MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Language policy in Latvia – E-001312/2025

Question for written answer  E-001312/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Siegbert Frank Droese (ESN)

• 1.What does the Commission make of the Latvian Government’s decision to ban Russian in public service broadcasting from 2026?
• 2.How does the Commission view this decision, particularly in the context of the 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages?
• 3.How does the Commission define the group affected – ‘Russian minority’, ‘Russian-speaking minority’, ‘Russians in Latvia’ or another term?

Submitted: 31.3.2025