as a second foreign language. During the public discussion of the ban, the Latvian Ministry of Education received over 300 objections from private individuals. The main reasons for dissatisfaction ...

The EU’s top court upheld a law mandating that institutions of higher education teach only in the Latvian language, with a few exceptions for exchange programs and foreign language courses. LUXEMBOURG ...

where the Latvian language will be made compulsory in all secondary schools. The language reform is being phased in; by September 2021 all 16 to 18-year-olds will be taught only in Latvian.

Starting in September 2026, Latvian schools will no longer offer Russian as a second language for students entering the 5th grade, following recent amendments introduced by the Latvian government.

Latvian will become the main language of communication for children under five, if it is not the Russian culture subject. According to the law on the reform, Russian-speaking schools started the ...

RIGA, January 11. /TASS/. Latvia needs Russian-language mass media that would broadcast to the general Russian-speaking audiences, President Raimonds Vejonis said on Wednesday. "I think they (the ...