Prime Minister: We are ensuring the right of national minorities to develop their languages while preserving all the privileges of Ukrainian as the state language

In accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On national minorities (communities) of Ukraine” the Government has approved the Methodology for the use of languages of national minorities in the areas of their traditional and compact residence. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

“It is about the use of national minority languages in the provision of public and social services, in interaction with the authorities, in the provision of medical care and other areas. We are ensuring the right of a national minority to develop its language, while at the same time preserving all the privileges of Ukrainian as the state language,” the Head of Government stressed.

Denys Shmyhal noted that Ukraine continued to implement European standards, drew closer to the EU and looked forward to the earliest possible start of direct negotiations on accession to the European Union.