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On July 16, 2021, the rule of law enters into force that states that all applicants for a position in state or local government bodies must pass an examination on the level of proficiency in the Ukrainian language, said the Commissioner for the Taras Kremen State Language Protection.
All future applicants for positions in state or local government agencies will need to confirm their knowledge of the state language. The Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, Taras Kremen, said this on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.
“On July 16, 2021, the rule of law comes into force that every applicant for a position in state or local government bodies must pass an examination at the level of proficiency in the Ukrainian language according to the new standards developed by the National Language Standards Commission of the State, “he said. that.
According to the language defender, all those who intend to become people’s deputies in the next convocation, who want to work as a minister or commissioner for the protection of the state language, must confirm their knowledge of the Ukrainian language in the exam.
“If there is the intention to apply for some positions, prepare, train, hire teachers or excuse me, as they say,” Kremen stressed.
On April 25, 2019, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in second reading and generally the bill No. 5670-d to ensure the functioning of the Ukrainian language as a state language, which was supported by 278 deputies. One of the requirements of this law is compulsory knowledge of the Ukrainian language by all civil servants and civil servants. It entered into force in July 2019, but some of its provisions, such as examinations for civil servants, will come into effect later.
On July 7, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine began to consider the presentation of 51 people’s deputies on the compliance of this law with the Constitution. The authors of the communication point out that the law does not meet a number of requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, as it aims to discriminate against Russian and other languages of national minorities. Furthermore, the authors of the communication believe that the law was adopted in violation of constitutional procedure.
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