Slovakian State Language Act

EDM number 222 in 2009-10, proposed by Hywel Williams on 24/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Europe.

That this House expresses its disapproval of the introduction of the State Language Act in Slovakia which makes Slovak the mandatory language to be used by all civil servants including teachers and doctors, and means that Slovak will be the only language used in public spaces, including schools and hospitals; believes that this law fails to uphold the intention of bilingual and multilingual initiatives within the European Union and actively represses the Hungarian community in Slovakia through preventing public use of their language and culture; notes the recommendation of the Mercator European Research Centre for Multilingualism and Language Learning conference that language legislation should be enabling, not restrictive; and that it should include measures to increase the linguistic options of both individuals and language communities, in public administration services, education, and the media.

This motion has been signed by a total of 21 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.