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EU Parliament calls countries to support education in the national minority languages

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EU Parliament calls countries to support education in the national minority languages


26.09.2018

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European Parliamentarians supported education in the national minority languages, RIA Novosti reports. This issue was discussed at the meeting of the European parliament's Cultural and Educational Committee.   

According to the Estonian politician Yana Toom, the participants have marked the importance of mother tongue education to provide linguistic rights and EU Citizenship value. It was recommended to European countries to do everything they can to provide the possibility to study in mother tongue for their citizen.

Yana Toom has reminded that certain Estonian politicians are trying to limit Russian language usage in the country. Tallin was reminded by Brussels that it's important to respect one of the main principles of the EU – the rights of national minorities.

As we reported before, The Estonian parliament has discussed the transition of all Russian-language schools and kindergartens into the state language. Today sixty percent of education process in Russian schools is in Estonian. Deputies offer to close Russian schools and kindergartens under the pretext that teaching in two languages ​​separates society and creates unequal opportunities.

According to a member of the European Parliament from Estonia Jana Toom, experts should study the issue of Russian-language schools. They should not leave this for politicians who are ready to break the delicate balance between the communities for several votes in the elections.

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