After the Constitutional Court's (CC) decision on the use of minority languages in public media, the Saeima and responsible institutions must clarify the regulation to strengthen the Latvian language and take into account the CC's conclusions, stated Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (AP).
According to the Prime Minister's Office, Siliņa believes that clarified regulation should allow public media to reach the audience when it is objectively necessary in the interests of national security and social cohesion.
The Constitutional Court's ruling strengthens the role of the Latvian language as the sole state language in the public media space, Siliņa believes.
As stated by the Constitutional Court, it is the legislator who, respecting the independence and editorial freedom of public media, must ensure a balanced protection of the Latvian language, the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, and national security in the creation of public media content.
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