2019s text states that the languages of Crimean Tatars and other indigenous peoples \u2013 potentially including Hungarian \u2013 will be covered by an amendment. It is expected to be presented within half a year by a new parliament as President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s Servant of the People party is not yet present in the Parliament due to the particularities of the Ukrainian electoral system. However, the party will likely have a majority after the October elections.  As a native Russian speaker, Zelensky\u2019s stance is of great interest to many. However, for now it remains unclear how he feels about the language law. Nevertheless, he does appear to be less of a nationalist than the current president, Petro Poroshenko. According to\u00a0karpatalja.ma, he said on Thursday that when sworn in he plans to carefully analyze \u201cthis law to ensure that it respects the constitutional rights and interests of all the citizens of Ukraine.\u201d  For now, the law is yet to be signed by outgoing President Poroshenko, but given his previous statements, it is highly likely he will sign it before handing over the presidency.  The law has generated tension not only between the two countries but also in diplomacy. For example,\u00a0Hungarian diplomats blocked\u00a0discussions between Ukraine and NATO. This led to criticism from the US: At a conference organized by the conservative\u00a0Danube Institute\u00a0yesterday, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker insisted that \u201cthe issue of national minority languages is important and needs to be resolved between Hungary and Ukraine, but it doesn\u2019t provide justification for blocking NATO discussions.\u201d Founding member of Fidesz and Chairman of Parliament\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee Zsolt N\u00e9meth retorted by declaring easing up out of the question for the time being. In the same vein, Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ) leader L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Brenzovics warned the US \u201cnot to confuse Westernism with Ukrainian nationalism oppressing minorities.\u201d  featured image: Transcarpathian Hungarian kids (illustration); via MTI\/J\u00e1nos Nemes  Source: hungarytoday.hu","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/","og_site_name":"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio","article_published_time":"2019-04-27T01:01:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":950,"height":576,"url":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/karpatalja.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/karpatalja.jpg","twitter_creator":"@BocskaiRadio","twitter_site":"@BocskaiRadio","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/"},"author":{"name":"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3","@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8bcb55a841d5aae0d74dd77c82785eeb"},"headline":"Ukrainian Parliament Passes Language Law, Angering Minorities","datePublished":"2019-04-27T01:01:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/"},"wordCount":486,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/karpatalja.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/ukrainian-parliament-passes-language-law-angering-minorities\/","name":"Ukrainian Parliament Passes Language Law, Angering Minorities &#8211; 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