RIGA - Along with Latvian, tourist information on public transport will be allowed also in other official European Union (EU) languages in accordance with amendments to the rules regulating the use of ...
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.
The Latvian government is set to approve a ban on the study of Russian as a second foreign language on April 23rd. According to the government's decision, starting from the 2026/2027 academic year ...
(JTA) — A senior politician in Latvia labeled Russian “the language of international Zionism.” Alexander Kirshtejns, Deputy Speaker of the Latvian parliament, or Saeima, from the bloc of the ...
Nearly 75% of Latvian voters rejected Russian as a second official language in a weekend referendum that triggered triggered renewed criticism from Moscow and is likely to heighten ethnic tensions ...
The Latvian language program on SBS dates from pre-SBS days. Janis Cecins looks at some of the major moments in its long history. A trip down memory lane for Latvian listeners as we trace the ...
RIGA, September 15. /TASS/. A protest against the transition of schools for ethnic minorities to teaching in the Latvian language was held in the capital of Riga, where about 5,000 people had come ...
Latvia's parliament on Thursday voted to order a lawmaker from a party representing the Russian-speaking minority to take a language test to verify if his command of Latvian was sufficient for the ...