President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) draft law No. 9432 "On the use of the English language in Ukraine."
There it is proposed to officially establish the status of English as one of the languages of international communication in Ukraine, to determine which officials are required to speak English, and to regulate the use of this language in the spheres of government, self-government, education, culture, health care, transport, etc.
Money for the implementation of such norms should be allocated from the state and local budgets, according to the draft law. And its main goal is to increase Ukraineʼs competitiveness, its investment and tourist attractiveness, and create conditions for Ukrainians to master English.
- On June 18, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal informed that the government is working to make English more accessible to everyone, because the need for people with knowledge of the English language is growing.
- In August of last year, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy developed a draft law on establishing a special status of English in Ukraine as the language of international communication.