He explained that it is proposed to replace the phrase "European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" with "European Charter for Regional or Minoritarian Languages" in the law "On the Ratification of the European Charter for Regional Languages or Minority Languages" and in the provisions of the laws "On National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine" and "On Media". There is also a discussion regarding updating the list of languages that are under "special protection" of the charter in Ukraine.
"In particular, it is stipulated that in Ukraine, the provisions of the charter will apply to the following languages: Bulgarian, Gagauz, Crimean Tatar, Modern Greek, German, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Hungarian, Czech, and Hebrew," noted Melnychuk.
The updated list does not include Russian and Belarusian, which are currently present. If the bill is adopted, they will be removed from the list.
The government has already supported the document, and it will be further reviewed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.