On April 18, 2012 at a
session of the Cabinet of Ministers was adopted a decree "On Amendments to
the Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated June 29, 2011 № 685"
On approval of Procedure for the procedure using the funds of the State budget for
measures to implement the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages".
The draft resolution developed
by the Ministry of Culture in order to clarify the rules of the mentioned act and
ensure the efficient and targeted use of budgetary funds for measures to
implement the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the measures
to re create the culture of national minorities. In the state budget for 2012 it
is provided the financial assistance for activities to implement the European
Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in the amount of 1 million 7 thousand
UAH, and 963.9 thousand UAH - on measures to re create the culture of national minorities.