The Riga City Council will discuss respect for the state language
Today at 11:00 in the meeting hall of the Riga City Council, an expert discussion titled "What is respect for the state language? What constitutes disrespect for the state language?" will take place, as reported by the advisor to the Vice Mayor of Riga, Edvards Ratnieks, Inese Ozolina.
The aim of the discussion is to promote understanding in society regarding the attitude towards the Latvian language and to clarify the boundaries beyond which the use of the language may be considered an offense against the state language.
The moderator will be the initiator of the discussion, Riga City Council member Liana Langa. Participants in the discussion will include former president and legal expert Egils Levits, former minister Ina Druviete, director of the State Language Center Inese Muhka, and other experts.
The discussion will focus on forming a practical understanding of the topic by combining legal and linguistic approaches.
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