From January 1, 2026, Latvia is set to prohibit the teaching of Russian as a second foreign language in schools.

From January 1, 2026, Latvia is set to prohibit the teaching of Russian as a second foreign language in schools.

Starting the same date, Russian-language TV and radio broadcasting will be banned in state media. Additionally, the VAT on sales of Russian-language books will increase to 21%.

These measures aim to reduce the presence of the Russian language and strengthen the role of the Latvian language in society.

Russian is the native language for 36% of Latvians.[1]

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language_in_Latvia ↩︎

  • XiaCobolt [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    21·
    1 month ago

    The Baltic states are rounding errors, and minor rural cities in China have more than their entire populations. It’s insane we treat them seriosuly.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      1 month ago

      Let every state in the EU be treated like any other state in a federation. None of them are real countries. They’re provinces.