Ukrainian parliament passes native minority language education bill

The Ukrainian parliament has approved legislation expanding native-language education rights for national minorities, securing 266 votes in the 450-seat legislature. The measure guarantees instruction in minority languages across educational institutions and allows academic certificates to be issued in those languages.

The legislative move addresses a primary demand from Budapest, which had previously pledged to unblock the second and third negotiating clusters of Ukraine's European Union accession process once the reform was enacted. Beyond advancing Kyiv's EU membership bid, the adoption of the law removes a long-standing source of bilateral tension and prepares the ground for upcoming diplomatic discussions between Ukrainian and Hungarian leadership.

Sources: 444, HVG, Telex