The Law on Languages will extend to the use of official language spoken by at least 20% of the people, which means by law, the use of languages extends to the institutions. This way, citizens will be able to communicate with state institutions in their mother tongue. Last night, in Ohrid, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev made this statement.
The government adopted the text of the Law on the Use of Languages.
He added that “it is especially important that this law fully guarantees the proper use of the Macedonian language and other languages that are in official use in certain local self-government units – Turkish, Roma, Serbian, Vlach and Bosniak”.
“The Law promotes the use of the languages from all communities in Macedonia. All regulations in the legal solution are in accordance with Article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. We sent a package of legal solutions for the adoption in Parliament, and then, after its adoption, for review before the Venice Commission, with attached open questions, which are not part of this law”, said Zaev.
Regarding bilingual money and uniforms in the army, he said there would be no such changes, unless the Venice Commission confirms that this is in accordance with the Constitution.
