Vike-Freiberga returns language law
Jul 22, 1999
By Steven C. Johnson
RIGA - In one of her first official acts as president, Vaira Vike-Freiberga asked Parliament July 14 to reconsider a controversial state language law that has been assailed as discriminatory by European observers and human rights groups.The law, passed by Parliament July 8, calls for the strict enforcement of the Latvian language in both the public and private sectors. Vike-Freiberga returned the draft, asking for certain articles to be re-examined. Among them are articles that prohibit multi-li ...
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